Winter’s Child {+ Giveaway}

◊ WINTER’S CHILD by Margaret Coel

◊ Series: Wind River Mystery, Book #20

◊ Hardcover: 304 pages

◊ Genre: Cozy Murder Mystery

◊ Publisher: Berkley (September 6, 2016)

◊ Language: English

◊ ISBN-10: 0425280322

◊ ISBN-13: 978-0425280324

SYNOPSIS:

          Margaret Coel’s New York Times bestselling series continues as Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden and Father John O’Malley discover that a centuries-old mystery is tied to a modern-day crime on the Wind River Reservation…
 

In the midst of a blizzard, Myra and Eldon Little Shield found an abandoned baby on their doorstep and brought her inside. Five years later, no one has come back to claim the little girl now known as Mary Anne Little Shield. But now that she’s old enough to start school, her foster parents fear social services will take her—a white child—away from them.

Determined to adopt Mary Anne, the Little Shields hire lawyer Clint Hopkins, who wants Vicky as co-counsel on the case. But before their meeting can take place, a black truck deliberately runs Hopkins down in the street.

Enlisting Father John to help investigate who would kill to stop the child’s adoption, Vicky unravels a connection between the five-year-old girl and a missing alcoholic Arapaho wanted for robbery—only to uncover one of the darkest secrets in Wind River’s history…

Author Margaret Coel gives readers a good blend of how Native Americans and the Caucasian world relate to one another in her Wind River Mystery series. She takes readers deep into the lives of Native Americans and their way of life as she shows the white man’s world around them.

A portion of WINTER’S CHILD has a basis in real events making the story even more plausible. The reader is drawn into a number of storylines that intersect several times before coming together in an electrifying conclusion. Coel artfully moves between past and present to make a well-balanced tale.

The characters are realistic, likable and well-developed. The story moves at a quick pace holding your attention with twists and unexpected surprises. The Wind River Reservation and surrounding area are brought to life through Coel’s vivid descriptions and rich details.

Filled with suspense and intrigue, this story can be read on its own. Mystery buffs will enjoy the doubt Coel weaves into her story along with a good dose of loyalty, friendship and a touch of romance.

Winter’s Child by Margaret Coel, A Wind River Mystery (Book #20), Berkley, @2016, ISBN: 978-0425280324, Hardcover, 304 Pages

FTC Full Disclosure – A copy of this book was sent to me by the publisher in hopes I would review it. However, receiving the complimentary copy did not influence my review. The thoughts are completely my own and given honestly and freely.

Thanks to the wonderful folks at Penguin Random House, I have a print copy of WINTER’S CHILD by Margaret Coel to giveaway. The giveaway is open to residents of the U.S. only and will end at 12 a.m. (EST) on Sunday, Sept. 18.

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