Laurie Dove: Mask of the Deer Woman, Berkley/ Penguin Usa, read the ebook

Carrie Starr is an ex Chicago detective with an alcohol problem, a Native American heritage, and recently appointed as the new tribal marshall on the reservation where her father was raised.

 I immediately felt a connection with the narration and a protagonist who has a tragedy to overcome constantly ruffling feather with just about everyone.  Picking up on the real life facts of a rising number of native American women disappearing with very little resolve by the police to investigate the cases, the author created in Starr a complex character who makes it her mission to find a newly missing woman, Chenoa Cloud.

Dove does a fine job of weaving Native American mythology and current issues in tribal communities into an intriguing, unique thriller. I learned a sequel " Cry of the Rain crow" is scheduled for publication  later in the year, reaĺly looking forward to read more of what Carrie Starr is up to next.