About

Dana Stabenow

Dana Stabenow (born 1952) is an American author best known for her mystery novels set in Alaska. Stabenow began writing in 1989 and has since published over 30 novels, including the Kate Shugak series and the Liam Campbell series. Her books have won numerous awards, including the Edgar Award, the Anthony Award, and the Macavity Award. Stabenow's work is praised for its strong characters, intricate plots, and evocative descriptions of the Alaskan landscape. She has been credited with popularizing Alaska as a setting for mystery fiction. Stabenow holds a degree in journalism from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She lives in Juneau, Alaska, with her husband.

Book Series by Dana Stabenow

Star Svensdotter Series

Second Star

1991

A Handful of Stars

1991

Red Planet Run

1995

Kate Shugak Series

A Cold Day For Murder

1992

A Fatal Thaw

1992

Dead in the Water

1993

A Cold-Blooded Business

1994

Play with Fire

1995

Blood Will Tell

1996

Breakup

1997

Killing Grounds

1998

Hunter's Moon

1999

Midnight Come Again

2000

The Singing of the Dead

2001

Under the Influence (Short Story)

2001

A Fine and Bitter Snow

2002

A Grave Denied

2003

A Taint in the Blood

2004

Wreck Rights (Short Story)

2004

Any Taint of Vice (Short Story)

2004

A Deeper Sleep

2006

Conspiracy (Short Story)

2008

Whisper to the Blood

2009

A Night Too Dark

2010

Though Not Dead

2010

Cherchez la Femme (Short Story)

2011

Nooses Give (Short Story)

2011

Restless in the Grave

2012

Bad Blood

2013

Less than a Treason

2017

No Fixed Line

2019

Not the Ones Dead

2023

Liam Campbell Series

Fire And Ice

1998

So Sure Of Death

1999

Nothing Gold Can Stay

2000

Better To Rest

2002

Missing, Presumed... (Short Story)

2004

On the Evidence (Short Story)

2004

Spoils of the Dead

2021

Coast Guard Series

Blindfold Game

2005

Prepared For Rage

2008

Silk and Song Trilogy Series

Everything Under the Heavens

2014

By the Shores of the Middle Sea

2014

The Land Beyond

2015

Eye Of Isis Series

Death of an Eye

2018

Disappearance of a Scribe

2022

Theft of an Idol

2022

Abduction of a Slave

2025

Dana Stabenow Non-Fiction Books

Alaska Traveler

2012

On Patrol with the US Coast Guard

2021

Dana Stabenow Collections

The Collected Short Stories

2004

Dana Stabenow Anthologies

...And the Dying is Easy

2001

The Mysterious North

2002

Alaska Women Write

2003

Wild Crimes

2004

Powers of Detection

2004

Unusual Suspects

2008

At the Scene of the Crime

2008

Hook, Line & Sinister

2010

A Study in Sherlock

2011

Inherit the Dead

2013

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