...but lots to do for the expert too!

Peggy Sue's books are are the best written beading books on the market! Clear, easy to follow instructions and tons of designs really make these books more than worth the price. This volume features loom beading instructions, applique stitch, and lazy stitch, just to name a few - a great place to start if you are just beginning to bead. Wondering how to loom bead without a loom? It's in this volume! Tons of color plates, plus lots of artwork and patterns, traditional Native American and contemporary designs!

All of Peggy Sue's books are excellently written with clear, easy to follow instructions. This volume features not only loom beading basics, but several earring patterns, and instructions for beading the elusive Peyote Stitch. Many color plates, plus lots of artwork and patterns, traditional and contemporary, plus instructions for making a buckskin shirt!

Kudos to Peggy Sue! Her books are excellently written with clear, easy to follow instructions. This volume features a Squaw dress pattern, loom beading instructions, and beading cabochon jewelrey, just to name a few! Ever want to brain tan your own skins? Wondering how to loom bead without a loom? It's in this volume! Tons of color plates, plus lots of artwork and patterns, traditional Native American and contemporary designs, plus instructions for making mocassins!

As an expert beader, I must say all of Peggy Sue's books are excellently written with clear, easy to follow instructions. This volume features loom beading, earring, and many other beading secrets. Many color plates, plus lots of artwork and patterns, traditional Native American and contemporary designs, plus instructions for making a traditional ceremonial dress, with lots of fantastic photos to inspire the imagination! If you are looking for some really unique and incredible beaded necklace patterns, this is the volume to get!

At last, John Curry has a book in print worthy of his art. Ms. Junker has suceeded in paying a noble yet sadly overdue tribute to this unique and often neglected artist. Curry's paintings capture the emotion and natural force of American scenes in a way that was very much his own. Works like "Tornado over Kansas" and the scene of John Brown in "A Tragic Prelude" embody some of the greatest expressions of conflict to be found in American art.

This is a most enjoyable book. The authors no doubt targeted the newly single adult female audience but I am a happily married man of many years found the book to be most entertaining. Their selected quotes are humorous and entertaining. I strongly recommend this book to all adult audiences.

The author tells such a sweet story for children who know Santa and have heard of Jesus but who may be confused of how the two mingle at Christmas. The author weaves a sweet tale simplifying that question and showing love of children. The illustrations are excellent. Please list the illustrator's name on the web site.

The cover of one of Sue Henry's books caught my eye and the line "An Alaska Mystery" caught the other. I bought this book immediately and could not put it down. It is very well researched and makes me want to move to Alaska and enter the Iditirod!

I bought the 2nd book the following day and read it in one sitting. I'm dying to keep reading her books. The characters are good and the mysteries are solid.

Sue Henry has a gift and I'm grateful she's sharing it with us. Do not pass up the opportunity to read these books if you like mysteries. Highly recommended!

I snatched it off the shelf the moment I saw "Iditarod." Sure enough, Sue Henry not only gives us a smashing murder mystery to solve, but the history of the Iditarod race itself. Her writing propels you into the story. You will freeze with the racers, feel their exhaustion, worry over the dogs, and oh, yes, wonder just who done it. Her character development makes for such believable people that one can think, "I know this guy/gal." Not at all surprising that she won the Macavity and Anthony awards with her first book. This is definitely a keeper.

Sue Henry sets the first book in her Alaskan Mystery Series in one of the most grueling sporting events in the world, the 1000-mile Iditarod dog sled race. The book details the progress of the race and the unusual "accidents" which take place along the way. State trooper Alex Jensen is highly suspicious that some of the mushers may be sabatoging others in an effort to gain an advantage in the race. Henry creates vivid descriptions of the race course and the brutal conditions which beset those brave enough to participate in the Iditarod. She creates enough red herrings to make the mystery interesting and vividly writes about the dangers, both natural and man-made, which the racers encounter. I highly recommend this book!

I couldnt put this book down. 2nd in Sue Henry's series set in Alaska. A canoeist finds a journal set 100 years in the past of a journey to find gold. He is set upon by the bad guys and the book takes off from there. Alex Jensen and a Canadian Mountie are called in to investigate and work hand in hand to solve this intricate but fascinating plot.

Sue Henry writes one good mystery with a little romance thrown in to the mix. I read this thru a New England snow storm and enjoyed it immensely.(The book; now the snow storm :))

I read "Murder on the Iditirod Trail" on a Saturday and bought this book on Sunday. It is a great historical story of the Alaskan gold rush and is a good mystery.

Sue Henry has a new fan in me and I can't wait to get the rest of her books.

These books are well researched and get you absorbed in them very quickly. Great escapism and highly recommended!

Sue Henry's description of the Yukon River and Dawson makes this book interesting as well as exciting. For those who love the outdoors and adventure, this book is a must read. The details on the gold rush days mixed with a modern-day wilderness setting make this mystery a delight.

Alaska state trooper Sergeant Alex Jensen and his girlfriend Iditarod veteran Jessie Arnold are excited as they join the centennial celebration of the famous Klondike gold rush. On board the cruise ship is many famous people and a million dollars worth of gold. This is expected to be the gala event of the season and Alex plans to relish the event by wearing full dress attire at the party.

Everything changes when rooms are broken into and valuables stolen. Things get even nastier when someone tries to murder a celebration official. They turn downright ugly when a crew member is found dead. Alex and Jessie begins to investigate the incidents in which there are many suspects, including someone(s) who prefer to remain anonymous.

No one does Alaska (historical and present) better than Sue Henry does and her fourth Alex Jensen mystery enhances her reputation for brilliantly scribing the final frontier. Though the dialogue occasionally seems artificial, the lead characters remain refreshingly huggable and the story line is fast paced and extremely interesting. Readers will want to book a ticket on the cruise ship, DEATH TAKES PASSAGE. The audience will know that they have gotten their money's worth.

Harriet Klausner

The Spirit of '98, a small cruise ship, sets sail up the Inside Passage of Alaska to commemorate the Gold Rush of 1898. Alex Jensen and his girlfriend Jessie Arnold are aboard as official representatives of the State of Alaska. Alex is looking forward to a leisurely cruise, but his police skills are called into play when some valuable items are stolen from several staterooms. Soon the problems compound when a dead body is found in the water and one of the crewmembers disappears. In the meantime, 2 men have stolen a sailboat and later a powerboat to commit a crime which is unknown to them. Eventually the two story lines merge and the entire ship is threatened by a diabolical plot. Alex untangles the mystery and sets out to save the ship from imminent danger. Sue Henry can always be counted on for wonderful descriptions of Alaska interwoven with an intriguing mystery.

Fundamentally, this is a good "locked room" sort of mystery. On a ship with less than 200 people (and 15 tons of gold) there's only so many places to look for a murder. Still, Alex and Jessie have quite a search on their hands as sub-plots emerge. Periodic, anonymous conversations by the bad guys only add to the suspense. The final 20% of the book has lots of action (and remarkably little blood).

The use of the scenery is both a strong and weak point in the book. This series is a favorite because I enjoy the armchair traveling experience of going to Alaska in the books. Maybe it was having to listen to every word on tape, but the traveloge was a bit too much in this book.

Finally, make sure to read the author's notes. This book is based on a real ship and a real anniversary sailing. Lots of real people are used as characters which is fun.