A review by black_girl_reading
Cold Skies by Thomas King

4.0

About Thumps Dreadfulwater, a Cherokee man and former police detective, who finds himself living as a photographer in a small town called Chinook abutting tribal land in the prairies, this book is the story of the investigation of a number of murders seemingly related to disputed tribal land and a technology that could lead to the entire tribal aquifer to be drained. This book was a perfect private dick story. The dialogue is impeccable, the story is as funny as it is engaging, the cast of characters are perfect, and Thumps is such an ideal damaged and reluctant acting sheriff; his very human struggles with his health and his relationship were on point. I don’t know what else to say about this book, it was just exactly what it was supposed to be.