- Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Prime Crime (MM); Reprint edition (Nov 1 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0425198677
- ISBN-13: 978-0425198674
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 11.1 x 2.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,035,283 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Mitchell combines a great story line with an authentic Native-American background in his flawless fourth mystery (after 2001's The Ancient Ones) to feature FBI Special Agent Anna Turnipseed, a Modoc, and Bureau of Indian Affairs investigator Emmett Parker, a Comanche. When the body of Brenda Two Kettles turns up in a frozen field near her New York reservation, her severe injuries leave no doubt that she fell from the sky, just like Sky Woman in the Oneida story of creation. Enter the Feds' Indian hunting party, Turnipseed and Parker. The Oneida nation's 1985 win in a Supreme Court decision has still not succeeded in the return of their rightful ownership of 270,000 acres now in the hands of about 60,000 white people. Finding an answer seems impossible, though many forces are at work to reach a peaceful resolution. Yet how does an Oneida Indian take a commercial airliner and end up falling to her death? Anna becomes increasingly aware that the solution is somehow connected to the Oneidas' creation story. As the body count rises, she and her almost-lover, Emmett, realize they have no time to work on their damaged personal lives. As a former deputy on the Paiute-Shoshone Indian reservations in California, the author knows the real issues facing Native Americans today. Packed with suspense and action, this intricate tale delivers a conclusion that is nothing short of brilliant.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From AudioFile
Dick Hill works magic in this thriller set in the world of the modern Oneida tribe in upstate New York. Anna Turnipseed, and her partner are assigned to solve what is, if not murder, one of the more bizarre accidents on record, the death of Oneida elder Brenda Twokettles by falling out of the sky when no aircraft was in the area. It's all connected to an Oneida creation myth, racist passions, a divisive land claim, and a psychological manipulation that defies belief, but you can tell instantly if Hill's speaker is male, female, drunk, drugged, scared, sleepy, or nuts, and he brings tension and subtlety to the pacing that absolutely save the day. B.G. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazingly consistent with Iroquois politics/culture,
By Doug George-Kanentiio (Oneida Territory, Haudenosaunee Confederacy) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sky Woman Falling (Hardcover)
Sky Woman Falling ranks with Tony Hillerman's best books in its stunningly accurate portrayal of contemporary Iroquois society. He takes a very complex situation, the gambling crisis which has ripped apart the Iroquois, and written a novel which describes not only the internal tensions but the tragic results stemming from this latest assault upon the Six Nations. His command of Haudenosaunee cosmology, spirituality and symbolism is truly unique for a non-Native novelist. There is nothing patronizing is this book. The principals in Sky Woman Falling are Native investigators as are the culprits. He correctly portrays the Native gambling advocates as complex humans seduced, and then corrupted, by casino gambling. Mitchell obviously used a lot of shoe leather travelling around central New York; his descriptions of the land and people are without parallel. The story takes place among the Oneidas but could have just as easily described events among the Seneca, Onondaga or Mohawk. As a Mohawk writer I applaud this book and strongly urge anyone who has an interest in the Iroquois to read it and pass it along to your friends. It would make a great film.Doug George-Kanentiio Akwesasane Mohawk residing on Oneida Territory
5.0 out of 5 stars
A baffling murder in an atmosphere of animosity,
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This review is from: Sky Woman Falling (Hardcover)
FBI special agent Anna Turnipseed, a California Modoc, again teams up with Bureau of Indian Affairs Investigator Emmett Parker, an Oklahoma Comanche, in a murder case in upstate New York, where friction between Oneida Indians and local whites are high after a court case awarded most of suburban upstate to the Indians.The victim, Brenda Two Kettles, an outspoken Oneida, fell to her death from the sky - presumably from the airplane she was taking to unstated business in New York City. But time and route implausabilities are only the beginning in this baffling case. As the pair - still caught up in their unfulfilled attraction - explore family and community leads, a picture of conflicts emerges. Conflict between Two Kettles and her impoverished and alcoholic family and tribal leaders. And conflict between angry whites and long-aggrieved Indians. Mitchell ("Ancient Ones"), a former reservation cop, tells the story from several viewpoints, including a childlike giant who janitors at the Indian museum and harbors some fearful secret. The plot encompasses tribal legends and Anna's prescient dreams as well as ugly racism, modern power struggles and smart police work. An explosive, double-barreled climax and an ingenious resolution top things off. Anna remains an intriguing protagonist in this well-grounded, suspense-filled series.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another excellent Parker and Turnipseed outing,
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This review is from: Sky Woman Falling (Hardcover)
Woven around the good and bad influences of an Indian casino in New York State and the politics involved, Emmett Parker and Anna Turnipseed find themselves in the middle of the Oneida culture and legends. Fast-moving, and inhabited with people you like and hate, this fourth episode featuring Parker/Turnipseed is excellent. Descriptions of the land and characters are evocative; the path to solving the death that took them to Syracuse and Oneida lands twisted and strewn with obstacles. This work is excellent (can't use that word enough) to the very last page.If this is your first Kirk Mitchell novel, you owe it to yourself to read the preceding three. They just get better.
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