I’m not usually a fan of short story anthologies, but the author’s command of descriptive language and ability to keep the theme of humanity throughout swept me away.
The question of what it is to be human is left for the reader to decide. The collection is thought-provoking while still engaging the imagination and remaining entertaining. This book is a rare treasure.
This murder/mystery/thriller swept me into a world I’d never experienced before.
Child welfare law, mixed in with tribal and federal jurisdiction issues made for a riveting who/why done it. The action moves right along all the while revealing and navigating the complexity of the welfare and jurisdiction issues. The ending served the story well. A really good read.
Bridget McGarrity is a small-town lawyer turned sleuth after being appointed as the lawyer and guardian ad litem for fourteen-year-old Naomi Klein. When Naomi is detained on the Wisaka Nation reservation for car theft, Bridget makes the drive to seek her release. But when she arrives, she is met by the recent and sudden death of Naomi’s mother. Sensing something sinister, Bridget sets out to get answers to the tragic demise of a troubled young woman. As territorial jurisdictions clash and law enforcement shrugs with indifference, the mystery behind the mother’s death is disregarded. But Bridget’s gritty determination—bred, in part,…
I fell into this world of strange happenings, mythical creatures, and techno gizmos with no trepidation.
Lange weaves a spell and I couldn’t escape until I’d read the last word. The mixture of action, mystery, and mythology set in contemporary times is spellbinding. And it’s the first of a trilogy. I’ve already bought the second one.
In a world of strange magic, dangerous creatures, and villainous wyverns, an ousted young queen struggles to regain her throne. Sophia Pendergast's quest is complicated by deep-rooted misogyny embedded in her culture and religion. Her lover, a dashing young knight, offers her a life in obscure comfort, but she refuses to abandon her people to the usurper's whims. To retake her throne and set prophecy on its path, she must embrace a long-denied secret and discover a prophecy's hidden meaning.
In S. L. Wilton's Queen of Crows, we discover simple truths may not exactly be simple.
