New York: SOHO Press, (2003) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second mystery set in Northwest Alaska, and featuring trooper Nathan Active. The Smithsonian has sent "a mummified Inupiat nicknamed 'Uncle Frosty' to the local museum, only to have the body stolen. When a tribal elder turns up impaled on the mummy's harpoon at his lonely ice-fishing outpost, an extensive investigation follows across a vast barren area. . . Active soon finds himself caught in a struggle between the power of 'Shamans' and the legacy of Natchiq, a murdered prophet and social reformer. . . Jones skillfully depicts the beauty and desolation of the 'treeless tundra' in winter as well as the hardships of survival in one of the world's most hostile climates. In the compelling ending, Active and his posse fly to a remote mountain pass to hunt for Uncle Frosty and his abductor." (Reed) Includes an Inupiat glossary and notes on the background. SIGNED on the title page. 274 pp. ISBN: 1-569473323.