Dana Stabenow, Author at Criminal Element

Knitting a Story for a Tough Alaskan Heroine

By Dana Stabenow

February 8, 2012

I was raised on a 75-foot fish tender in the Gulf of Alaska. Here’s a painting of it by Homer artist Brad Hughes. My mom was deckhand and I lived on board with her. I can trace at least part of my love for reading to her, as literally one of my first memories is…

Restless in the Grave: New Excerpt

By Dana Stabenow

February 1, 2012

Don’t forget to enter to win an ARC of Restless in the Grave before anyone else gets it! Alaska aviation entrepreneur Finn Grant died in the fiery crash of his Piper Super Cub. Someone sabotaged his engine, and virtually everyone in southwestern Alaska has a motive, including his betrayed wife, his bullied children, and Liam’s…