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Title: The Thunder Keeper

Subtitle: Arapaho Indian Mysteries

Author: Margaret Coel

Narrator: Stephanie Brush

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-04-08

Publisher: Books in Motion

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 33 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Lawyer Vicky Holden leaves the reservation for important cases for the Indian Nations. But Wind River pulls her back when Balder Industries executive Vince Lewis is killed while trying to hire Vicky for reservation work.

Investigate another

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©2001 Margaret Coel; (P)2001 Books in Motion

Critic Reviews:

"Coel gets the atmosphere just right." (Publishers Weekly)

"[Coel's] series...is now widely considered the most accomplished heir to Tony Hillerman's legacy." (Scripps Howard News Service)

Members Reviews:

A matter of life and death...

In Denver, Vicki Holden, Arapaho lawyer, gets a call from a law firm executive asking to meet her on a matter of life and death. Soon after, he's murdered.

At the Saint Francis Mission on the Arapaho reservation, Father John O'Malley hears a confession that alerts him to a murder and the likelihood of more murders.

So these two incorrigible sleuths each launch an investigation. In both cases the police don't believe their theories. Vicki and Father John are used to working together, but now they're separated by hundreds of miles. It's fun to watch their parallel investigations converge. Their loneliness and longing for each other's support is poignant.

The story takes us to a sacred place, where we watch an Arapaho man engaged on a vision quest. Various spirits, including the spirit of thunder, dwell there. Violent occurrences in the plot are often accompanied by rain and thunder, expressing the anger of the spirits.

There's an interesting subplot involving scandalous behavior on the part of the assistant priest at the Mission.

I'm finding this series quite addictive and enjoying the exposure to Arapaho culture.

Great Read for a Cold Evening by the Fire.

Margaret Coel's work is always entertaining and her development of her characters set against the grand landscapes of the American West is exceptional. I always look forward to a winter evening by my fireplace in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming. Having spent my college years in Laramie, my mind becomes a canvas for her art.

I live in the southwest so I am always interested ...

I live in the southwest so I am always interested in novels that portray the condition of the American Indian. I am also Catholic, so the main character, Fr. O'Malley caught my interest from the first review I read of Margaret Coel's books. The story line in most of her novels puts Fr. O'Malley in the middle of a crisis happening to either an Indian or Indian land and sacred sites. There is always suspense, danger & empathy. I always finish by knowing a little more about American Indian culture and human nature.

Good

Enjoyed the story. Do not care for the narratorâs voice(s) and obvious attempt to make all men seem like jerks.

Arrived in great shape. Wanted to replace my paperback with hard ...

Arrived in great shape. Wanted to replace my paperback with hard cover. Was a very good read. Thank you.