THE EDGAR AWARD-WINNING, _NEW YORK TIMES_-BESTSELLING SERIES BY DANA STABENOW SET IN ALASKA. THE DISCOVERY OF A DEAD BODY AND A BRUTAL BEAR ATTACK MAY BE LINKED, AND IT'S UP TO KATE SHUGAK TO INVESTIGATE IN _BREAKUP_. _THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING: A BAD DAY TO BE IN ALASKA._ Breakup: the time of year when Alaska awakens from its Arctic slumber. Snows melt. Rivers flood. Winter's secrets emerge. This spring, the retreating ice reveals a corpse, and a starving she-bear mauls a woman to death. The corpse matches the description of a man missing since last year, the woman has been so badly mutilated she's barely recognisable. Investigator Kate Shugak will dodge bullets, bears and a plane crash before she realizes that, somehow, there is a connection between the two deaths. REVIEWERS ON DANA STABENOW'S KATE SHUGAK SERIES: 'An antidote to sugary female sleuths: Kate Shugak, the Aleut private investigator.' _NEW YORK TIMES_ 'Crime fiction doesn't get much better than this.' _BOOKLIST_ 'If you are looking for something unique in the field of crime fiction, Kate Shugak is the answer.' MICHAEL CONNELLY 'An outstanding series.' _WASHINGTON POST_ 'One of the strongest voices in crime fiction.' _SEATTLE TIMES_