{"product_id":"wisdom-corner-a-novel-isbn-9780062968982","title":"Wisdom Corner: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eWinter Counts\u003c\/em\u003e comes a new thriller about life—and death—on the Rosebud Indian Reservation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVirgil Wounded Horse is desperately trying to escape his past as a hired vigilante on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. But when a legendary figure from the reservation is murdered, he’s forced to return to the job. Making matters more complicated, threats are coming from the Pine Ridge 705—a street gang from a neighboring reservation who want to expand their reach into Rosebud—and Mitch Gagnon, a shady politician who will stop at nothing to gain more power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a heated tribal council election looming, as well as new revelations regarding past injustices at the local Native boarding school, the stakes grow even higher. Will Virgil find the justice he’s seeking before it’s too late?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Heska Wanbli Weiden, whose writing “melds the gritty realism of Dashiell Hammett with the lyricism of Tommy Orange” (\u003cem\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e),\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eonce again brings us a tour de force of crime fiction—and an expansive look at Native American life in a shifting world.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWisdom Corner\u003c\/i\u003e is a raw yet moving journey as we follow one good man trying to do one good thing. A tour de force!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eS.A. Cosby, author of King of Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Although David Heska Wanbli Weiden’s brilliant second novel is a mystery, like all great stories it spreads its wings and soars over so much important territory. Virgil Wounded Horse, Weiden’s flawed protagonist with his eye always on justice, is at the center of \u003ci\u003eWisdom Corner\u003c\/i\u003e. Through his perceptions, readers see the struggle of life on the Rosebud Reservation. Generational trauma, the spiderweb of legal jurisdictions, the insidious legacy of prejudice, all play a role in this riveting thriller that will surprise you to the very end. If you want the real picture of what it is to be Native American today, read David Weiden. It’s a rare ability to entertain and enlighten at the same time, and Weiden is a master at it. \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Kent Krueger, author of Apostle's Cove\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The shocks keep coming in \u003ci\u003eWisdom Corner\u003c\/i\u003e—David Weiden's rocketing new crime thriller!  \u003cbr\u003eThe heroic yet humble reservation enforcer, Virgil Wounded Horse, returns in this intense follow-up to Weiden's triumphant debut. I was riveted by the twisty plot, flying through pages to uncover the mystery behind violent horrors threatening Virgil's community. A propulsive ride from start to finish!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMona Susan Power, author of A Council of Dolls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Virgil Wounded Horse is the Rosebud Reservation’s reluctant private avenger—the warrior who will find justice for those failed by the formal system. \u003ci\u003eWisdom Corner\u003c\/i\u003e is a propulsive, tightly plotted thriller, but through Virgil’s eyes, it is also a subtle and thoughtful exploration of legal, political, and social inequities at a time when art is one of the few ways to widen people’s life experiences.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author of The Note\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48588085657829,"sku":"NP9780062968982","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062968982.jpg?v=1773961985","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/wisdom-corner-a-novel-isbn-9780062968982","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}