Looking for Smoke
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3.8 • 8 Ratings
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- $22.99
Publisher Description
A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK
In her powerful debut novel, Looking for Smoke, author K. A. Cobell (Blackfeet) weaves loss, betrayal, and complex characters into a thriller that will illuminate, surprise, and engage readers until the final word. A must-pick for readers who enjoy books by Angeline Boulley and Karen McManus!
When local girl Loren includes Mara in a traditional Blackfeet Giveaway to honor Loren’s missing sister, Mara thinks she’ll finally make some friends on the Blackfeet reservation.
Instead, a girl from the Giveaway, Samantha White Tail, is found murdered.
Because the four members of the Giveaway group were the last to see Samantha alive, each becomes a person of interest in the investigation. And all of them—Mara, Loren, Brody, and Eli—have a complicated history with Samantha.
Despite deep mistrust, the four must now take matters into their own hands and clear their names. Even though one of them may be the murderer.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This mystery set on a Native reservation in majestic Montana gracefully explores themes of Indigenous grief and belonging. New to the reservation and with only one Native parent, teenage Mara is struggling to fit in. When a local girl tragically dies, it’s revealed that Mara was one of the last people to see her, unexpectedly drawing her into a murder investigation. K. A. Cobell uses a gripping fictional tale to draw attention to the very real tragedy of missing and murdered Indigenous women in North America. Heightening the suspense with an innovative structure, she tells the story from the different perspectives of four key suspects who were each close to the victim, with a full cast of narrators on board to skilfully portray each one. If you like mysteries grounded in crucial real-life issues, Looking for Smoke is essential listening.
