title: A Deeper Sleep (Kate Shugak Mysteries, No. 15)
author:  Dana Stabenow 
description: <I>Starred Review.</i> All the elements that have made the author's signature Kate Shugak crime series successful shine in this 15th entry (after 2004's <I>A Taint in the Blood</I>): Kate's personal growth as a woman and as an investigator; the Alaskan environment in all its unforgiving beauty; and a mystery whose solution remains in doubt until the end. The story opens with a brutal murder. The culprit, Louis Deem, who has managed to avoid justice for past crimes, is so odious that his presence is a cancer in the little Niniltna community Kate calls home. Stabenow's rich cast of supporting characters include natives and longtime settlers as well as those newcomers so unprepared that Kate refers to them as committing "suicide by Alaska." There is rough humor, a rich heritage of the community necessary for survival, and at the same time a remarkable tolerance for the many idiosyncrasies of those attracted to the harsh realities of Alaskan life. Kate Shugak is becoming a leader among her people and is already a leader in the sorority of women detectives. <I>(Jan.)</I> <BR>Copyright &copy; Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  Mary stifled a yawn, and then gave her head a shake, trying to ease the
  sleepiness closing in around her. Having slept in this morning, she’d started
  out late and shouldn’t be tired yet, but it turned out driving for hours at a
  stretch was exhausting. It hadn’t seemed tiring when she’d had Joe with her on
  these travels down to Texas from their home in Canada. The two of them had
  passed the time chatting about this and that and the miles had seemed to fly
  by. Of course, he’d also helped by plying her with coffee after coffee as
  well, as she had done for him while he drove. Now, though, it was just endless
  hours of long roads and nothingness.
  
  
  Bailey sat up beside