COMING MAY 26, 2026

Anchorage Homicide Detective DeHavilland Beans returns to his hometown of Galena, Alaska, in this sequel to COLD TO THE TOUCH.

“With eloquent prose and vivid details, Kerri Hakoda weaves a multilayered tale of mystery that spans decades and family generations. Too Deep to Cross immerses the reader in the Alaskan bush and its diverse cultures through powerfully drawn characters and plot. Outstanding!”
~Margaret Mizushima, author of the award winning Timber Creek K-9 Mysteries, including Dying Cry

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“Vivid descriptions, a complex and thoroughly human detective, and rapidly escalating suspense make Cold to the Touch a first-class thriller.”

— Pamela Beason, author of the Sam Westin Wilderness Mysteries

Cold to the Touch zings with the elements of the procedural detective story mixed with the unexpected complexities of family relationships. Hard hitting and plotted with high craft, Hakoda’s novel is a joy to read…”

— Jack Remick, author of Blood and Man Alone; co-author of The Weekend Novelist Writes a Mystery

“Detective DeHavilland Beans, Kerri Hakoda’s bi-racial sleuth, the hero of Cold to the Touch, joins the ranks of intrepid crime-fighters – Holmes and Poirot, Marple and Marlow, Spade and Warshawski … a good, fast police procedural, from an author who has a tight grip on her own prose.”

— Robert J. Ray, author of the Matt Murdock Mysteries; and The Weekend Novelist

“[An] excellent, fast-paced police procedural … For fans of Harlan Coben or Lissa Marie Redmond.”

— Starred Review, Library Journal

“[An] immersive debut . . . A memorable leading man . . . [And] a diverse, fascinating landscape readers will want to get lost in.”

Publishers Weekly

“This is an excellent debut novel—a very well written police
procedural with some dark and chilling undertones in the atmospheric Alaskan winter.”

Mystery and Suspense Magazine

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