Looking for Smoke

Name: Looking for Smoke
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: K. A. Cobell
ISBN: 9780063318700

Author: K. A. Cobell

Narrator: Julie Lumsden, Katie Anvil Rich, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Jordan Waunch

Unabridged: 10 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Heartdrum

Published: 06/04/2024

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Crime, Native American, Social Themes

Synopsis

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICKIn her powerful debut novel, Looking for Smoke, author K. A. Cobell (Blackfeet) weaves loss, betrayal, and complex characters into a thriller that will illuminate, surprise, and engage readers until the final word. A must-pick for readers who enjoy books by Angeline Boulley and Karen McManus!When local girl Loren includes Mara in a traditional Blackfeet Giveaway to honor Loren’s missing sister, Mara thinks she’ll finally make some friends on the Blackfeet reservation.Instead, a girl from the Giveaway, Samantha White Tail, is found murdered.Because the four members of the Giveaway group were the last to see Samantha alive, each becomes a person of interest in the investigation. And all of them—Mara, Loren, Brody, and Eli—have a complicated history with Samantha.Despite deep mistrust, the four must now take matters into their own hands and clear their names. Even though one of them may be the murderer.

About K. A. Cobell

K. A. Cobell, Staa’tssipisstaakii, is an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Nation. She currently lives in the Pacific Northwest, where she spends her time writing books, chasing her kids through the never-ending rain, and scouring the inlet beaches for sand dollars and hermit crabs. Looking for Smoke is her debut novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tray on September 17, 2024

Looking for Smoke is such a beautiful thriller, with heart wrenching realistic themes, paralleling the experience of indigenous women. To read about grief’s dual role in deteriorating one’s emotional health while simultaneously being a catalyst in resilience-building inspired me in so many ways. The......more

Goodreads review by Addy on March 18, 2024

The second I saw this book's cover, I knew I had to read it. Coupled with the fact that this is a murder mystery inspired by the real Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) movement and an OwnVoices story from an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Nation, I couldn't request this ARC fast enough.......more

Goodreads review by Zoë on October 07, 2024

I think there are a lot of thoughts I’m having around this book and I don’t know if I’ll ever fully understand why I feel so meh about it......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on July 02, 2024

What a great debut that wanted to shed light on what happens to missing indigenous women. The story does start out slow, but as the ball gets rolling you become engrossed in each of the four teenager's lives. It's crazy to hear what they had to go through, and even though this was a fictional story......more

Goodreads review by Bbecca_marie on June 06, 2024

Looking for Smoke by K.A. Cobell Thank you so much @BookSparks #SRC2024 #GameSetRead Blurb: In her powerful debut novel, Looking for Smoke, author K. A. Cobell (Blackfeet) weaves loss, betrayal, and complex characters into a thriller that will illuminate, surprise, and engage readers until the final w......more