“Alaska is rife with twisted tales of murder. Credit author James T. Bartlett for unearthing one that’s new to me. And what a tale it is! Take one beautiful, charming woman named Diane Walker. Mix her with wealthy entrepreneur Cecil Wells, twenty years her senior. Marry them in the blink of an eye. Toss them into the rough and tumble atmosphere of territorial Fairbanks, Alaska. Then wait for trouble. This is a page-turner with all the complications and plot-twists that only true-crime can provide. Bartlett delivers it in abundance. Did Diane kill her husband? Was it her reputed lover? Or maybe — just maybe — a mysterious third man? This is the quintessential Alaska crime story. The Alaskan Blonde has it all!” - Leland E. Hale, co-author of the best-selling Butcher, Baker: The True Account of an Alaskan Serial Killer

"And while Bartlett's writing style is more reportorial than literary — he is a reporter after all — he tells that story well" - Anchorage Daily News
“An interesting prowl through pills and pistols; drummers and dead men…” - Glynn Martin, co-author with James Ellroy of the best-selling L.A.P.D.’53

“.. gripping tale of a classic murder case… it's a book that's well worth your time if you're a true crime aficionado.” - Charles Salzberg, author of Devil in the Hole

“Unfolds with all the nail-biting suspense and secretive plot of a thriller…” - Looks at Books

“Such a sad, strange, riveting story…” - Leslie Karst, author of the Sally Solari Mysteries

“An incredible expose… an intriguing read…” - Discover Hollywood

"...tapped into the "human element" and the damage a murder leaves on all involved much better than most true-crime books I've read"                                                                                                              - Robin Barefield, Alaska author/podcaster - Murder and Mystery in The Last Frontier