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BETRAYAL AT THE BUFFALO RANCH
The University of Arizona Press
Sadie Walela has sharp instincts, close ties
to her Cherokee community, and a deep
connection to the land. When she learns that
her new neighbor, Angus Clyborn’s Buffalo
Ranch, offers rich customers a chance to
kill buffalo for fun, she is horrified. No
good can come of this, she thinks. She
quickly discovers that Angus and a recent
murder victim share a violent history, but
Deputy Sheriff Lance Smith can find little
evidence connecting Angus to the crime.
Sadie uncovers other troubling information:
Angus has been bullying and swindling
Cherokees out of their land, and now he’s
lying about the disappearance of a rare
white buffalo calf from his ranch. Her
suspicions and fears escalate when a former
schoolmate finds employment at the ranch.
Will Sadie’s friend be the next victim?
Drawn deeper and deeper into danger, Sadie
uncovers an unparalleled web of greed and
corruption. It will take all of her
investigating skills to set things
straight—assuming she and her wolfdog can
stay alive long enough to succeed.
“When a
fascinatingly disagreeable character is
killed by rifle shot, the challenge for
Lance and Sadie is sifting through the range
of characters who had diverse and compelling
reasons to want him dead. Betrayal at the
Buffalo Ranch races to a climax like a
stampeding herd and leaves the reader
simultaneously satisfied and wanting the
next Sadie Walela story. Sara Sue Hoklotubbe
gets better with each book; Betrayal at the
Buffalo Ranch is her best yet.”
—Anne
Hillerman, author of the New York Times
best-selling Leaphorn, Chee, and Manuelito
mysteries
“Betrayal at the Buffalo Ranch is a
fast-moving and suspenseful mystery that
unfolds in a contemporary Native American
community that contains people like Sadie
Walela and her boyfriend Lance Smith, people
who become heroes because sometimes heroes
are what’s needed.”
—Thomas Perry,
author of The Bomb Maker
“A compelling, tautly written, and
hard-to-put-down mystery. Betrayal at the
Buffalo Ranch takes you into the lives and
culture of modern-day Cherokees, all while
keeping you guessing and turning the pages
until the very end. Sara Sue Hoklotubbe just
gets better and better.”—Margaret Coel, New
York Times best-selling author of Winter’s
Child
SINKING SUSPICIONS
The University of Arizona Press
Suspicions run high when murder mixes with
identity theft in the latest installment of
the popular Sadie Walela mystery series set
in Cherokee Country. No sooner does Sadie
embark on an unexpected business trip to the
beautiful island of Maui, when her long-time
neighbor, Buck Skinner, a fullblood Cherokee
and World War II veteran, goes missing and
becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a
petty identity thief.
Iconic lawman, Lance Smith, joins a
community-wide search, but Buck is nowhere
to be found. As evidence mounts against her
old friend, Sadie rushes to return home to
help – only to be delayed by an island-wide
earthquake and her own sinking suspicions.
A diverse cast of characters weave together
a breathless story of murder, thievery, and
the toll of war on the human spirit. In her
effort to restore balance to her neighbor’s
life, Sadie not only uncovers the truth, but
unravels much more than a murder.
Sara
Sue Hoklotubbe's Sinking Suspicions will
weave its way into the tapestry of your
literary life with characters that will
charm you, frighten you, and best of all
surprise you—one heck of a good read.”
~Craig
Johnson, New York Times Bestselling author
of the Walt Longmire Mysteries and the basis
of A&E's hit drama Longmire
“Action,
romance, and even bit of World War II
history combine to make Sinking Suspicions a
memorable story that leaves readers
satisfied—and with a grin on our faces.”
~Anne
Hillerman, Author of the New York Times
Bestselling Spider Woman's Daughter
"Another intriguing mystery from a gifted
story teller. With a sure hand, Sara Sue
Hoklotubbe ratchets up the suspense while
exploring the myths, passions and fears of
modern-day Cherokees. If you haven't yet
caught up with this author, Sinking
Suspicions is a fine place to make her
acquaintance."
~Margaret Coel,
author of the Wind River mystery series.
 The
American Café
The University of Arizona Press
ISBN 978-0-8165-2922-3
When Sadie Walela decides to pursue her
childhood dream of owning a restaurant, she
has no idea that murder will be on the menu.
In this second book in the Sadie Walela
series, set in the heart of the Cherokee
Nation, Sadie discovers life as an
entrepreneur is not as easy as she
anticipated. On her first day, she is
threatened by the town’s resident "crazy"
woman and the former owner of The American
Café turns up dead, engulfing the café – and
Sadie herself – in a cloud of suspicion and
unanswered questions.
Drawing on the intuition and perseverance of
her Cherokee ancestry, Sadie is determined
to get some answers when an old friend
unexpectedly turns up to lend a hand. A
diverse cast of characters, including a
mysterious Creek Indian, a corrupt police
chief, an angry Marine home from Iraq, and
the victim’s grieving sister and alcoholic
niece, all come together to create a
multilayered story of denial and deceit.
While striving to untangle relationships and
old family secrets, Sadie ends up unraveling
far more than a murder.
Harlan McKosato of the national radio talk
show Native America Calling says "Hoklotubbe's
writing is like fine wine . . . DECEPTION ON
ALL ACCOUNTS was good, the sequel, THE
AMERICAN CAFE is even better.”
To listen to the entire interview
go to
http://www.nativeamericacalling.com/nac_past.shtml#feb
and scroll down to Wednesday, February 23,
2011–
Book of the Month: The American Café
Great
characters and an authentic Native American
setting (Oklahoma’s Cherokee country) make
this second series title a good pick for
Tony Hillerman fans.
~ Library
Journal
An absorbing
mystery that draws the reader into the rich
history, culture and landscape of Cherokee
Country. The American Café has all of the
twists and turns expected in a first-rate
mystery, but those are only part of its
charm. A gifted story teller, Sara
Hoklotubbe writes of family, the fragile
ties that bind people together and the links
to the past that are always just below the
surface of things. Compassionate and
wonderful!
~Margaret Coel, author of The Spider’s
Web.
The American Cafe is an intriguing, well written, carefully paced mystery.
Sara Sue Hoklotubbe does an excellent job of
depicting the people of Liberty and the
complexities of small town life in a world
where families, law enforcement, whites and
Native Americans don’t always get along.
~Judith Van Gieson, author of the award
winning Neil Hamel Mysteries series.
Five stars to
The American Cafe, a riveting and lyrical
novel. Sara Hoklotubbe draws on her Oklahoma
and Cherokee heritage to create an absorbing
tale with an appealing protagonist. Mystery
lovers will be enchanted.
~Carolyn Hart, author of Letter from Home
The American
Café has an intriguing murder on its menu
because Sara Sue Hoklotubbe has mastered the
craft of cooking up an intriguing mystery
while bringing alive the multi-cultural
complexities of contemporary Indian Country
life in small town Oklahoma in her Sadie
Walela mystery series.
~D.L. Birchfield, author of Field of
Honor
 DECEPTION
ON ALL ACCOUNTS
The University of Arizona Press
ISBN 978-0816523115
Is murder always a simple transaction? Don't
bank on it.
Sadie Walela's life is about to be turned
upside down.
Sadie is a blue-eyed Cherokee living in
northeastern Oklahoma, a half-blood who
finds she sometimes has to adapt to get by
in the white man's world, much as her
father's ancestors did. In this story of
robbery, murder, love, and intrigue, she
faces adversity at each bend in the road,
but in the tradition of her people she
adapts and moves forward--even if it means
having to re-think her relationships and
expectations.
Set against the backdrop of small-town
Oklahoma and its Native culture, "Deception
on All Accounts" draws readers into the real
lives of contemporary American Indians as it
shines a light on violence, corporate
corruption, and prejudice in modern America.
As Sadie Walela comes to terms with murder,
romance, and her hopes for a career, she
finds deception on all accounts.
"Sara
Sue Hoklotubbe takes a fresh plot idea, adds
her clear-eyed Cherokee view of tribal
thinking and small town Oklahoma banking,
and gives us a dandy mystery novel. Don’t
miss it."
~Tony Hillerman
"Seldom have I read a novel that I
enjoyed this much. The book is written with
a tight, fast-paced style that engages and
holds the reader throughout."
~Louis Owens
"Deception on All Accounts is an
impressive debut. Sara Sue Hoklotubbe is a
skillful writer with a fine eye for the
details that bring characters and settings
to life. "
~Judith Van Gieson
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