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Murder on the Red River

The Cash Blackbear Mysteries, Book 1

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Murder on the Red River

By: Marcie R. Rendon
Narrated by: Siiri Scott
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A murdered man in a field. The sheriff needs Cash - a 20-something tough, smart Indian woman with special seeing powers.

Cash and Sheriff Wheaton make for a strange partnership. He pulled her from her mother's wrecked car when she was 3. He's kept an eye out for her ever since. It's a tough place to live - northern Minnesota along the Red River. Cash navigated through foster homes, and at 13 was working farms. She's tough as nails, 5 feet, 2 inches, blue jeans, blue jean jacket, smokes Marlboros, drinks Bud Longnecks. Makes her living driving truck. Playing pool on the side.

Wheaton is big lawman type. Maybe Scandinavian stock, but darker skin than most. He wants her to take hold of her life. Get into junior college. So there they are, staring at the dead Indian lying in the field. Soon Cash was dreaming the dead man's cheap house on the Red Lake Reservation, mother and kids waiting. She has that kind of power. That's the place to start looking. There's a long and dangerous way to go to find the men who killed him. Plus there's Jim, the married white guy. And Long Braids, the Indian guy headed for Minneapolis to join the American Indian Movement.

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Really loved the story and narration. It was gentle and gripping at the same time. Enjoyed it very much.

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Absolutely wonderful book beautifully read by Siiri Scott. Her voice really pulled me into the story. How terrible to hear what authority did to families. This has happened in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and many other countries. Thank you for this excellent book.

Excellent

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Well written but wrongly advertised. This is absolutely no murder mystery, no investigation, nothing. (The lead happens to overhear the murderers talking about the murder. Unrealistiv coincidence instead of actual investigation.) The Sheriff is merely a personal friend. Could have had any job.

The murder merely serves as a backdrop for a slow-paced personal story of a 19 year old Native American girl - with some unexpected supernatural elements thrown in for good (or bad) measure.

The character is interesting, including her backstory with numerous flashbacks to her childhood. That was not the reason to buy this book, though. I bought it as advertised, which makes it a disappointment.

Hence 4 stars for performance and story, but just 2 stars overall. Why not give it a correct description? That would attract many readers as well.

No murder mystery, no crime novel

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Loved this story! Well narrated. It was also very informative, although saddening to hear of the plight of Native American children

Brilliant

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Very enjoyable and thought-provoking book with characters that are well-rounded and believable. So much more than a murder mystery.

Wonderful book, beautifully read.

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