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I think this is #4 or #5 in the series of Cash Blackbear, a 20 year old, raised in the foster care system now friend and aide to the county sheriff. Set in Fargo, ND/MN.

"Cash stepped out of the cab of her Ranchero onto the soft, black dirt of the field she was to plow under."

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The final book in the Tending Roses series. This novel tells of a young adult Dell trying to find her roots and birth father. Adopted at 13 by a very loving family, Dell always felt a pull to her past. Indigenous appearance and strong emotions bring interesting results. 4.5/5⭐️

I liked this but not as much as I thought I would. It was good to catch up with Cash and Wheaton again. The mystery was interesting, and the background story was poignant. However, it didn‘t completely work for me in a way I can‘t quite identify. Still, I hope there‘s a book five.

Alas, this doesn‘t fit any #ChristmasCrimeChallenge prompts I haven‘t done already.

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I wasn‘t sure I would continue with this series after the last installment. The situations Cash was placed into made me angry with the other characters who kept putting her in danger. And Cash‘s moral ambiguity was a challenge. In many ways, I think this is one of the best in the series so far. It explores similar themes, yes, but with a fresh angle that develops the characters in new ways. I‘m glad I decided to keep going with the series!

My local library is having a week! My held copy of Brigands & Breadknives is sitting there until December, so I was happy when the tagged book became available on Libby. After all that and a busy weekend, it‘s nice to put up my feet and read for the evening. #hyggehourreadathon

Cash is back! She is haunted by the lengths she has had to go to survive and her gifts seem to be on the fritz, but she is still the first to discover the murder of a wealthy farmer. A young native girl abandoned by her parents is the only witness. Cash has to solve the murder and find the girl‘s parents before more lives are ruined. A 4 ⭐️ read. Rendon‘s love of MN and her community are evident.

Let‘s try this again! Here‘s my November list properly edited. Since I‘m currently reading an English countryside murder mystery, I‘ll start with Marcie Rendon as my first #bookspin selection.

She was sweet and so fun to listen to!!

I will not doubt the spiritualism of the Indigenous Peoples. I devoured this book this weekend. A little girl is sent to an insane asylum because she communicates with animals. The inhumanity. I just can't explain how devastated I feel.

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