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[quote=Anonymous]Finished White Heat, by MJ McGrath (2011). Mixed thoughts. It is a murder mystery set in Nunavut. The author is a masterful scene-setter, with beautiful descriptions of the Arctic (the book takes place on Ellesmere Island) icescapes, wildlife and weather. The main characters including the heroine are Inuit, and the author does a good job tackling some complex topics (depression, drug and alcohol abuse, boredom, lack of resources, tension between the Arctic communities and the central government in Ottawa). These are the book’s strong points.

However, the actual murder mystery that takes place is farfetched and unrealistic. The plot drags in general and there’s only so many pages of descriptions of sea ice that I’m interested in reading, regardless of the beautiful language used to describe said sea ice. The book could’ve used a keen editors eye to cut out a lot of unnecessary description and to make the actual murders a bit more believable. 3/5 stars. I may check out more books by the author. [/quote]

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