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PublisherUniversity of New Mexico Press

ISBN-100826366473

ISBN-139780826366474

eBay Product ID (ePID)19067065129

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Book TitlePanther Creek : a Pawnee Country Mystery

Number of Pages264 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2024

TopicMystery & Detective / Historical, Native American & Aboriginal

GenreFiction

AuthorTom Holm

Book SeriesNative Edge Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight12 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Reviews"Well-researched and well-written, fans of mystery and history alike will find Panther Creek a deeply rewarding read. Fans of Tom Holm's work will be delighted to see Hoolie Smith on the case."--Theodore C. Van Alst Jr., author of Sacred Folks: Stories

Table Of ContentPrologue Chapter One. A Trip to Pawnee Chapter Two. Elizabeth Shelby Chapter Three. The Shield Chief Family Chapter Four. Claremore Chapter Five. The Pawnee Jail Chapter Six. The Doozy Hits the Road Chapter Seven. The Pawnee Investigation Steps Up Chapter Eight. The Cases Pile Up in Tulsa Chapter Nine. The Investigation Moves to Claremore Chapter Ten. The Collier Op Chapter Eleven. Back to Claremore Chapter Twelve. A Chase in the Darkness Chapter Thirteen. Pawnee Country Chapter Fourteen. Who Killed Freddy Krendle? Chapter Fifteen. Flint Comes to Pawnee Chapter Sixteen. Back Home Epilogue

SynopsisJ. D. Daugherty and Hoolie Smith return in this riveting 1928 mystery. A sadist is preying on young women, especially Native American girls. He murders them and dumps their bodies by two creeks--one near Pawnee and one near Claremore--both named Panther Creek. Hoolie, his family, and his friend John Tall Soldier have driven to Pawnee, Oklahoma, to visit the Shield Chiefs. After Mary Shield Chief goes missing, Hoolie and John find her body in the bed of Panther Creek. Hoolie's family begin a hunt for the murderer. Meanwhile, J. D. has a new partner in Liz Shelby, daughter of oil man Big Bill Shelby. Together they search for the missing daughter of another wealthy Tulsa family, but they soon find her body at Panther Creek near Claremore. Their cases colliding, Daughtery, Shelby, and the Smith clan find themselves up against a wily killer and running against time to bring him to justice., J. D. Daugherty and Hoolie Smith return in this riveting 1928 mystery. A sadist is preying on young women, especially Native American girls. He murders them and dumps their bodies by two creeks--one near Pawnee and one near Claremore--both named Panther Creek.Hoolie, his family, and his friend John Tall Soldier have driven to Pawnee, Oklahoma, to visit the Shield Chiefs. After Mary Shield Chief goes missing, Hoolie and John find her body in the bed of Panther Creek. Hoolie's family begin a hunt for the murderer.Meanwhile, J. D. has a new partner in Liz Shelby, daughter of oil man Big Bill Shelby. Together they search for the missing daughter of another wealthy Tulsa family, but they soon find her body at Panther Creek near Claremore.Their cases colliding, Daughtery, Shelby, and the Smith clan find themselves up against a wily killer and running against time to bring him to justice., J. D. Daugherty and Hoolie Smith return in this riveting 1928 mystery. A sadist is preying on young women, especially Native American girls. He murders them and dumps their bodies by two creeks-one near Pawnee and one near Claremore-both named Panther Creek.