Eigentlich hat er ja den Polizeidienst quittiert, um sich ganz der Landschaftsfotografie zu widmen. Und überhaupt hat er nicht die geringste Lust, einen Mordfall aufzuklären, erst recht nicht, wenn es dabei um den gigantischen Wohnungs- und Kasinokomplex geht, der im Chinook-Reservat aus dem Boden gestampft wird. Doch was soll man tun, wenn der Hauptverdächtige ausgerechnet der Sohn der aktuellen Bettgefährtin ist? Und wenn dieser Sohn dann auch noch Mitglied der indianischen Protestbewegung gegen exakt dieses Bauprojekt und ausgerechnet just seit besagtem Mord spurlos verschwunden ist? Thumps DreadfulWater, selbst ein Cherokee, wird gegen seinen Willen in die Ermittlungen hineingezogen und versucht, den Jungen zu finden, bevor die Cops es tun.
Thomas King Bücher
When Will returns to Medicine River, he thinks he is simply attending his mother's funeral. He doesn't count on Harlen Bigbear and his unique brand of community planning. Harlen tries to sell Will on the idea of returning to Medicine River to open shop as the town's only Native photographer. Somehow, that's exactly what happens. Through Will's gentle and humorous narrative, we come to know Medicine River, a small Albertan town bordering a Blackfoot reserve. And we meet its people: the basketball team; Louise Heavyman and her daughter, South Wing; Martha Oldcrow, the marriage doctor; Joe Bigbear, Harlen's world-travelling, storytelling brother; Bertha Morley, who has a short fling with a Calgary dating service; and David Plume, who went to Wounded Knee. At the centre of it all is Harlen, advising and pestering, annoying and entertaining, gossiping and benevolently interfering in the lives of his friends and neighbours.
A #1 Indie bestseller and a Canadian bestseller for 22 weeks, the brilliant latest novel from one of Canada's foremost authors Inspired by a handful of postcards sent nearly a hundred years ago, Bird and Mimi attempt to trace long-lost uncle Leroy and the family medicine bundle he took with him to Europe. "I'm sweaty and sticky. My ears are still popping from the descent into Vaclav Havel. My sinuses ache. My stomach is upset. My mouth is a sewer. I roll over and bury my face in a pillow. Mimi snuggles down beside me with no regard for my distress. 'My god,' she whispers, 'can it get any better?'" By turns witty, sly and poignant, this is the unforgettable tale of one couple's holiday in Europe, where their wanderings through its famous capitals reveal a complicated history, both personal and political.
"MY LALA DOTS!" Lala shouted with glee. "I'll stick these red dots on whatever I see."