* WINNER OF THE PINCKLEY PRIZE FOR BEST DEBUT NOVEL *'Beautifully written, with an appealing central character' - GUARDIAN'A starkly beautiful piece of American noir' - TARIQ ASHKANANIMinnesota, 1971. Nineteen-year-old Renee 'Cash' Blackbear spends her days playing pool, drinking beer and driving trucks for the local wheat farmers. Bounced around foster homes like so many other Ojibwe children, Cash doesn't bother much with friends - except her guardian, Sheriff Wheaton, who's kept an eye out for her since she went into the system.When the body of a murdered Ojibwe man is found discarded in a cornfield, Wheaton asks Cash for help. The residents of the nearby Red Lake Reservation have good reason to distrust outsiders, and Cash may be the only one who can get them to talk. But racial tensions run deep along the Red River, and soon Cash isn't only searching for justice: she's fighting for her life.'Oozes lyrical prose, an exquisite sense of place and truly authentic characters' - HEATHER CRITCHLOW'With thoughtful writing that resonates and a great protagonist. Cash Blackbear is unforgettable' - CAROLINE HULSE

* SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUE GRAFTON MEMORIAL AWARD *'An addictive and authentically Native crime series' - LOUISE ERDRICH'Cash Blackbear is unforgettable' - CAROLINE HULSEMinnesota, 1971. Renee 'Cash' Blackbear is a freshman at Moorhead State College. Between classes, driving trucks and policing her brother - a man who, until recently, she hadn't seen since they were taken from the White Earth Reservation as children - Cash has little time for solving crimes with her mentor and friend Sheriff Wheaton.When one of her classmates suddenly vanishes, the other students assume she's simply gone home. But soon Cash's dreams become haunted by visions of terrified girls begging for help. Then a teenager from a nearby town disappears, and Cash knows that the sheriff will need her insight if there's any chance of finding these young women... before it's too late.

* WINNER OF THE PINCKLEY PRIZE FOR BEST DEBUT NOVEL *'Beautifully written, with an appealing central character' - GUARDIAN'A starkly beautiful piece of American noir' - TARIQ ASHKANANIMinnesota, 1971. Nineteen-year-old Renee 'Cash' Blackbear spends her days playing pool, drinking beer and driving trucks for the local wheat farmers. Bounced around foster homes like so many other Ojibwe children, Cash doesn't bother much with friends - except her guardian, Sheriff Wheaton, who's kept an eye out for her since she went into the system.When the body of a murdered Ojibwe man is found discarded in a cornfield, Wheaton asks Cash for help. The residents of the nearby Red Lake Reservation have good reason to distrust outsiders, and Cash may be the only one who can get them to talk. But racial tensions run deep along the Red River, and soon Cash isn't only searching for justice: she's fighting for her life.'Oozes lyrical prose, an exquisite sense of place and truly authentic characters' - HEATHER CRITCHLOW'With thoughtful writing that resonates and a great protagonist. Cash Blackbear is unforgettable' - CAROLINE HULSE

* SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUE GRAFTON MEMORIAL AWARD *'An addictive and authentically Native crime series' - LOUISE ERDRICH'Cash Blackbear is unforgettable' - CAROLINE HULSEMinnesota, 1971. Renee 'Cash' Blackbear is a freshman at Moorhead State College. Between classes, driving trucks and policing her brother - a man who, until recently, she hadn't seen since they were taken from the White Earth Reservation as children - Cash has little time for solving crimes with her mentor and friend Sheriff Wheaton.When one of her classmates suddenly vanishes, the other students assume she's simply gone home. But soon Cash's dreams become haunted by visions of terrified girls begging for help. Then a teenager from a nearby town disappears, and Cash knows that the sheriff will need her insight if there's any chance of finding these young women... before it's too late.