Death in dutch harbor - d. macneill parker

When two murders strain the police force of a remote Alaskan fishing port, veterinarian Maureen McMurtry is tapped by Dutch Harbors police chief for forensic assistance.

The doctors got a past shed rather not discuss, a gun in her closet, and a retired police dog that hasnt lost her chops.

All come in handy as she deciphers the cause and time of death of a local drug addict washed ashore with dead sea lions and an environmentalist found in a crab pot hauled from the sea in the net of a fishing vessel.

When her romantic relationship with a boat captain is swamped by mounting evidence that hes the prime suspect in one of the murders, McMurtry struggles with her own doubts to prove his innocence.

But can she? McMurtrys pals, a manager of the Bering Sea crab fishery and another who tends Alaskas most dangerous bar assist in unraveling the sinister truth.