Even Heroes Make Mistakes Lanky Purdue is an Alaskan icon. He's been there forever -- the dashing Air Force pilot, the man who flew medicines into villages in dark winters, the man who has rescued more stranded climbers than anyone can count. If you need help, Lanky Purdue is the man you go to. So when Belle Robards shows up at Purdue Flight Service in the dead of winter looking for help, it's no great surprise to Dace Marshall, his office manager. So yes, she's wearing a skirt, high heeled boots and a fur jacket -- in Talkeetna at 10 below -- and she won't tell Dace what the problem is. But Lanky wouldn't fall for a pretty face and a bogus sob story. Would he? Book 4 in the Talkeetna series featuring Candace Marshall and Police Lt. Paul Kitka.