{"product_id":"dead-body-in-the-dark-paperback","title":"Dead Body in the Dark - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eL. J. Breedlove\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Favor Is Owed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Iditarod. A race across 1000 miles of Alaska done by dog sled, with a racer and a dozen or so dogs. The ceremonial start is in Anchorage; the real start is in Willow on the first Saturday of March. It will end some 10-15 days later, one of the hardest endurance races in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt takes thousands of volunteers to make it happen. Thousands more turn out to watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a winter of cabin fever, the Iditarod is the first sign that spring will come. Not for a while, mind you. Spring won't happen in Alaska until June. But the days are longer - dawn is at 8 a.m. and sunset is at 5 p.m., a welcome change from the winter days where you never see the sun at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill damned cold, however. Twenty below, at times. Storms. But the worst challenges are always caused by people. Isn't that the way it always is?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenny Askoak had been a musher once. He'd even finished when he was young. But it was expensive to run a team. Expensive to care for them. Now, he cared for the town of Skwentna instead. A town the Iditarod teams came through every year. It always made his heart glad to see the teams of dogs come through. The race was important to Skwentna. Very important.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut someone wasn't cheering for the dogs and the race this year. Someone wanted to bring the race to a halt altogether. Benny Askoak didn't know who. He didn't know why. But he knew Skwentna wouldn't survive without the race.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, he admitted he needed help to solve this. It couldn't be solved quietly after all. He picked up the phone and made a call. A favor was owed. He would call it in, and hope for the best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Purdue Flight Services,\" a woman's voice said crisply. \"How can I help you?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBook 7 in the mystery series Talkeetna.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46155230511290,"sku":"9798232432324","price":31.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/5727\/8650\/files\/FDtVvdUNnp9798232432324.webp?v=1783970239","url":"https:\/\/thebookloversatlas.com\/products\/dead-body-in-the-dark-paperback","provider":"The Book Lover's Atlas","version":"1.0","type":"link"}