The Shaman's Bones
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- £2.49
Publisher Description
A women of the Tohono O'otam tribe has been savagely -- and ritually -- murdered in Wyoming, outside the jurisdictions of Granite Creek, Colorado, Police Chief Scott Parris and Ute tribal policeman Charlie Moon. But a brutal, unprovoked assault by the suspected killer on one of Parris's detectives -- and the dark, unsettling visions of Charlie's shaman aunt, Daisy Perika -- are pulling two dedicated lawmen and an aging Native American mystic into the hunt.
Daisy's dreams of raining blood tell her that more will die. Despite the healthy skepticism of his good friend Moon, Parris is inclined to heed the shaman's dire warnings. But the trail of a murderer is leading them all to perilous and unexpected places, where secrets of past betrayals and treacherous tribal politics are buried, and where the pursuit of a stolen Power has turned some men greedy and hungry. . .and deadly.
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When aged Ute shaman Daisy Perika has a vision of blood raining from the sky, it means trouble for her nephew, tribal policeman Charlie Moon, and his friend Scott Parris, police chief of Granite City, Colo. In their third compelling adventure (after The Shaman Sings and The Shaman Laughs), Charlie and Scott find themselves hunting Daisy's nephew, Provo Frank, who passed a bad check in Wyoming and brutally attacked a young cop. The two soon learn that Frank had visited another aging Ute shaman, Blue Cup, who tells them that Frank stole sacred items from their secluded hiding place. When Frank's wife, Mary, is found murdered, the search takes on new urgency. On the run from police and Blue Cup, Frank leaves his little daughter, Sarah, with Daisy. The child may know something, but she turns silent after being kidnapped for a few hours by an unknown man. Doss again creates a fascinating mix of gritty police work, the spiritual traditions of Southwestern Indians and irresistible characters. There's a nice twist on stereotypes, as the white man, Scott, often seems more closely attuned than Charlie to the Ute mysticism that surrounds their investigation. Despite all the spiritual trimmings, however, Doss writes a mystery that can be solved with logic, unless--like Charlie and Scott--the reader misses a critical, cleverly planted clue. A worthy addition to a richly rewarding series.
