Ancient Ones: A Novel of Suspense - Softcover

Mitchell, Kirk

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553579207 ISBN 13: 9780553579208

Publisher: Bantam, 2002

Synopsis

From Kirk Mitchell comes a riveting suspense thriller in the tradition of Tony Hillerman and Joseph Wambaugh, featuring Bureau of Indian Affairs Criminal Investigator Emmett Quanah Parker and FBI Special Agent Anna Turnipseed, two Native American cops searching for justice between their heritage and the law.

Though there are signs of foul play, Emmett Quanah Parker and Anna Turnipseed aren’t looking for a killer — the remains dug out of a riverbank by an illegal fossil hunter are 14,000 years old. Parker and Turnipseed have been sent to central Oregon as official witnesses to the examination of the relics.

But the bones quickly provoke a controversy that threatens to erupt into violence: the skeleton is not Native American but distinctly Caucasian, shattering long-held tenets of who first inhabited this continent.

Emmett, with his Comanche and white ancestry, and Anna, a reservation-born Modoc with Asian blood, share a sensitivity to both parties’ concerns — and a forbidden attraction that’s causing them professional and personal problems.

As people connected to the case begin to lose their lives, Emmett and Anna are paralyzed by their own demons. And if they stop watching each other’s back, even for a moment, the killer may target them too.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

“Tony Hillerman, watch your back.... Mitchell knows his turf and delivers a savory whodunit without remorse.”
— People

“A superior police procedural ... [Mitchell] keeps the suspense ... high.”
— Kirkus Reviews

“Kirk Mitchell is a talented storyteller.”
— The Midwest Book Review
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About the Author:

Kirk Mitchell is a veteran of law enforcement in Indian country. An Edgar Award nominee for a previous novel, he lives in the Sierra Nevada of California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0553579207
• ISBN 13: 9780553579208
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 400