Compelling ... Addresses the ethical dilemmas involved in criminal defense when the crimes are particularly heinous. The author takes a sober approach to these qualms.
Although this true crime book boasts an expansive view of the surrounding Iñupiat community, readers may leave this book with further questions about the grisly, complex case at its center.
Gripping ... Compelling ... or readers who grew up on the razor-sharp courtroom dramas of Scott Turow or the high-stakes atmospheric tension of John Grisham, delivering an extra bite that feels like a bracing breath of sub-zero air. It provides the satisfaction of a legal thriller while serving as an insightful investigation into a territory those in the Lower 48 rarely see clearly. This is a haunting, expertly crafted reminder that the law is only as strong as the people who uphold it.
An engrossing blend of memoir, travelogue, and courtroom drama about a double murder in the wilds of Alaska ... The account culminates with courtroom fireworks, but it works equally well as a more modest fish out of water narrative. Readers will be rapt.
Stevens studied English before devoting herself to the law, and her talents as a writer shine through in scene after memorable scene that evoke Scandinavian noir. Potent, morally complex storytelling that gets under the skin.
