Restless in the Grave by Dana Stabenow, 371 pages

I really enjoy the Kate Shugak books. It's an interesting look at Alaska and they always grab me.

The Floor of Heaven: A True Tale of the Last Frontier and the Yukon Gold Rush by Howard Blum, 420 pages

This book explores part of the great gold rush in the Yukon by following three men; Charlie Siringo who was a cowboy turned Pinkerton detective, George Carmack who went AWOL from the Marines and become part Indian, and conman Soapy Smith. George Carmack made the gold discovery that helped create the boom town of Skagway. Charlie Siringo helped track down thieves who stole from the Treadwell Mine in Juneau and ended up helping protect George's gold. Soapy tried to hit it big many times with his cons, and for a while ran the town of Skagway, getting a piece of every gambling hall, house of ill repute and every bunco game going on. He tried to use his army of ne'er do wells to steal Indian George's gold but failed.
I really enjoyed this book since this was a part of American history that I knew little about. I hadn't realized how many gold fields Alaska contained, and this covered just a small part but I have a better appreciation for the hard work and struggle that went into surviving early Alaska. Plus, it's kind of nice to read about snow and cold weather right now in all of this heat.

Though Not Dead by Dana Stabenow, 443 pages

Kate Shugak has been named executor of Old Sam Dementieff's will and one of his last requests to her is "Find my father". During her search, Kate finds her life threatened multiple times. Trying to find Sam's father will also have Kate learning about Sam's background and Alaska's early and turbulent history. Throw in a missing Russian icon and a Dashell Hammett manuscript, and you've got a mystery that has people killing to solve.
I've read all the books in this series (I think this is number 17) and enjoyed them all. Alaska seems to be filled with a ton of interesting characters, at least if these books and Northern Exposure are correct, and they make for a fun story. This is one though that you don't want to read on it's own, you need the back stories from the previous books to make it more understandable.