Stolen Butterfly
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4.5 • 2 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The proceeds from the sale of this book will go to the non-profit Enough Iz Enough. This is a community outreach organization that advocates for MMIW on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation.
Stolen Butterfly
Gabriel Hawke Novel #7
Missing or Murdered
When the local authorities tell State Trooper Gabriel Hawke’s mother to wait 72 hours before reporting a missing Umatilla woman, she calls her son and rallies members of the community to search.
Hawke arrives at the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation and learns the single mother of a boy his mom watches would never leave her son. Angered over how the local officials respond to his investigating, Hawke teams up with a security guard at the Indian casino and an FBI agent. Following the leads, they discover the woman was targeted by a human trafficking ring at the Spotted Pony Casino.
Hawke, Dela Alvaro, and FBI Special Agent Quinn Pierce join forces to bring the woman home and close down the trafficking operation before someone else goes missing.
Customer Reviews
Missing woman? Who cares?
When the local authorities advise State Trooper Gabriel Hawke’s mother to wait 72 hours before reporting a missing woman from the Umatilla community, she promptly reaches out to her son and mobilizes fellow community members to initiate a search effort.
Upon arriving at the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, Hawke becomes aware that the single mother of a child his mother looks after would never voluntarily leave her son. Frustrated by the inadequate response of local officials to his investigation, Hawke teams up with a security guard from the Indian casino and an FBI agent. As they pursue leads, they uncover evidence indicating that the woman was targeted by a human trafficking ring operating within the Spotted Pony Casino.
Pooling their resources, Hawke, Dela Alvaro, and FBI Special Agent Quinn Pierce collaborate to rescue the woman and dismantle the trafficking operation, aiming to prevent further individuals from falling victim to its grasp.
The author has a strong sense of story. I think her characterizations could have been deeper.
A Must Read
Gabriel Hawke is investigating the disappearance of a missing Umatilla woman after receiving an urgent plea from his mother. The local authorities would not start looking until the woman was missing for at least 72 hours. Gabriel, with the help of the Umatilla Community, began an investigation on what really happened to this young single mom.
This is a great book. This is a well-written mystery with plenty of twists and turns along the way. In addition to being an interesting mystery, this book is educational on human trafficking and the importance of an early start of investigations. Hawke is a wonderful main character; he is determined, compassionate, and intelligent.
I listened to the audio version of this book. The narrator did a fabulous job embodying Hawke's personality and bringing the story to life. His interpretation of the story helps to emphasize the points Mrs. Jager wants to make.
I addition to being a great read, the author is donating the proceeds from the sales to Enough Iz Enough to benefit the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) cause.
All thoughts and opinions are my own, and in no way have I been influenced by anyone.