Butterfly Lost

Laura Winslow Mystery #1

by David Cole

Was It About Forgetting Her Past... Hacking onto the electronic trail of people who want to stay lost is Laura Winslow's business. But when an old Hopi commissions Laura to find his granddaughter, she doesn't want any part of his vision of Powakas or Navajo skinwalkers—or anything else that will remind her of her old life as "Kauwanyauma" back on the "rez" in Arizona. The Hopi's granddaughter, however, is one of too many girls recently gone missing, and that Laura can't ignore. Or Finally Facing It? Propelled by her own bad memories, Laura reluctantly begins her search, a trail that leads her into the testosterone-laden rodeo circuit and drops her between the crosshairs of stolen heritage and a quest for ultimate power. This investigation, though, is cutting way too close to her own demons for Laura to handle. Holding body and soul together—and catching a killer—means she must get beyond the angry desire to destroy the past and allow herself to be the woman, and the Hopi, that she's always tried to deny. Author David Cole is the author of Butterfly Lost. In 1995 he co-founded Native Web, an Internet corporation for Native Americans and indigenous peoples of the world. He spent twenty years in theatre as a political theatre playwright and director; he also worked as a production/technical editor and webmaster in business and education. He lives in Syracuse, New York, with his wife and five cats, where he also teaches online courses at Syracuse University about social issues and is still building that harpsichord.

Genres: Mystery, Native American

373 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Toni Kania]

An older series I'd never caught up with, but still had the first two books on my shelf. It has more unnecessary brutality and violence to go with it than I prefer, but the protagonist is something of a lost soul who is courageous and vulnerable, and trying to run away from her past, so I think I'll stick with her for now.

[Kathryn]

"Laura Winslow 1"