Author of The Glory Days of Buffalo Egbert
a.k.a. People of the Whistling Waters

 “Another great storyteller is emerging.”
—Tony Hillerman  

Award-winning author
Mardi Oakley Medawar  

On a scalding summer day in 1866, the Kiowa Nation gathered at Rainy Mountain to witness the magnificent Cheyenne Robber standing before them—charged with murdering a fellow tribesman. It was a day Tay-bodal would never forget. A day that threatened to tear the unity of the entire Kiowa Nation...  

Known as a wanderer and eccentric healer, Tay-bodal was always on the outside of the clan. Now, for the first time in his life, Tay-bodal's unconventional ways will prove invaluable to the survival of the Kiowa Nation. He has just five days to find the truth behind the murder. But Tay-bodal will discover more than truth. He will embark on a journey so spiritual, so important, that he will finally know what it is to be a Kiowa Indian...  

"Medawar, a Cherokee, reveals legendary
Native Americans as believable people
and offers her readers a comprehensive look
at historical Kiowa life and values."—Publishers Weekly 

"Her characters, white or Indian, are people...This is our history."
—Don Coldsmith, award-winning author of Runestone  

"More than a mystery, Medawar's novel is a beautifully written,
life-affirming, heartwarming story full of adventure, humor,
and tears...a cunningly plotted story that is as devilishly
funny as it is charmingly told."—ALA Booklist