Synopses & Reviews
FBI agent Manny Tanno is taking some much needed R and R at the site of the Battle of Little Big Horn. But when a death on the reservation cuts his vacation short, he learns that the secrets of the past have a way of stirring up trouble in the present.
As a scout for the legendary General Custer, Crow tribe member Levi Star Dancer kept a journal chronicling his exploits from the Battle of the Greasy Grass onward. Now, the missing journal has been found and the descendents of those mentioned in the account, including Levis own, want to keep their family secrets hidden at all costs
Mannys trip to the Crow Agency Reservation turns out to be ill timed when a reenactor of the Battle of Little Big Horn is killed right in front of him. It turns out the victim was the one who found Levi Star Dancers famed diary and was planning on selling it to the highest bidder. And while the dead body is hard to miss, the coveted book is nowhere to be found. Now, Manny has to watch his back while searching for a murderer and the missing journal, because this slippery killer will do anything to make sure the past stays buried.
Review
Praise for Death Along the Spirit Road “Wendelboe has introduced a powerful new character to Western crime fiction.” —Craig Johnson
“Grabs you by the lapels and refuses to let go…Storytelling at its best.” —Margaret Coel
“Absorbing.”—Publishers Weekly
Review
Praise for the Spirit Road Mysteries "C.M. Wendelboe is a new author to watch."--Margaret Coel, New York Times bestselling author
"Exciting and quirky."--Kirkus Reviews
"Perfectly paced, intricately woven, and fascinating."--Fresh Fiction
"A strong whodunit."--Midwest Book Review
Synopsis
FBI agent Manny Tanno thought he had left his tribe and the Pine Ridge Reservation behind him years ago. But now with a cold case unearthed in the hot plains sun, he knows that the past never really goes away. In Badlands National Park, there is a desolate area the Lakota refer to as the Stronghold. General Custer called it hell on earth. During World War II, the Army Air Corps used it as a bombing range. At the end of the war, many unexploded ordnances were swallowed up in its sweltering sands. But that’s not all that’s buried there…
Sixty-five years after the war, the Sioux tribe has contracted an ordnance removal company to defuse any remaining ammunition in the Stronghold. When the company finds a human arm near a live bomb, Tanno and the Tribal police are called to investigate. As the body is exhumed, two more are discovered. The remains are close together, but the murders were decades apart—and the story behind them is about to blow up…
About the Author
C. M. Wendelboe is a retired lawman. He began his law enforcement career shortly after his discharge from the Marines. In the 1970s, he worked in South Dakota towns bordering three Indian reservations, including Pine Ridge.