SKY WOMAN FALLING

Dick Hill works magic in this thriller set in the world of the modern Oneida tribe in upstate New York. Anna Turnipseed, and her partner are assigned to solve what is, if not murder, one of the more bizarre accidents on record, the death of Oneida elder Brenda Twokettles by falling out of the sky when no aircraft was in the area. It’s all connected to an Oneida creation myth, racist passions, a divisive land claim, and a psychological manipulation that defies belief, but you can tell instantly if Hill’s speaker is male, female, drunk, drugged, scared, sleepy, or nuts, and he brings tension and subtlety to the pacing that absolutely save the day. B.G. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/ SEP 06]