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Sue Henry

スー・ヘンリー

Sū Henrī

Aliases: Mathilda Sue Hall

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1940-01-19 （Salmon, Idaho, U.S.）
Died
2020-11-20 （Unknown） age 80
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Salmon, Idaho → Fairbanks, Alaska (from 1975)

Career

Occupations
Writer, Librarian, College administrator, Instructor
Active Years
1991-2020
Affiliations
University of Alaska

Awards

Macavity Award
1992
Work: Murder on the Iditarod Trail
Category: Best First Novel
Organization: Mystery Readers International
Result: Winner
Anthony Award
1992
Work: Murder on the Iditarod Trail
Category: Best First Novel
Organization: Bouchercon
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Murder on the Iditarod Trail

1991 Mystery fiction

Alaska state trooper Alex Jensen and sled dog racer Jessie Arnold investigate a murder during the Iditarod Trail race.

Alaskan wildernessIditarodMurder investigation
Adaptations
  • [Television film] The Cold Heart of a Killer / 不明 (1996)

Bibliography

  • Murder on the Iditarod Trail
  • Termination Dust
  • Sleeping Lady
  • Death Takes Passage
  • Deadfall
  • Murder on the Yukon Quest
  • Beneath the Ashes
  • Dead North
  • Cold Company
  • Death Trap
  • Murder at Five Finger Light
  • Degrees of Separation
  • Cold as Ice
  • The Serpents Trail
  • The Tooth of Time
  • The Refuge
  • The End of the Road

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Alaska-set mystery thrillersDetailed depictions of Alaskan wilderness
Recurring Motifs
Sled dog racingHarsh Alaskan environmentTrooper and racer partnership

Legacy

Pioneering author of Alaska-set mysteries, winning Macavity and Anthony Awards for her debut novel featuring the Iditarod Trail.

Trivia

  • Married Paul K. Henry in 1965; they had two sons, Bruce and Eric.
  • Son Eric created maps for her books starting with Dead North (2001).