A Wind River Reservation Mystery
Berkley
September 2007
On Sale: September 4, 2007
Featuring: Father John OβMalley; Vicky Holden; Travis Birdsong
320 pages ISBN: 0425217647 EAN: 9780425217641 Paperback Add to Wish List
When an ancient petroglyph is stolen from the remote Red Cliff Canyon adjacent to the Wind River Reservation, Father John O'Malley is drawn into the dark underbelly of the illegal market for Indian artifacts.
The Arapahos call the stolen petroglyph "The Drowning Man" because of its haunting image of a human figure struggling under water. A priceless artifact to the tribe, the sacred object is worth a quarter of a million dollars to the thieves who took it.
After receiving the ransom demand, Father John is determined to uncover the identity of the culprits and recover the petroglyph. The theft is nearly identical to an unsolved, seven-year-old case involving another stolen petroglyph and the murder of one of the thieves. Attorney Vicky Holden joins Father John to piece together the events of the past seven years. Along the way, they uncover a deep, dangerous conspiracy running through the reservation determined to loot the sacred objects and threatening anyone, including Vicky and Father John, who gets in the way.
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