A high-stakes story of political intrigue against the backdrop of a lethal contest that finds Blackfoot Solomon Bull trapped between a murderous conspiracy and the system his father resisted to the death. A tale with the breakneck pace of a sprint through a burning desert, full of harsh beauty and unrelenting menace. –Dennis Tafoya, author of Dope Thief
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Blackfoot Indian Solomon Bull trains for the ultra-dangerous endurance race called Desert Dog. Winning the race would solidify Solomon’s inheritance. His father was a rebel who died in the 1980’s fighting the US government for the American Indian Movement.
Ex-mercenary Cal Barrett designed Desert Dog to shred people. Rumor is he recruits winners into a clandestine paramilitary outfit. Solomon is approached by Rachel, a government official who’ll do anything to persuade him to infiltrate Cal Barrett’s outfit. She warns him that something big is on the horizon.
Meanwhile, crooked Senator Cyman’s security chief is on Solomon’s tail. Defacing Cyman’s re-election billboards sparked a bigger reaction than Solomon bargained for.
The pendulum between assimilation and war is swinging. Will Solomon get eaten by the machine his father died fighting?
Can one man fight the evil that surrounds him and win?
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The only problem is it ended way too soon for me-I could have read much more!
As someone who’s also carrying a lot of Native American blood-and baggage-Solomon Bull was a good story despite the fact it seemed more philosophy debate than action thriller at times. Camus and Red Cloud made for interesting counterpoints, but occasionally bogged down the story. Since I’m not much on “anti-heroes” I thought Solomon did a lot more slacking than acting until very late in the book. It’s an entertaining read, and I guess I’m hooked, because I will read the sequel-if there is one coming.
Extremely well written, above and beyond your “normal” action, mystery, thriller