Out for a day’s adventure exploring the dry bed of Lake Travis in Austin, Texas, two young boys stumble upon a skeleton. It might be all that remains of a fugitive named Randy Bear Heart. Wanted for robbing three banks and killing three cops, Bear Heart was never brought to justice.
The FBI is called on to determine how the outlaw avoided arrest for twenty-five years and who put him in the lake … in the lake wearing chains. The BIA — Bureau of Indian Affairs — gets the very same job. Special Agent John Tall Wolf is put on the case because one of the dead cops was a Native American who worked at the Mercy Ridge Reservation.
The FBI wants John to “coordinate all your efforts” through SAC Gilbert Melvin. John is having none of that, saying, “I’ll conduct my investigation as I see fit.” He doesn’t even get along with his own boss, Marlene Flower Moon, head of the BIA’s Office of Justice Services.
While interviewing John for his job, Marlene was amused by his assertiveness, and asked him, “What do you want, a license to take scalps?” John said, “Yeah, that’d be good.”
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Nicely written. Good book.
Great characters, well written, enjoyable
Good book with interesting characters.
Interesting concempt
A great mystery.
A great story.
Definitely 6 stars. I appreciated the ow-key movement towards the solution of the crime.
Pretty good read. Interesting story line. Learned a few things I didn’t know. Interesting characters.
Will finish the six book series.
John Tall Wolf is a mixed breed Native American who works for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Sort of a Native American FBI agent. Works with other federal agencies to help and protect the Native Americans.
John Tall Wolf, a Native American working for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), is supposed to be superficially following up on a cold case related to an FBI murder investigation. Tall Wolf quickly loses the “superficially” part and the game is afoot. This is a tightly written murder mystery with more twists and turns than a mountain road! …
This like all of Joseph Flynnj’s books is a page turner.
Love Flynn and his books
I enjoyed every bit of this book. I love the protagonist and can’t wait to read more of his series. Where author, Joseph Flynn, skillfully superseded other writers in the crime genre was in bringing the tale to a conclusion. The reader knew there was a plan, but Mr. Flynn very skillfully dangled it like as carrot, making the last pages …
i found the book to be two stories-or maybe more-in one. there’s the story of the growth of our protagonist from a “citified button-down Fibby” (FBI) to one more relaxed and acceptable to the people with whom he interacted. the other story is, of course, the solving of the various crimes. i enjoyed both stories, altho the first, the growth of the …
This is an exceptionally well crafted story that blends the spiritual and mythological beliefs of Native American culture with the logical constructs of the modern world in a way that pulls the reader right into the action. John Tall Wolf is a federal agent for the BIA who is pursuing a federal criminal. He faces obstacles, inter-agency bickering …
this was a great book and highly enjoyable. the main character is truly unique and the author’s mastery of language and usage is great. would love more in this series.
Kept in suspense all along. Great plot.
A great main character, good humor and a mystery that moves to a satisfying ending.
This is one of the best books I have read in the last couple of weeks. I read a lot.
loved the main character. It was a page turner. Hated to see it end.
For me, this book just didn’t live up to my expectations but it was an okay read.
Great book, I look forward to reading more in thos series.