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Ancient Ones

by Kirk Mitchell

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ISBN13: 9780553579208
ISBN10: 0553579207
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From Kirk Mitchell comes a riveting suspense thriller in the tradition of Tony Hillerman and Joseph Wambaugh, featuring Bureau of Indian Affairs Criminal Investigator Emmett Quanah Parker and FBI Special Agent Anna Turnipseed, two Native American cops searching for justice between their heritage and the law.

Though there are signs of foul play, Emmett Quanah Parker and Anna Turnipseed aren’t looking for a killer — the remains dug out of a riverbank by an illegal fossil hunter are 14,000 years old. Parker and Turnipseed have been sent to central Oregon as official witnesses to the examination of the relics.

But the bones quickly provoke a controversy that threatens to erupt into violence: the skeleton is not Native American but distinctly Caucasian, shattering long-held tenets of who first inhabited this continent.

Emmett, with his Comanche and white ancestry, and Anna, a reservation-born Modoc with Asian blood, share a sensitivity to both parties’ concerns — and a forbidden attraction that’s causing them professional and personal problems.

As people connected to the case begin to lose their lives, Emmett and Anna are paralyzed by their own demons. And if they stop watching each other’s back, even for a moment, the killer may target them too.

Review:

“Tony Hillerman, watch your back.... Mitchell knows his turf and delivers a savory whodunit without remorse.”
People

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“A superior police procedural ... [Mitchell] keeps the suspense ... high.”
Kirkus Reviews

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“Kirk Mitchell is a talented storyteller.”
The Midwest Book Review


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Bureau of Indian Affairs Criminal Investigator Emmett Quanah Parker and FBI Special Agent Anna Turnipseed are assigned to a case where an illegal fossil hunter unearths remains that are 14,000 years old from an Oregon riverbank. The skeleton stirs a controversy when it's determined not to be Native American--which results in some very modern murders.

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Margie, July 31, 2008 (view all comments by Margie)
This book is smack dab in the middle of a series, but is so interesting I will definitely get the others to catch up on the characters. If you enjoy Tony Hillerman, you are bound to enjoy this darker, more action packed book.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780553579208
Author:
Mitchell, Kirk
Publisher:
Bantam Books
Location:
New York
Subject:
Indians of north america
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Subject:
Oregon
Subject:
Government investigators
Subject:
Warm Springs Indian Reservation
Subject:
Parker, Emmett
Subject:
Turnipseed, Anna
Edition Description:
Bantam mass market ed.
Series Volume:
ANSI Z21.86-2000
Publication Date:
January 2002
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Pages:
400
Dimensions:
6.89x4.19x1.08 in. .45 lbs.

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