- School & Library Binding
- Publisher: San Val (Sep 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0613997212
- ISBN-13: 978-0613997218
- Product Dimensions: 17.1 x 10.8 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Margaret Coel is one of the more talented mystery writers out there, but what really makes her stand out is her ability to write with sensitivity about life among the Arapaho. She manages to avoid stereotypes both of "the drunken Indian" and "the noble Indian". But she is also excellent at her descriptions of setting, and gives you a feel for Wyoming. When she described the snowy wind-swept winter landscape of Wyoming, I could see it all clearly in my mind and wanted to turn up the thermostat. I was a little disappointed with the ending, and that is the only reason I wouldn't give this book five stars. But if you like reading about Native Americans, you will love this book.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
My Dad is off the Wind River Reservation and as such, we often return to visit relatives and friends. (We're even related to one of the people Coel quoted as her research help!) It was somewhat of a surprise to discover the res as a place of mystery and to see places I know described so well. Coel did an excellent job with her details and of getting the feel for the people who live on - and off - the res. I liked how she touched on the issues and pain that effect modern day Indians. It was refreshing despite how depressing it can get.
The only reason she doesn't get more than 3 stars from me is not due to the mystery itself (which was well-plotted) but when, towards the end, another writer seems to take over and profanity spills onto the pages. You can get a feel for real life without getting too graphic! The end was great, though, so she didn't get too off track. P.S. Like the other reader, I, too, have writen an American Indian story. But mine is for 8-12 year olds and more about issues than mystery. Its off to the first prospective publisher so we'll see how it does! Good Luck on your next book, Margaret Coel!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
The Ghost Walker was an interesting read.
24 Oct 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The Ghost Walker was quick and easy reading. As a fan of Tony Hillerman's work and his fascinating Navaho characters, Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn, I was interested in how Margaret Coel's work, set on the Wind River Arapaho reservation, would compare. Maybe it wasn't fair to compare. Coel's and Hillerman's styles are totally different, as they should be. Even though they both write about Native Americans on the reservation, every writer is unique, every story is different. Coel's Father John O'Malley is certainly an engaging character, a real, flawed human being like the rest of us. Still, I found Coel's story here to be not quite as engaging as I thought it could have been (thus, 3 stars). I enjoyed the book enough, though, to want to read another in the series, maybe The Dream Stalker.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Coel makes you feel like you were there on the reservation.
9 Feb 1999
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Margaret Coel is one of the more talented mystery writers out there, but what really makes her stand out is her ability to write with sensitivity about life among the Arapaho. She manages to avoid stereotypes both of "the drunken Indian" and "the noble Indian". But she is also excellent at her descriptions of setting, and gives you a feel for Wyoming. When she described the snowy wind-swept winter landscape of Wyoming, I could see it all clearly in my mind and wanted to turn up the thermostat. I was a little disappointed with the ending, and that is the only reason I wouldn't give this book five stars. But if you like reading about Native Americans, you will love this book.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Makes you feel right at home with Father John....
28 Jun 1997
Format:Hardcover
Margaret Coel's second book weaves an intricate
web involving smuggling and murder on the Arapaho
Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. The primary
characters, a Jesuit priest fighting his personal
battle with alcoholism and an Arapaho attorney
plagued with guilt over abandoning her children
when they were young. Together these two unlikely
detectives investigate the suspicious events that
take place when three white men show up on the
reservation with the attorney's daughter.
web involving smuggling and murder on the Arapaho
Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. The primary
characters, a Jesuit priest fighting his personal
battle with alcoholism and an Arapaho attorney
plagued with guilt over abandoning her children
when they were young. Together these two unlikely
detectives investigate the suspicious events that
take place when three white men show up on the
reservation with the attorney's daughter.
From the moment that Father John O'Malley discovers
a body at the side of the road during a blizzard,
the reader becomes part of the story. The characters
and the mysteries they face, pull the reader into
the depths of the book. We become friends with
Father John and Vicky Holden, and eagerly get caught
up in their lives.
This is a very "comfortable"
book to read. Though it is not highly suspenseful,
the story has been told thoroughly and with the
insight of someone who knows the ways of the Arapaho
people. The reader is allowed glimpses in to the
private lives of the characters, and comes away
wanting to know them better.
I gave it an "8"
only because there were times when it seemed to
drag a little.....so its really close to a "9" !!
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