Murder on the Red River

* WINNER OF THE PINCKLEY PRIZE FOR BEST DEBUT NOVEL * 'Beautifully written, with an appealing central character' - GUARDIAN 'A starkly beautiful piece of American noir' - TARIQ ASHKANANI Minnesota, 1971. Nineteen-year-old Renee 'Cash' Blackbear spends her days playing pool, drinking beer and driving trucks for the local wheat farmers. Bounced around foster homes like so many other Ojibwe children, Cash doesn't bother much with friends - except her guardian, Sheriff Wheaton, who's kept an eye out for her since she went into the system. When the body of a murdered Ojibwe man is found discarded in a cornfield, Wheaton asks Cash for help. The residents of the nearby Red Lake Reservation have good reason to distrust outsiders, and Cash may be the only one who can get them to talk. But racial tensions run deep along the Red River, and soon Cash isn't only searching for justice: she's fighting for her life. 'Oozes lyrical prose, an exquisite sense of place and truly authentic characters' - HEATHER CRITCHLOW 'With thoughtful writing that resonates and a great protagonist. Cash Blackbear is unforgettable' - CAROLINE HULSE

Marcie Rendon is an enrolled member of the White Earth Nation, an award-winning author and a community arts activist. In 2018, Rendon was recognised as a 50 over 50 Change-maker by Minneapolis AARP and Pollen. She was awarded the McKnight Distinguished Artist Award in 2020. Rendon's debut novel and the first instalment in the Cash Blackbear series, Murder on the Red River, won the Pinckley Prize for Best Debut Novel. She lives in Minneapolis.