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Sarah Frank is a 14-year-old orphan who lives unhappily with her aunt and her no-good boyfriend in Nevada. Sarah dreams of going back to Colorado to live with her Ute shaman aunt Daisy Perika, an elder of her tribe, spiritual seeker and crotchety person. She also wants to be with her 'uncle' Charlie Moon, her father's old friend and tribal investigator. When Sarah is seen standing over the body of Ben Silver in his home, where she works as a housecleaner, the police think she killed the old man to get his money. Sarah goes on the run to the only people she knows will take her in. But as Sarah runs to Colorado evil deeds seem to follow her. Charlie Moon goes to investigate Sarah's involvement in the murder and he brings along his latest flame, FBI agent, non-Native American Lila Mae McTeague. As more deaths occur the search for Sarah grows tense and spirits of the dead start to become more active. That's when Daisy Perika's special gifts for seeing omens, having paranormal dreams and knowing when spirits are around her, come in to play. This is James D Doss's 11th Charlie Moon book and it's the first I've read. I can't believe I've never head of this series because it is utterly wonderful. The story is told through an omniscient narrator who has a great sense of humor. We are privileged to all of the characters' thoughts and feelings, including some animals as well. The book is captivating. Doss has a great talent for creating believable and realistic characters. No one is perfect and all are blessed with a healthy temper and a fine sense of humor about their lives, their situation and themselves. As dark as the book gets, the people in the story keep you reading, the desire to see how they react to the goings on is overpowering. STONE BUTTERFLY is one of those rare books where the writer has so many false starts and red herrings that the readers can't have an idea about the ending. And when the surprise solution comes, you discover that every clue that misdirected you was solid as a rock. The book is well written, both as a murder mystery and as a great read with fine dialogue. I'm definitely going to look for the ten other books in this series. It is wonderful!
Reviewed by Sharon Katz, November 2006
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