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By Mary Anna Evans. "
In Evans's intriguing third mystery to feature archeologist Faye Longchamp (after 2005's Relics),
Faye and her Native American assistant, Joe Wolf Mantooth, leave
Joyeuse Island, Fla., for a dig in rural Mississippi at the site of a
proposed highway. They arrive during the Neshoba County Fair, a
weeklong celebration during which residents put aside their differences
to honor the area's mixed-race heritage. But when the archeologists
discover another important site on the property of Carroll Calhoun, a
racist with ties to the KKK, he not only refuses to let them excavate
but tries to bulldoze what might be a sacred Choctaw burial mound. In
the ensuing clash, racial tensions hit the boiling point over who has
rights to the mound. Calhoun is then found dead, his throat slit with
an ancient Indian blade, and Faye investigates after suspicion falls on
Joe and other area Native Americans. Though Evans has been compared to
Tony Hillerman, her sympathetic characters and fascinating
archeological lore add up to a style all her own." -- Publishers Weekly
Hardcover; 270 pages
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