9780002005104

Book Description: HarperFestival, 2002. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. Has publisher overstock mark. Light shelf wear to edge and jacket.Like a mystery version of Northern Exposure, the debut of low-key Cherokee sleuth Thumps DreadfulWater features a cast of quirky Native Americans bumping against the white establishment of a scenic western burg. Thumps is an ex-cop from northern California who moved to the Montana reservation town of Chinook to shed memories of a serial killer who got away. These days, Thumps serves as the town's flaky photographer, living from nap to nap and navigating an off-again, off-again relationship with Claire Merchant, head of the local tribal council. But when a computer programmer is murdered at the reservation's new casino, Claire's activist son becomes the prime suspect, and Thumps reluctantly tracks the real killer. Like its protagonist, the story starts slow and a little bit sloppy. But it eventually kicks into an enjoyable groove with the introduction of a wonderfully wise old coot named Moses Blood and with an amusing exploration of the awkward relationship dance between Claire and Thumps. Writing as Goodweather, Canadian novelist Thomas King shows promise as a series mystery scribe. Light shelf wear to edge and jac. Bookseller Inventory # 110211070

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