Death Takes Passage: An Alex Jensen Alaska Mystery (Alex Jensen Alaska Mysteries) [Hardcover]

Sue Henry (Author)

Book Description

Series: Alex Jensen Alaska Mysteries | Publication Date: August 1997

On a cruise down Alaska's Inner Passage, sergeant Alex Jensen, an Alaska state trooper, and his girlfriend, Jessie Arnold, find their pleasure marred by the murder of a crew member and the wealth of suspects they discover on board."

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

YA. Alaska State Trooper Alex Jensen and his friend Jessie are onboard the ship Spirit of '98 as it reenacts a historic moment from the Klondike Gold Rush. However, the fact that it is not truly a vacation becomes obvious as the officer must deal with a series of severe crimes: robberies, a disappearance, murder, major theft, and a bomb. The challenges intensify before any of the mysteries are fully solved. Historical and geographical details are skillfully woven into the plot. The map and diagram help to identify the location of each scene. The cover art of a large glacier looming over the ship is symbolic of the intensity of the climax.?Claudia Moore, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Alaska state trooper Alex Jensen and girlfriend Jessie Arnold (Sleeping Lady, LJ 8/96) cruise down the Inside Passage as part of the 100th anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush. When robbery and death strike the ship, Alex must investigate. More good stuff.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 292 pages
• Publisher: Avon Books (T); 1st edition (August 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 038097469X
• ISBN-13: 978-0380974696
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,882,818 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Passage to Adventure, January 31, 2003

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This review is from: Death Takes Passage (Alaska Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

I took almost the same voyage with the Cruise West's Spirit of Endeavor from Juneau to Seattle a few years ago. This book relives that Inner Passage voyage with the Spirit of 98 brilliantly. Each town is described excellently. Mystery was inventive. I recognized so many real people in this book. The author must have enjoyed writing this immensely and it shows. A wonderful series. Got out all my pictures from that voyage to enjoy once again. Great adventure!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read, January 26, 2002

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A 12-year old reader - See all my reviews

This review is from: Death Takes Passage (Alaska Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is great! It is one of my favorite Sue Henry books. She made clear images in my mind of the scenery. Ms. Henry did a wonderful job at keeping me guessing who did it until the end.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pirates of the Inside Passage, January 20, 2005

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lordhoot "lordhoot" (Anchorage, Alaska USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Death Takes Passage (Alaska Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book proves to be rather interesting and somewhat entertaining murder-mystery. Its part of Sue Henry's Alex Jensen and Jessie Arnold series. This time around, Jessie is without any doggies to help her around, a changed of pace for her. Most of the story take place aboard a ship and the story - which proves to be somewhat unoriginal - still was well written and paced.

I thought due to the fact that it take place aboard a cruise ship, this was one of Sue Henry's lesser Alaskan atmospheric books. Tidbits of Alaskana flavors is shown but this proves to be rather a run of a mill thriller. This book is more of an Alex Jensen book with Jessie Arnold playing somewhat of a second fiddle.

Despite of this rather lackluster endorsement, I still thought that the book was a page turner and the plot ended up working out pretty well. But overall, Sue Henry readers may regard this book as one of her lesser works.