Wisdom Corner

by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

The second thriller featuring Native American Reservation enforcer Virgil Wounded Horse from the multi-award winning author of Winter Counts.

Genres: Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Thriller, Indigenous, Native American, Fiction

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Published July 4, 2024

About the author

David Heska Wanbli Weiden, an enrolled member of the Sicangu Lakota nation, is the author of Wisdom Corner (Ecco, 2026). His first novel Winter Counts (Ecco, 2020), was nominated for an Edgar Award and was the winner of the Anthony, Thriller, Lefty, Barry, Macavity, Spur, High Plains, Tillie Olsen, CrimeFest (UK), and Crime Fiction Lover (UK) Awards. The novel was a New York Times Editors’ Choice, an Indie Next pick, main selection of the Book of the Month Club, and named a Best Book of the year by NPR, Amazon, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, The Guardian, and other magazines. The novel is included in Time magazine’s list of the 100 best mystery and thriller novels of all time. He received the PEN America Writing for Justice Fellowship and is the recipient of fellowships and residencies from MacDowell, Ucross, Sewanee, and Tin House. A professor of English and Native American & Indigenous Studies at Stony Brook University, he lives in New York and Colorado with his family.

Reviews

[Lila]

I'm glad we'll be seeing Virgil again.

[Kelly]

I can't wait!!!

[Leah]

I can't wait!

[Kerry Pickens · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a follow-up to the author’s book Winter Counts which one a bunch of awards. I have been waiting for this book to get published so I was very happy when I received an ARC. As in Winter Counts, a central issue of Wisdom Corner is the problem of fair and efficient criminal justice administration on Native American reservations. The main character has been serving as a vigilante on the reservation but with the second book he is reflecting on whether this is the right path for him and his family. The books are well written, unique and an interesting insight into Native American culture.