- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Prime Crime (Oct 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0425159671
- ISBN-13: 978-0425159675
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,576,906 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Arapaho lawyer Vicky Holden plays the Lone Ranger as she opposes the
construction of a nuclear waste storage silo on the Legeau Ranch near the
Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. Most of her tribe see the silo as an
opportunity for jobs, but Vicky worries that the site will harm her people.
construction of a nuclear waste storage silo on the Legeau Ranch near the
Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. Most of her tribe see the silo as an
opportunity for jobs, but Vicky worries that the site will harm her people.
Her vocal opposition has stirred up the enmity of her opponents. One
of them wants to quiet Vicky and all other opposition to the construction
by using any means at his/her disposal. One opponent to the site is killed
and Vicky nearly becomes a victim also. She turns to her one known ally,
Father John O'Malley. Working as a team, the intrepid amateur sleuths
begin to investigate why someone wants any opponents to the silo silenced.
As they dig deeper, the pair becomes aware of their own attraction to each
other. Still, they must solve the case if they plan to survive the silo
construction.
Margaret Coel is rightfully being acknowledged as the female Tony
Hillerman. The lead protagonists are wonderful characters and the story
line is a very interesting blend of a modern problem (nuclear waste) and
Native American folk lore. More novels like THE DREAM STALKER and readers
will soon be calling Tony Hillerman the male Margaret Coel.
Harriet Klausner
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Shattered dreams
28 Aug 2005
Format:Mass Market Paperback
"The Dream Stalker" has everything you could want in a mystery novel -- a suspensful and compelling story, well-drawn characters and setting, an intriguing glimpse into the Arapaho culture and frustrated love.
About the only complaint I could make is I wish Margaret Coel would continue the stories of her supporting characters from novel to novel. For example, her last book ended with Susan, Vicky Holden's daughter, in drug treatment. In "The Dream Stalker," it is mentioned Susan has returned home to L.A., but nothing else is stated about her recovery or her strained relationship with Vicky. Coel is so good at making me care about her characters, I want to see what happens to all of them.
However, that's a small quibble about a series that is rapidly becoming one of my favorites.
I also want to note the villain in "The Dream Stalker" was one of the most chilling killers I've ever encountered in mystery fiction, a person made all the scarier because of their absolute conviction that what they are doing is justified.
About the only complaint I could make is I wish Margaret Coel would continue the stories of her supporting characters from novel to novel. For example, her last book ended with Susan, Vicky Holden's daughter, in drug treatment. In "The Dream Stalker," it is mentioned Susan has returned home to L.A., but nothing else is stated about her recovery or her strained relationship with Vicky. Coel is so good at making me care about her characters, I want to see what happens to all of them.
However, that's a small quibble about a series that is rapidly becoming one of my favorites.
I also want to note the villain in "The Dream Stalker" was one of the most chilling killers I've ever encountered in mystery fiction, a person made all the scarier because of their absolute conviction that what they are doing is justified.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Third book of the series
21 Nov 2003
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The attraction that Father John O'Malley and Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden feel for each other deepens in this third book of the series. Father John receives an anonymous phone call late at night, requesting a meeting with him. When he goes to the meeting place, he finds an unidentified body whom he is sure is the caller. Meanwhile Vicky is working to oppose a transaction which would allow a ranch to be turned over to a company which will use it for a nuclear storage site. More people die, and Father John is afraid that Vicky will be next. There are abductions, car chases, and other scarey moments while the Jesuit priest and the Arapaho attorney pursue the murderer. There are also the usual glimpses into the Arapaho culture which always enrich Margaret Coel's books. This is another good entry to this series.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
A beautiful blend of mystery and mysticism
23 Aug 1997
Format:Hardcover
Arapaho lawyer Vicky Holden plays the Lone Ranger as she opposes the
construction of a nuclear waste storage silo on the Legeau Ranch near the
Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. Most of her tribe see the silo as an
opportunity for jobs, but Vicky worries that the site will harm her people.
construction of a nuclear waste storage silo on the Legeau Ranch near the
Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. Most of her tribe see the silo as an
opportunity for jobs, but Vicky worries that the site will harm her people.
Her vocal opposition has stirred up the enmity of her opponents. One
of them wants to quiet Vicky and all other opposition to the construction
by using any means at his/her disposal. One opponent to the site is killed
and Vicky nearly becomes a victim also. She turns to her one known ally,
Father John O'Malley. Working as a team, the intrepid amateur sleuths
begin to investigate why someone wants any opponents to the silo silenced.
As they dig deeper, the pair becomes aware of their own attraction to each
other. Still, they must solve the case if they plan to survive the silo
construction.
Margaret Coel is rightfully being acknowledged as the female Tony
Hillerman. The lead protagonists are wonderful characters and the story
line is a very interesting blend of a modern problem (nuclear waste) and
Native American folk lore. More novels like THE DREAM STALKER and readers
will soon be calling Tony Hillerman the male Margaret Coel.
Harriet Klausner
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