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December Read

There are two plots in this historical novel told in alternating chapters. The first is set in 1873 as a posse searches for horse thieves. The search begins in Montana but crosses the border into Canada and “Whoop-Up Country” a notoriously lawless area near present-day Lethbridge, Alberta. One of the expedition members is the title character–a young drifter who joined the group following the death of his English employer. The search for the thieves–members of the Nakoda/Assiniboine Nation–ends in violence and tragedy.

The other plot takes place in 1923 as aspiring scriptwriter Harry Vincent is instructed to locate Shorty McAdoo, an ageing cowboy, to document his recollections of the raid but he is haunted by guilt and reluctant to talk about the event later known as the Cypress Hills Massacre.

Upcoming Reads

January

The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan
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February

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
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March

The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick
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