I borrowed the audiobook from the library.
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: August 19, 2014
Summary:
When the body of a teenage Ojibwe girl washes up on the shore of an island in Lake Superior, the residents of the nearby Bad Bluff reservation whisper that it was the work of a deadly mythical beast, the Windigo, or a vengeful spirit called Michi Peshu. Such stories have been told by the Ojibwe people for generations, but they don’t explain how the girl and her friend, Mariah Arceneaux, disappeared a year ago. At the request of the Arceneaux family, private investigator Cork O’Connor takes on the case.
But on the Bad Bluff reservation, nobody’s talking. Still, Cork puts enough information together to find a possible trail. He learns that the old port city of Duluth is a modern-day center for sex trafficking of vulnerable women, many of whom are young Native Americans. As the investigation deepens, so does the danger.
Yet Cork holds tight to his higher purpose—his vow to find Mariah, an innocent fifteen-year-old girl whose family is desperate to get her back. With only the barest hope of saving her from men whose darkness rivals that of the legendary Windigo, Cork prepares for an epic battle that will determine whether it will be fear, or love, that truly conquers all.
My thoughts:
The 14th book in the Cork O’Connor series and I cannot get enough of these books. I look forward to each new book, excited to see what new journey Cork, and now his family, will find themselves on, because that’s what ends up happening with the cases that present themselves here and exactly what we get with this latest installment.
This book was a heavier book in some cases in that it involved sex trafficking, but I loved that way the author took that and balanced it with the ancient Native myth – the Windigo. It made for some interesting, albeit haunting reading and I admit I was on edge at times. Apparently, this book is based in reality – sex trafficking is a known issue that the Ojibwe Community faces on their reservation and I love that the author used was able to take that and help bring awareness to this issue.
Books can be great escapes, but they can also be a way to bring awareness to issues like this. This book does both!
Audio thoughts:
So glad David Chandler is back to narrate this one. He has narrated all the books to date and I love his consistency book to book.
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