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Cargando... The Hatak Witches (Volume 88) (Sun Tracks) (edición 2021)por Devon A. Mihesuah (Autor)
Información de la obraThe Hatak Witches por Devon A. Mihesuah
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Overall it's very good and interesting and I'm so happy it exists. Once or twice the exposition conversations get a bit lengthy, tho they are necessary, and I have some quibbles with the pacing of the action and the ending. That's all minor, lovely to see an excellent academic and nonfiction writer step into a new genre. ( ) Effectively creepy police procedural thoroughly grounded in indigenous beliefs. I found it difficult to put down, with evocative writing and several interesting characters. The only criticism I would offer is that the police partnership between Monique and Chris is a bit unbelievable — in theory they’ve been working together for years, but their conversations make them seem like virtual strangers. I hope that they continue to develop deeper and more rounded voices if the series continues. Advanced readers copy provided by Edelweiss. First, I must caveat this by saying that I did not end up finishing this book. However, I still have opinions on it. First, the author is not the best at writing mysteries at this point in time. The bits and pieces of other viewpoints were interesting, but the main plotline dragged. I ended up putting the book down after I was halfway through and the main character hadn't even finished investigating the initial scene of the crime. Thorough, perhaps, but not what I wanted to read. Second, parts of the book read more like a thesis than a mystery novel. I learned more about why Native Americans want their ancestor's remains repatriated and healthy eating than I did about the actual main plotline. Third, I actually found that kind of interesting. Mihesuah has a lot of interesting ideas and really could make an absolutely fascinating book if she could pace it better. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Pertenece a las series editorialesSun Tracks (88)
"After a security guard is found dead and another wounded at the Children's Museum of Science and History in Norman, Oklahoma, Choctaw detective Monique Blue Hawk and her partner Chris Pierson are summoned to investigate. The detectives are baffled at the lack of fingerprints, footprints, or any obvious means to enter the locked building. The only initial clues are owl feathers found scattered in the basement. While perusing old archival records, Monique discovers that the motive for the crimes was to steal an ancient and deformed half-human, half-bird skeleton from the seldom-used and neglected physical anthropology archives known as the 'Room of Secrets.' She consults with her uncle, the spiritual leader Leroy Bear Red Ears, who concludes that the stolen remains are those of Hatak haksi, a witch and the matriarch of the Crow family, a group of centuries-old Choctaws who can shift into ishkitini-great horned owls. The witch's pelvis was left behind, however, because it did not fit through the air duct the owls used to escape the museum. Monique, Leroy, and Chris, along with her cousins Dustin and Andrew, plan to confront the Crows. The problem is that the Crows inhabit the Choctaws' mythological underground tunnel, the dark passage the tribe traveled after their creation eons ago. One of the cave's entrances is located on Chalakwa Ranch, a property owned by Monique's cousin Andrew. It is a treacherous place for the group to challenge the Crow family, but aided by Leroy's wisdom, the witch's missing pelvis, and the unexpected appearance of the Old Ones who guard the lands of Choctaw afterlife, Monique and her colleagues manage to defeat the Crows"-- No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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