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The Spirit Woman | 
 enlarge | Author: Margaret Coel
Creator: Stephanie Brush
Publisher: Books in Motion
Category: Book
Buy New: $19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 2221446
Format: Unabridged
Media: Audio Cassette
Edition: Unabridged
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 5.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 1581161379
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781581161373
ASIN: 1581161379
Publication Date: February 2001
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Book Description
Her previous Native American mystery, The Lost Bird, hit the New York Times extended list and received glowing reviews. Now Margaret Coel presents the newest entry in her "superior series" (Booklist).
When Vicky Holden and Father John O'Malley look into the disappearance of a history professor who was visiting the Wind River Reservation, they are led into a twenty-year-old mystery involving the disappearance of another historian, and then even further into the past-as they unravel a controversy surrounding the young Shoshone woman named Sacajawea...
Margaret Coel's mysteries:
"Shouldn't be missed by anyone interested in either new trends in mystery writing or contemporary Indian culture. She's a master at both."-Tony Hillerman
"Coel is clearly at the top of her game."-Booklist
"Coel is a vivid voice for the West, its struggles to retain its past and at the same time enjoy the fruits of the future."-Dallas Morning News
"Coel knows that the gaps between cultures are fertile ground for suspense."-Publishers Weekly
"One of the top storytellers of the genre."-Midwest Book Review
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 Traveler in Time November 22, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Scajawea, the mystery woman of the Lewis and Clark expedition: Were her memories of the trip recorded? Legend says they were, but were destroyed in a fire. A young archaeologist claimed to have discovered it then disappeared. Now a friend of Vickie Holden's comes to the Wind River Reservation to follow the tracks left behind by this missing woman.
A skeleton which proves to be the missing woman leads both Vickie and Father John to fear for the safety of the new researcher. The killer may strike again to cloak his identity.
Vickie strives to find the answers while dealing with her memories of an abusive husband that drove her from her home and the rejection of her own people for stepping outside a woman's traditional place.
Nash Black, author of TRAVELERS and SINS OF THE FATHERS.
 Sacajawea, the Legend or the Real Woman? August 7, 2007
The truth is out there but somebody wants it to stay hidden. Now Vicky Holden has to decide what to do about a friend gone missing, a friend trying to also find the truth. The story has lots of plot twists and the added subplot of Father John O'Malley finally being told he has to move on. Yes, it seems like he is going to be replaced. Missing scholars, murder and history all mixed into one novel.
Vicky and Father John on a cold case April 20, 2007
This book actually has three mysteries intertwined in the story. First is the 20 year old skeleton that Father John finds buried at the mission. Second is the age-old mystery of what actually happened to the Indian scout Sacajawea, and third the disappearance of Vicky's friend who goes missing while she is researching Sacajawea on the Windy Hills Reservation. I love the tales about Sacajawea, so was anxious to read this book. I did find the mystery a little predictable, but as always, I really enjoy Father John and Vicky, and I also enjoy all the wonderful Indian lore that is placed throughout each book.
great ! January 12, 2007
I found this book a great read !! If you like Hillerman, you will like Margaret Coel's books. They are quick moving, exciting and full of human relationships.
In search of Sacajawea December 16, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Arapaho attorney Vicki Holden has a reunion with an old friend when Laura Simmons appears on the Wind River Reservation to do research on Sacajawea. Laura is following in the footsteps of another investigator who came to the reservation 20 years earlier and who disappeared. When a skeleton is unearthed which proves to be the first investigator, Vicky and her friend, Father John, decide that Laura may be in danger. This book contains themes of domestic abuse and alcoholism which occur on the reservation and which tie the stories of the two investigators to that of Sacajawea. The story gets a little slow at times, but the continuing attraction between the unlikely pair of priest and female attorney keeps things interesting.
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