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Sinister Graves

By: Marcie R. Rendon
Narrated by: Isabella Star LaBlanc
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Set in 1970s Minnesota on the White Earth Reservation, Pinckley Prize-winner Marcie R. Rendon’s gripping new mystery follows Cash Blackbear, a young Ojibwe woman, as she attempts to discover the truth about the disappearances of Native girls and their newborns.

A snowmelt has sent floodwaters down to the fields of the Red River Valley, dragging the body of an unidentified Native woman into the town of Ada. The only evidence the medical examiner recovers is a torn piece of paper inside her bra: a hymnal written in English and Ojibwe.

Cash Blackbear, a 19-year-old Ojibwe woman, sometimes helps Sheriff Wheaton, her guardian, on his investigations. Now she knows her search for justice for this anonymous victim will take her to the White Earth Reservation, a place she once called home.

When Cash happens upon two small graves in the yard of a rural, “speak-in-tongues kinda church,” Cash is pulled into the lives of the malevolent pastor and his troubled wife while yet another Native woman dies in a mysterious manner.

©2022 Marcie R. Rendon (P)2022 Recorded Books

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love this series of books and the main character

looking forward to the next book . Great job the writing is brilliant, so much depth and focus on what we in Jan 2023 have gone through these last few years. Thank you for your time. Angela

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First rate take of murder

Ive been listening to several authors of this genre, and this is one of the best, even better than the earlier novel

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More good stories

Really am enjoying this series. Wish the books were longer and more depth. So much deeper attributes could be reached with such great story content.

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Cash

Loved the main character. She was tough yet feminine and seemingly beautiful. Your writing style kept my attention and interest!

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Enjoying the series

Narrator is no where as hood as in the two previous books in the series. Not sure why the change. I almost returned it because of the performance.

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Loved it!

I can’t wait for more adventures with Cash! I also appreciate the insight it provides to all of us.

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Must read!!

this book was really amazing! it's thrilling and suspenful. just love cash's adventures 💕 can't wait for book 4!

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Love these books!

I really enjoy reading these books. Great stories about a forgotten part of America. Thank you for writing about things we want to bury under a mountain of ignorance.

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I really hope there will be more of these.

Loved the book. I hope there are more in this series. The story lines are interesting.

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Good story

I’ve enjoyed all three of the books in this series. I hit the first two free, but had to purchase this one. It was worth it. Cash feels like a friend now and I am rooting for her.
I live in New Mexico, Indian Country, and I am aware of how private my Native neighbors can be. These books normalize that to my white ears, without explaining. The author gives us a window into the discrimination and abuse that our systems have perpetuated, and the effects that has had on individuals. All this in some great mysteries. Great reads!

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