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Snowline

When a snowstorm traps a pair of strangers in an abandoned cabin deep in the Alaskan bush, they have two choices: work together or die. Search and rescue crews identify the missing persons as Richard Maynard, an Alaskan family man, and Mel Drummond, a city slicker from New York twenty years his junior. Hypothermia, starvation, and bloodthirsty wildlife aren’t the only perils that face this unlikely and unlucky duo—a deadly specter from Richard’s past threatens to catch up with him. The clock is ticking. Will a rescue party come knocking before it’s too late? And if not, can Richard and Mel set aside their differences and do whatever it takes to survive?

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  • “Wow...Witte’s ability to get it all right - intrigue, adventure and romance - against the backdrop of Alaska’s wilderness is amazing! It’s hard not to fall in love with the characters, Mel, Richard and Alaska. Add this to your summer reading list...You won’t be disappointed!”

    Kristin Sholton
    Retired WSU Foundation Director
    and Retired Anchorage Parks Board Member

  • “Snowline captures untamed Alaska. You easily join in a simple day venture out of Anchorage that turns into a thriller with life changing outcomes. John brings you in and makes it hard to put the book down. This will undoubtedly become a must read for all those that spent time in and love the greatest state in the union.”

    Mark Tabbutt
    Chairman Saltchuk

  • “A raw and riveting novel from start to finish. Witte’s knowledge of Alaskan wilderness and use of language unique to the snow machine culture transports the reader into Alaska’s wild and unforgiving winter landscape. As the dangerous stories of crab fishing were introduced through television, Snowline shines a light on the culture of another group of rugged individuals. I invite you on the adventure, from scenic snow machine ride to a physical and emotional fight for survival as Richard transforms from skilled recreationalist to necessary survivalist, and only hopes that Mel can shed the New Yorker she once was in order to survive.”

    Sherry Sedwick
    Retired Teacher

 

About Witte

John Witte, Alaskan author, has a vivid imagination and like many Alaskans is an avid adventurer.  It shows in his writing.

He carries out most of his traveling within Alaska’s 663,000 + square miles, oftentimes flying his Cessna 206 or Piper PA-18 Super Cub throughout rural Alaska.

The youngest of nine children of a physics Ph.D. father and a school principal mother, John went on to earn a sociology degree in college where he also played linebacker on the football team.  The original concept and title for his novel, Snowline, came to him on his ride back to school from the last football game of the season. He observed the fall snowline of the mountains and his thoughts related to that observation planted the seed for the book you now hold in your hands.

After self-employment for several years upon graduating from college in 1987, John was recruited to work for a freight forwarding company. He then was hired to become Sr. Vice-president of DHL in Alaska.  In 1996 he bought that division of the company from DHL and became self-employed again. In 1998 he purchased DHL Global Forwarding’s operations in Hawaii, Guam and Saipan to add to his Anchorage base.  In 2002 he started Naniq Global Logistics which he sold in 2020 to Alaska freight heavyweight Saltchuk Resources, although he continues as the company’s CEO.

In addition to flying, John enjoys snow machining, participating in the Iron Dog snowmobile race in both 2012 and 2014. A race covering 2,000 miles.  He still flies or snowmachines into and around his Lake Creek Alaska  cabin north of Anchorage where much of the remoteness and beauty described in the book is lived and enjoyed by John and his family.  John has been married 30 years to a lifelong Alaskan and has two Alaskan born and raised children. 

Join him in his action-filled and unpredictable tale of life in the land he has traveled widely in, knows and loves.