Whoa, change of avatar there.... wow.
Well, you're half right, Deb, LOL. Dana Stabenow is an author, yes. But the Kate books would not be classified as Cozies...rather as Mystery/Thrillers. Kate Shugak is an Aleut Indian, a private investigator, who lives in Alaska with her half-wolf dog, Mutt. There's some violence, a LOT of snark, and well, to put it in perspective, Dana is one of the only authors I would (and have) paid hard back prices for an ebook of her latest release. An ARC is an Advanced Reader's Copy. Here's Dana's site...
http://www.stabenow.com