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The Red Powers Murders

A DreadfulWater Mystery

by (author) Thomas King

narrator Graham Greene

Publisher
Goose Lane Editions
Initial publish date
Nov 2006
Category
Literary, General
  • Audio disc

    ISBN
    9780864922854
    Publish Date
    Nov 2006
    List Price
    $29.95

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Description

Thumps DreadfulWater wants the past to stay put. But when two Indian-rights activists arrive in the sleepy town of Chinook and a CIA agent winds up murdered, the laconic Native photographer finds he can't shed his cop skin — or his youthful involvement with the Red Power movement. This winning recording features King's trademark wry humour.

About the authors

Thomas King, who is of Cherokee and Greek descent, is an award-winning novelist, short story writer, scriptwriter, and photographer. His first novel, Medicine River, won several awards, including the PEN/Josephine Miles Award and the Writers Guild of Alberta Award, and was shortlisted for the 1991 Commonwealth Writers' Prize. It was also made into a CBC television movie. Green Grass, Running Water, his second novel, was shortlisted for the 1993 Governor General's Award and won the 1994 Canadian Authors Award for fiction. His highly praised short story collection, One Good Story, That One, was a Canadian bestseller, and his collection of Massey Lectures, The Truth About Stories, won the 2003 Trillium Book Award. He has also written three acclaimed children's books: A Coyote Columbus Story, Coyote Sings to the Moon, and Coyote's New Suit. Thomas King lives in Guelph, Ontario, and is an Associate Professor of English (teaching Native literature and creative writing) at the University of Guelph.

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GRAHAM GREENE wrote over 50 books, including such modern classics as Our Man in Havana, The Quiet American, The End of the Affair, The Heart of the Matter, The End of the Affair and The Power and the Glory. Born in Birkhamsted, England, he lived in Paris and Antibes before his death in April 1991.

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Editorial Reviews

"The writing is feisty and fast . . . King is having fun here . . . Mark Twain was of the opinion that the truth was the funniest joke in the world. All good satire springs from that notion, and this book qualifies as such."

<i>Globe and Mail</i>

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