"Eldon Larkin, reporter for the small Oregon paper South Coast Sun, leaves the rainy north to take a well-deserved Alaskan fishing vacation. He is looking forward to some respite from his persistent romantic troubles and his demanding gout-ridden editor, but his plans for a little peace quickly go awry." "After almost being run down by a runaway totem pole, Eldon makes the acquaintance of Anita Povey, the attractive editor of a local Alaskan paper. Preying on his weakness, Anita has little trouble convincing Eldon to turn this into a busman's holiday - write for her paper, fish from her house, and maybe, just maybe, something more....But then Eldon discovers the body of an unpleasant Indian artist, shot and then crushed under one of his own totem poles. Determined to get the story and impress the girl - not necessarily in that order - Eldon once again finds himself in the middle of a very strange murder."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved