{"id":28957,"date":"2022-02-11T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=28957"},"modified":"2022-02-09T09:56:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T14:56:05","slug":"winter-counts-by-david-heska-wanbli-weiden-z-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=28957","title":{"rendered":"WINTER COUNTS by David Heska Wanbli Weiden \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nWinter Counts<\/a> by David Heska Wanbli Weiden<\/span><\/p>\n

Hardcover: 336 pages
\nPublisher: Ecco (August 25, 2020)<\/p>\n

First sentence…<\/p>\n

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I leaned back in the seat of my old Ford Pinto, listening to the sounds coming from the Depot, the reservation’s only tavern.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Overview:  Beware of Spoilers\u2026<\/p>\n

When folks on the Rosebud Indian Reservation need help that the law can’t provide, they go to Virgil Wounded Horse.  Virgil’s solution isn’t always legal, but he gets results. While some view Virgil as a hero, others see him as a half-breed thug who has turned his back on tribal traditions.  Virgil uses the money he receives for “resolving situations” to raise his nephew, Nathan.  Both of Virgil’s parents and his sister are dead.<\/p>\n

Virgil is offered a large amount of money to track down the source bringing heroin onto the reservation.  He follows leads that take him to Denver.  There Virgil learns that drug cartels are involved.  When Nathan is almost killed and framed for heroin possession, Virgil realizes that he may have been set up.<\/p>\n

David Heska Wanbli Weiden is an enrolled citizen of the Sicangu Lakota nation so it’s no wonder Winter Counts<\/a><\/span> presents such a vivid picture of life on a reservation.  And it’s not often pretty.  Weiden’s setting is unique, as are his characters, but the problems they face are universal.<\/p>\n

Winter Counts<\/a><\/span> is one of my favorite novels from last year and I’m far from the only one praising Weiden. Winter Counts<\/a><\/span> won the Macavity Award<\/em> for Best Novel, the Barry Award<\/em> for Best Novel, the Anthony Award<\/em> for Best First Novel, the Thriller Award<\/em> for Best First Novel and was an Edgar Award<\/em> Nominee for Best First Novel.  Winter Counts<\/a><\/span> was also selected as a Best Book of 2020<\/em> by Publisher’s Weekly, CrimeReads<\/em> and GoodReads<\/em>.<\/p>\n

I’m looking forward to David Heska Wanbli Weiden’s follow-up.  Winter Counts<\/a><\/span> rates 5 of 5 stars.<\/p>\n

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