Winter Counts

Winter Counts
David Heska Wanbli Weiden
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Hardback
h229 x 152mm - 336pg
25 Aug 2020 US
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9780062968944
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"Winter Counts is a marvel. It' s a thriller with a beating heart and jagged teeth. This book is a brilliant meditation on power and violence, and a testament to just how much a crime novel can achieve. Weiden is a powerful new voice. I couldn' t put it down. " --Tommy Orange, author of There There A Recommended Read from: USA Today * TIME * The Washington Post * Buzzfeed * Electric Literature * Lit Hub * Shondaland * Publishers Weekly * Crimereads * Salon * PopSugarA groundbreaking thriller about a vigilante on a Native American reservation who embarks on a dangerous mission to track down the source of a heroin influx. Virgil Wounded Horse is the local enforcer on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. When justice is denied by the American legal system or the tribal council, Virgil is hired to deliver his own punishment, the kind that' s hard to forget. But when heroin makes its way into the reservation and finds Virgil' s nephew, his vigilantism suddenly becomes personal. He enlists the help of his ex-girlfriend and sets out to learn where the drugs are coming from, and how to make them stop. They follow a lead to Denver and find that drug cartels are rapidly expanding and forming new and terrifying alliances. And back on the reservation, a new tribal council initiative raises uncomfortable questions about money and power. As Virgil starts to link the pieces together, he must face his own demons and reclaim his Native identity. He realizes that being a Native American in the twenty-first century comes at an incredible cost. Winter Counts is a tour-de-force of crime fiction, a bracingly honest look at a long-ignored part of American life, and a twisting, turning story that' s as deeply rendered as it is thrilling.
Sizzling. . . . In the grand tradition of trouble-seeking, down-at-the-heels private eyes with strong moral codes, Virgil must confront many obstacles at once. . . . Weiden is from a branch of the Lakota tribe himself, and his book relies on deep research into its history and traditions. Winter Counts is written with a light touch and a good deal of humor. --New York Times Book Review, Editor' s Choice "Weiden combines funny, complex, and unforgettable characters with strong, poetic prose. . . This is crime fiction at its best. "--Publishers Weekly(starred review) "You can zip through ' Winter Counts' for the fast-paced thrills or the chance to learn about native culture, but slow down to enjoy the beauty of Weiden' s writing. "--Washington Post Winter Counts is a once-in-a-generation thriller, an unforgettable debut set in and around South Dakota' s Rosebud Indian Reservation that brims with complex characters, believable conflicts and an urgent message about Native culture, inequities and criminal justice. . . . Propulsive. "--Los Angeles Times Winter Counts drops the hammer on page one and never lets up, until you' re not sure if that' s the drums in the story or your heart in your chest pounding. --Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Only Good Indians and Mongrels Winter Counts is a terrific debut--tight and tense, hard-eyed and big-hearted. David Heska Wanbli Weiden' s main character, Virgil Wounded Horse, is as compelling, complex, and sharply observed as the world he inhabits. --Lou Berney, Edgar Award-winning author of November Road and The Long and Faraway Gone Winter Counts is both a propulsive crime novel and a wonderfully informative book. David Heska Wanbli Weiden has written the first of what I hope is a series of books about life on Rosebud Reservation. Virgil Wounded Horse, his nephew Nathan, and Marie Short Bear are more than characters; they brim with intrigue and authentic life. --Louise Erdrich, author of The Night Watchman "Winter Counts is a compelling read and an insightful perspective on identity and power in America. --USA Today "Winter Counts is a marvel. It' s a thriller with a beating heart and jagged teeth. This book is a brilliant meditation on power and violence, and a testament to just how much a crime novel can achieve. Weiden is a powerful new voice. I couldn' t put it down. " --Tommy Orange, author of There There "Wholly satisfying, the novel builds to a violent, action-packed denouement, leaving space for a sequel. . . . "Winter Counts" is a riveting yet soulful reimagining of hard-boiled crime fiction for an era in which systemic rot seems to be routinely uncovered. "--San Francisco Chronicle A stone-cold thriller with a soul and a politics--compelling and complex. A gripping crime story perfectly married to bigger questions about race and place and American violence. --David Treuer, author of The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee One part gritty procedural, one part hard-edged literature, Winter Counts is more than a novel--it' s a testament in napalm you won' t be able to put down because it burns and holds fast. --Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries "A tale of drugs and violence on the Rosebud Reservation is also a celebration of reviving Lakota traditions. . . A knowing, revealing look at life on a reservation. . . The spirit, joy, pride and resilience of Native people also comes through these pages: respect for elders, the hunger for education and meaningful work, a growing interest in Lakota language, customs and traditions. "--Minneapolis Star Tribune "[A] revelatory debut crime novel propelled by vital and affecting Native American characters . . . Suspenseful, gritty, gruffly endearing, and resonant. "--Booklist "Winter Counts is a gripping, richly textured thriller and an urgent dispatch from Indian Country. Weiden writes with impressive authority and insight in this entirely original, enlightening, cliche-destroying novel. "--James A. McLaughlin, Edgar Award-winning author of Bearskin "I' ve been waiting most of my life for this book without realizing it. Winter Counts is a knowing, authentic, closely observed novel about modern-day Lakotas that rings absolutely true, warts and all. The sense of place is breathtaking and raw. It' s a hell of a debut. "--C. J. Box, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Long Range "The full-throttle, can' t-put-it-downness of this novel is a fact. Winter Counts is a hell of a gripping debut, perfectly plotted; David Heska Wanbli Weiden is a major new voice in crime fiction, indigenous fiction, and American literature. "--Benjamin Percy, author of Suicide Woods and Red Moon "David Heska Wanbli Weiden' s Winter Counts marks the rise of a powerful new Native American voice in fiction, one that possesses an unnameable quality. With brilliant and precise prose, Weiden has created a deeply moving, heartfelt crime novel through Virgil Wounded Horse and his experiences of Native life. An astonishing debut novel. "--Brandon Hobson, National Book Award Finalist and author of Where the Dead Sit Talking "Weiden announces himself as a formidable new voice in crime fiction. The images haunt, the action crackles, and Virgil Wounded Horse makes a lasting impression. Winter Counts is a heartfelt page-turner with compelling characters, keen cultural insight, and a climax unlike any I' ve read before. "--Steph Cha, author of Your House Will Pay
David Heska Wanbli Weiden is an enrolled citizen of the Sicangu Lakota Nation and received his MFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts. He' s a MacDowell Colony Fellow, a Tin House Scholar, and the recipient of the PEN America Writing for Justice Fellowship. A lawyer and professor, he lives in Denver, Colorado, with his family.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780062968944
Published: 25 Aug 2020
Published In: United States
Imprint: ECCO Press
Publisher: Ecco Press
Format: Hardback
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine: 33mm
Weight: 499g
Pages: 336

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