K. A. Cobell

THE REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK - A literary-thriller murder mystery, set within a Native American community for fans of Firekeeper's Daughter, Sadie and the One of Us Is Lying series by a debut own voices author 
 
Since moving to the Blackfeet Reservation with her parents, Mara Racette has felt like an outsider, taunted by her tight-knit classmates for growing up far away. So, when a local girl includes Mara in a traditional Blackfeet Giveaway to honor her missing sister, Mara thinks she’ll finally make some friends.Instead, a girl from the Giveaway, Samantha White Tail, is found murdered.Because the members of the Giveaway group were the last to see Samantha alive, each becomes a person of interest in the investigation:New-girl Mara, who hated Samantha for being particularly cruel.Grief-stricken Loren Arnoux, who was Samantha’s best friend until her sister’s disappearance drove a wedge between them.Class-clown Brody Clark, whose unreciprocated crush on Samantha is an open secret.And tough-guy Eli First Kill, who has his own complicated history with Samantha.Despite deep mistrust, the four must now take matters into their own hands and clear their names. Even though one of them may be the murderer.In her powerful debut novel, Looking for Smoke, author K. A. Cobell (Blackfeet) weaves loss, betrayal, and complex characters into a mystery that will illuminate, surprise, and engage readers until the final word

Looking For Smoke

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