THE RED CANOE
English
By (author): Wayne Johnson
One of the Most Anticipated Mysteries & Thrillers of 2022Criminal Element One of the Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of 2022CrimeReads Buck, government name Michael Fineday, Ojibwe name Miskwa doden (Red Deer) is on the brink of suicide. He has just been served divorce papers by his wife Naomi, who is fed up with his savior complex and the danger it often attracts to their door. Living on the border of Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community reservation, Buck makes a living as a boatbuilder and carpenter. He spends his days alone, trying to win the trust of a feral catuntil a semi-feral girl shows up, fascinated by the canoe Buck is building. Lucy, Ojibwe name Gage bineh, (Everlasting Bird), lives in a trailer alone with her father, a local policeman struggling with PTSD which is compounded by the loss of Lucys mother. Just barely fifteen she has lived with a lifetime of abuse, while knowing that if she ever spoke out, her father would bear the consequences. Buck senses Lucy is in trouble and doesn't hesitate to come to her defense. On the foundation of their shared Ojibwe heritage, they trace Lucys abuse to a ring that extends farther than either of them ever imagined, while building a bond even sturdier than Bucks canoe.
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