The libraries will be on a  programming break from December 23 - January 1. 

John O'Malley and Vicky Holden mysteries

Author:
Coel, Margaret
Coel, Margaret, 1937
 
Showing 1 - 15 of 15
Book cover for "The Eagle Catcher".
Rate this title:
Star rating for The Eagle Catcher
Series Volume:
0001
Description:
From New York Times bestselling author Margaret Coel comes a tightly crafted mystery that blends Native American culture and history with contemporary issues and fast-paced action—the first in the Wind River series!
When the Arapaho tribal chairman is found murdered in his tepee at the Ethete powwow, the evidence points to the chairman's nephew, Anthony Castle. But Father John O'Malley, pastor of St. Francis Mission, and Vicky...
Book cover for "The Ghost Walker".
Rate this title:
Star rating for The Ghost Walker
Series Volume:
0002
Description:

Father John O'Malley discovers a frozen body on the Arapaho Reservation, a corspe that later disappears. O'Malley and Vicky Holden draw upon ancient traditions to stop a murderer.

Book cover for "The Dream Stalker".
Rate this title:
Star rating for The Dream Stalker
Series Volume:
0003
Description:

When the Wind River Reservation agrees to a nuclear waste storage site in exchange for jobs and millions in revenue, murder points Vicky Holden and Father John toward a larger plot.

Book cover for "The Story Teller".
Rate this title:
Star rating for The Story Teller
Series Volume:
0004
Description:

Father John O'Malley and attorney Vicky Holden investigate the murder of an Arapaho student interested in a priceless Arapaho ledger, a ledger recently missing from a museum.

Book cover for "The lost bird".
Rate this title:
Star rating for The lost bird
Series Volume:
0005
Description:

Film star Sharon David travels to the Wind River country convinced that she was adopted at birth from the reservation.

Book cover for "The Spirit Woman".
Rate this title:
Star rating for The Spirit Woman
Series Volume:
0006
Description:

An historian who is convinced that the memoirs of 19th Century Shoshone heroine Sacajawea are stashed somewhere on the reservation, has disappeared.

Book cover for "The thunder keeper".
Rate this title:
Star rating for The thunder keeper
Series Volume:
0007
Description:
The apparent suicide of a young Arapaho on sacred ground shocks the populace of the Wind River Reservation. But strange events following the death lead Vicky Holden and Father John O'Malley to suspect foul play.
Book cover for "The shadow dancer".
Rate this title:
Star rating for The shadow dancer
Series Volume:
0008
Description:
With the disappearance of a young man and his old friend Vicky Holden accused of murder, Father John O'Malley must prove his hunch that both events are connected to a dangerous sect leader known as Orlando-who has resurrected the old Shadow Dance religion.
Book cover for "Killing raven".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Killing raven
Series Volume:
0009
Description:
The discovery of a white man's body on the Wind River Reservation has Father John O'Malley trying to keep the peace. Meanwhile, the newly opened Great Plains Casino—with Vicky Holden as its in-house counsel—is fighting for its life against an angry group of protesters. And when Vicky stumbles across some disturbing evidence about the murder, she's suddenly caught in a dangerous game—with her own life at stake.
Book cover for "Wife of Moon".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Wife of Moon
Series Volume:
0010
Description:
In 1907, photographer Edward S. Curtis arrived at the Wind River Reservation, hoping to document the Arapaho way of life before it vanished altogether. To preserve the legacy of warriors in battle, Curtis staged an attack on a village, planning to capture it on film. But it became all too real when the daughter of the tribe's chief was found murdered, and her killer was never identified. Now, Curtis's photographs are on display at the museum of St....
Book cover for "Eye of the Wolf".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Eye of the Wolf
Series Volume:
0011
Description:
This is for the Indian priest.

The cryptic message was clearly meant for Father O’Malley. The unemotional voice on the answering machine, speaking of revenge against old enemies, wanted O’Malley to visit the site of the Bates Battle. In 1874, Shoshone warriors led Captain Alfred Bates’s cavalry to Arapaho tribal grounds, and nearly everyone living there was massacred. As a nation, the Arapaho were finished, but their people

...
Book cover for "The Drowning Man".
Rate this title:
Star rating for The Drowning Man
Series Volume:
0012
Description:
In Margaret Coel's latest Wind River Reservation mystery, Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden and Father John O'Malley find themselves immersed in the dark underbelly of the illegal market for Indian relics.

13.  The girl with braided hair

 
Cover Image
Author:
Series Volume:
0013
Book cover for "The silent spirit".
Rate this title:
Star rating for The silent spirit
Series Volume:
0014
Description:
Margaret Coel's spellbinding Wind River mysteries have long celebrated the spirit of the American West. When Kiki Wallowingbull is found dead on the reservation, all signs point to a drug deal gone wrong. Arapaho lawyer Vicky Holden and Jesuit priest Father John O'Malley begin an investigation into the murder, but soon find themselves spiraling toward a deadly world of drugs and deceit.
Book cover for "The Spider's Web".
Rate this title:
Star rating for The Spider's Web
Series Volume:
0015
Description:
Margaret Coel is the author of the best-seller The Silent Spirit. Here Coel continues her Wind River Reservation series with The Spider's Web. Arapaho lawyer Vicky Holden and Father John O'Malley find themselves disagreeing over a murder case. But when the killer strikes again, both will have to put their differences aside before they, too, get caught in the murderer's web.