Stated First Edition. Review copy with publisher's slip laid in. A near fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Soiling to the upper page block. Hager's second Mitch Bushyhead Mystery.
Jean Hager is the award-winning author of two acclaimed mystery series. One features the half-Cherokee police chief, Mitch Bushyhead. The other stars an investigator for the Cherokee Nation, Molly Bearpaw, and includes her two previous novels, Ravenmocker and . Winner of numerous awards, Jean Hager lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
I have this book a four because I liked the story line. It was a little slow at times with a lot of information but made up for towards and at the end. The thing that bothered was the wording of the way the wording was split throughout the book. There would be a nice flow to the story and then you would have to stop and go back because it made no sense. Still I enjoyed it and look forward to another book from author.
Church Bushyhead is up to his eyes in it. He's dealing with a fifteen year old daughter and the murder of a man who ran a guest lodge. A man universally disliked. Great detail in modern Cherokees in Oklahoma, pause for song, set in winter. Well written, easy to read. Great stories. Recommended.
Excellent murder mystery. Really enjoyed how the characters were developed. Hard to put down. Kept you waiting to the very end to find out the killer. Very intense read.
But not as good as the first book in this series. I would read another in this series if there is one. I didn't figure out the killer until it was revealed.
I enjoyed this story very much. The only drawback in the story was the sudden end. It satisfied the mystery but not the character involvement. As for the actual book, it was a prime example of abysmal editing. Wrong spellings, words, punctuation, and more. It was an insult to the author and to the readers. I do look forward to the next adventure, but hope it was put in the hands of a better proofreader.