LittleDiomede is a city located on Little Diomede Island, which belongs to Alaska and is the smaller of the two Diomede Islands, located in the Bering Straits. The population, approximately 115 inhabitants, lies on the west side of Little Diomede Island.
Big Diomede, less than 2.4 miles away, belongs to Russia. There is a weather station on Big Diomede, but otherwise it isn't populated.
I use Little Diomede in Murder & Obsession as a way for Detective Quaid to venture into Russia looking for evidence.
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Excerpt:
On the plane ride to Little
Diomede Island, Steven fell into a dream filled sleep.
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Seagulls squawked loudly and dived
at the trawler in search of fish and scraps as the captain brought his ship to
the dock. Steven watched as the old skipper guided what seemed to him an
unwieldy behemoth gently dockside. Brent jumped to the dock with the bowline
and tied off. The ship secured, the men made ready to explore.
. . . forged documents were
something Quinn had had in the works since the Russians first became suspects.
He arranged for his friend, Captain Can’irraq, a Russian Yupik, to pick them up
on Little Diomede Island, the closest Alaskan community to Russia. The
Captain's travels to Little Diomede were a regular occurrence, and his trips to Provideniya were
part of his regular routine to buy parts. As a traveling mechanic, he helped
fishing trawlers on the sea and in dry dock.
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