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  James D. Doss (1939, Kentucky, -17 May 2012) was a noted American mystery novel author. He was the creator of the popular fictional Ute detective/rancher Charlie Moon, of whom he wrote 17 mystery novels. James "Danny" Doss was born and raised in Kentucky and died in Los Alamos, New Mexico. He was also an electrical engineer who worked on particle accelerators and biomedical technology for the University of California's Los Alamos National Laboratory, while writing his novels. After retirement from Los Alamos National Laboratory, he continued to write his popular novels while living in Taos, New Mexico and Los Alamos, New Mexico.

  Books[edit]
  Charlie Moon Series[edit]
  1. The Shaman Sings (1994)
  2. The Shaman Laughs (1995)
  3. The Shaman's Bones (1997)
  4. The Shaman's Game (1998)
  5. The Night Visitor (1999)
  6. Grandmother Spider (2001)
  7. White Shell Woman (2002)
  8. Dead Soul (2003)
  9. The Witch's Tongue (2004)
  10. Shadow Man (2005)
  11. Stone Butterfly (2006)
  12. Three Sisters (2007)
  13. Snake Dreams (2008)
  14. The Widow's Revenge (2009)
  15. A Dead Man's Tale (2010)
  16. Coffin Man (2011)
  17. The Old Gray Wolf (2012)

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  James D. Doss
  Born in The United States January 01, 1939
  DiedMay 17, 2012
  GenreMystery & Thrillers
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  James Daniel Doss, recently retired from the technical staff of Los Alamos National Laboratory, now spends most of his time in a small cabin above Taos -- writing mystery fiction. He also travels to the fascinating locations where his stories take place, often camping in remote areas to absorb the impression of an Anasazi ruin, a deep canyon, an arid mesa, or a Sun Dance.

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  James "Danny" Doss, 73 a resident of Los Alamos passed away peacefully on May 17 with his family at his side, and is now in Paradise in the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
  Danny Doss was a long time resident of Los Alamos, retiring in 1999 from a career as an electrical engineer with the Los Alamos National Laboratory where he worked on a variety of projects, including particle accelerators and biomedical technology used in cancer therapy. Many others knew Danny Doss as the author of 17 "Charlie Moon Mysteries", the first of which was published in 1994, and the last of which was completed shortly before his death.
  Danny Doss, beloved husband, father, father-in-law, and grandfather, is survived by his wife, Martha; son, Bret and his wife Taffy; son, Kirk and his wife Colette; and grandchildren: Summer, Bry, Moriah, Walker, Savannah, and Nathan.
  Services will be held at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church in Los Alamos on May 24, 2012 starting at 3:30PM, with a reception immediately following the service. The family of James "Danny" Doss has entrusted the care of their loved one to DeVargas Funeral Home & Crematory of the Espanola Valley. 505-747-7477 or www.devargasfuneral.com.
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James D. Doss
Born: March 09, 1939 in Kentucky, United States
Died: May 17, 2012 in Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States
Other Names : Doss, James Daniel; Doss, Danny
Nationality: American
Occupation: Novelist
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PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Born March 9, 1939, in KY; died May 17, 2012, in Los Alamos, NM; married; wife's name Martha; children: Bret, Kirk. Education: Kentucky Wesleyan College, B.S., 1964; University of New Mexico, M.S., 1969. Religion: Episcopalian. Memberships: Mystery Writers of America.

CAREER:
Electrical engineer and mystery novelist. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, electrical engineer, 1964-99; University of New Mexico School of Medicine, adjunct instructor in radiology and surgery. Holder of fourteen patents in fields of electronics, biomedical engineering, and automotive engineering. Developed radio-frequency electric current method for thermal treatment of tumors, and superconductor characterization.

AWARDS:
IR-100 Award for product development, Industrial Research magazine, 1978; engineer of the year, Los Alamos Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1980; distinguished performance award, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1982; distinguished patent award, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1983.

WORKS:

WRITINGS:

"CHARLIE MOON" MYSTERY SERIES

The Shaman Sings, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY), 1994.
The Shaman Laughs, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY), 1995.
The Shaman's Bones, Avon (New York, NY), 1997.
The Shaman's Game, Avon (New York, NY), 1998.
The Night Visitor, Avon (New York, NY), 1999.
Grandmother Spider, Morrow (New York, NY), 2001.
White Shell Woman, Morrow (New York, NY), 2002.
Dead Soul, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY), 2003.
The Witch's Tongue, St. Martin's Minotaur (New York, NY), 2004.
Shadow Man, St. Martin's Minotaur (New York, NY), 2005.
Stone Butterfly, St. Martin's Minotaur (New York, NY), 2006.
Three Sisters, St. Martin's Minotaur (New York, NY), 2007.
Snake Dreams, St. Martin's Minotaur (New York, NY), 2008.
The Widow's Revenge, Minotaur Books (New York, NY), 2009.
A Dead Man's Tale, Minotaur Books (New York, NY), 2010.
Coffin Man, Minotaur Books (New York, NY), 2011.
The Old Gray Wolf, Minotaur Books (New York, NY), 2012.
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Engineers' Guide to High-Temperature Superconductivity, Wiley (New York, NY), 1989.
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Sidelights

James D. Doss spent a distinguished career in the field of electrical engineering, where he specialized in superconductivity and biomedical technology, and then became a successful mystery novelist at the age of fifty-five, when he published his debut book, The Shaman Sings. Doss's popular series is set on a Ute Indian reservation in Colorado and features police detective Charlie Moon, Moon's aunt, Daisy Perika, a Native American shaman, and Scott Parris, another detective on the force. Rex E. Klett, reviewing the "Charlie Moon" books for Library Journal, called them "an excellent series," while Bill Ott maintained in Booklist that Doss's novels provide "the most complete treatment of Native American spirituality in the genre."

The initial novel in the "Charlie Moon" series, The Shaman Sings, is set on and near a Ute reservation in Colorado and profits from Doss's intimacy with the Southwest as a longtime staffer at New Mexico's Los Alamos National Laboratory. Superconductivity--another area of the author's expertise--also enters the plot; the murder victim, a graduate student, was working on potentially world-changing research in that field when he met his untimely death. Many critics found Doss to be an exciting new talent in the mystery genre. A Publishers Weekly contributor called The Shaman Sings one of the best mysteries of 1994, while Washington Post Book World contributor Pat Dowell dubbed the novel "a fantastic read."

The Shaman Sings features detective Scott Parris, a big-city police officer who has taken a job as a small-town Colorado police chief in order to recover from the death of his wife in an accident. Joining Parris in the murder investigation is the shaman of the title, Daisy Perika, a Ute who communicates with the unseen world. The narrative switches through the points of view of many characters, including several suspects and, in Dowell's opinion, keeps the reader guessing even when the narration comes from within the murderer's head. According to Dowell: "The Shaman Sings has a high page-turning quotient, thanks in large part to Doss's vivid characters." The Publishers Weekly contributor also called the novel "stunning" and an "ambitious, successful debut." A Library Journal contributor voiced similar opinions, concluding that The Shaman Sings is "a finely written first novel."

Doss continues the adventures of Scott Parris and Daisy Perika in several novels, including The Shaman Laughs and The Shaman's Bones. In The Shaman Laughs, Perika's nephew, Ute police officer Charlie Moon, joins Parris and Perika in the investigation of the murder and mutilation of sheep and prize bulls, as well as the equally gruesome murder and dismemberment of a local insurance agent. Aiding Parris, Perika, and Moon are the "pitukupf," Daisy's invisible dwarf spirit-helpers, as well as two agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation: an eccentric profiler named Oswald Oakes and the ultraconservative James Hoover. In The Shaman's Game participants in the reservation's sun dance begin to die mysteriously, moving detective Charlie Moon to investigate.

According to Publishers Weekly contributor, The Shaman Laughs combines "top-notch procedural drama with Indian spirituality" in a "multilayered" work that Doss executes with "grace and suspense." A Kirkus Reviews contributor expressed a preference for the "dazzling" The Shaman Sings, but called its successor "a remarkably well-crafted portrait of a fascinating corner of America." Marilyn Stasio, writing in the New York Times Book Review, remarked that Doss "writes with a naturalist's scientific precision when he describes the desert" and called the plot of The Shaman Laughs "harrowing."

Grandmother Spider finds a frightening figure from Native American mythology seemingly stalking the reservation and scaring the locals. Moon and Parris are called upon to quell rumors and calm fears while also unraveling the mystery of the strange sightings. According to Booklist contributor Ott, "the interplay of characters here ... is thoroughly entertaining, a spot-on mix of realism and humor." A Kirkus Reviews contributor called Grandmother Spider "every bit as dazzling" as Doss's fiction debut. Praising the novel as a "mysterious and ethereal tale," School Library Journal contributor Trudy Williams added that Doss's "descriptive powers as well as his storyteller's skills and sharp wit make readers feel as if they are there."

In his seventh mystery outing, White Shell Woman, Moon turns to moonlighting as a special tribal investigator as a way to pay the expenses of his second career as a cattle rancher. Taking on a job involving ancient tribal artifacts, he soon finds himself involved in murder when an archaeology student is found dead at a controversial dig. Writing in Booklist, Ott praised Doss for his "fine comic touch," particularly when pitting Moon's "laconic wit" and rational approach against "flamboyant" Aunt Daisy, who "functions as a kind of cantankerous Greek chorus" by consistently interpreting unexpected occurrences as supernatural phenomena.

Dead Soul finds Moon drawn once more away from his ranching duties when his responsibilities as a special tribal investigator lead him to murder. This time he must sift through the evidence in the murder of a fellow Ute named Billy Smoke, while Aunt Daisy has visions of a missing redheaded coed in trouble. Smoke's death somehow involves his job as chauffeur to a U.S. senator, and as espionage and ties to the young woman of Daisy's visions begin to involve themselves, Moon starts to question his own sense of reality. Ranking Doss's series with the works of novelist Tony Hillerman, Booklist contributor Ott praised Dead Soul as a "potent brew of crime and Native American spirituality."

In the ninth book in the "Charlie Moon" series, The Witch's Tongue, Moon pieces together a museum robbery, an Apache attack on a police officer, and a Ute man who went missing in Spirit Canyon, finding a strange link between them all.

A critic writing in Kirkus Reviews remarked that the "classy bit of storytelling that combines myth, dreams, and plot complications" are "so wily they'll rattle your synapses and tweak your sense of humor." A contributor to Publishers Weekly suggested that "the sheer entertainment this amusing gem generates is more than enough to compensate for any artificiality."

Shadow Man, the tenth book in the series, was published in 2005. Orthodontist Manfred Wilhelm Blinkoe claims that he was the intended target after an attorney was killed at a restaurant in Granite Creek, Colorado. Moon investigates, but things change when Blinkoe's boat is blown up with him on it. The suspect list is long and complicated.

Booklist contributor David Pitt conveyed that "fans of the series will be well pleased," pointing out that Doss uses "a lot of local color" in the novel. A critic writing in Kirkus Reviews found that the novel "boasts practical jokes and tongue-in-cheek humor that would be a credit to both Tony Hillerman and the Marx Brothers." A contributor to Publishers Weekly remarked that "big gambles and a surprise ending will keep readers turning the pages."

Doss continued with Stone Butterfly. Fourteen-year-old Sarah Frank, the daughter of Moon's late friend Provo Frank, is accused of murdering her employee, and the local sheriff witnesses her with the dead body. Moon looks into the matter with FBI agent Lila Mae McTeague.

Booklist contributor Pitt remarked that the book "deftly blends traditional mystery elements with Native American mythology." Robert Saunderson, reviewing the book in School Library Journal, proposed that "teens will appreciate the fast pace and mounting tension, and are likely to identify with Sarah's struggles against an adult-dominated world." A Kirkus Reviews contributor described the "loopy adventure" as "droll, crafty, upper-echelon reading." A reviewer writing in Publishers Weekly commented that "a clever plot, colorful writing and wisecracking asides will keep readers" interested.

Doss's twelfth book in the series is Three Sisters. Cassandra Spencer's popularity on her psychic television show is through the roof, but she was not able to predict the mauling her eldest sister, Astrid, suffered from a wild animal. Moon investigates with Parris, suspecting that some supernatural elements could have been involved. In the meantime Astrid's remaining sisters try to woo her mysterious widower.

A Kirkus Reviews contributor described the novel as "a belly-laugh primer that breaks every rule in the mystery genre, something for which Doss's fans should be eternally grateful." Booklist contributor Pitt claimed that "Doss is a powerful force in his own right and deserves equal recognition" with other significant authors of the genre. A contributor to Publishers Weekly wrote that "this latest Colorado mystery leaves no doubt that Doss has carved out his own niche."

Three Sisters was followed by Snake Dreams and The Widow's Revenge. In the latter, Moon is called upon by Loyola Montoya, an Apache widow who believes she has been cursed by witches. By the time Moon comes to her aid, however, she is already dead. Loyola's spirit aids Moon in the ensuing investigation, helping him to stop another murder from taking place. In the process, Moon kills two members of the Cannibal Family, who vow to take their revenge. As the plot leads up to a violent face-off, Moon is joined by Parris, McTeague, and his Aunt Daisy (all are recurring characters in the series). Praising the installment as one of the best in the series, a Kirkus Reviews contributor noted that "many witty remarks are uttered. And if it's hard to tell who's really alive and who is dead." The critic also called The Widow's Revenge "insanely good." Michele Leber, writing in Booklist, was equally impressed, and she commended "Doss' trademark light touch and tongue-in-cheek humor belie horrific killings." She went on to note that the story is "a nonstop read that could win new fans."

In the next "Charlie Moon" mystery, A Dead Man's Tale, Moon and Scott Parris, the Granite City police chief, are approached by a millionaire, Sam Reed. It turns out Reed has a strange request: he asks them to stop his death. Not only does Reed foresee that he is going to die, but he also knows the exact date and time. Moon and Parris think Reed may be mad, but he offers them a considerable amount of money to take the case, something Moon needs desperately if he is to hold on to his ranch. Meanwhile, a burglar is vandalizing homes and an assassin from the Oklahoma Chickasaw Blue Lizard Clan has come to town to avenge his sister. Also on hand is a teenager named Sarah who has a crush on Moon and decides to play detective.

"Top-flight work from Doss ... who can outplot most anybody and give cold-blooded miscreants a case of the giggles," wrote a Kirkus Reviews contributor. Stephanie Zvirin, writing in Booklist, noted that "this wacky story offers both good characters and a puzzle that won't be too easily solved."

Coffin Man, finds Moon looking for a woman friend's missing teenage daughter, who also happens to be pregnant. Betty Naranjo left the house on the pretext of meeting her school counselor, which was a lie. Her mother, Wanda, doesn't know if Betty has run off or if something terrible has happened to her; but she suspects that her own boyfriend, Mike Kauffmann, might be involved. Meanwhile, a couple of bodies turn up, and Moon's Aunt Daisy Perika has lost her shamanic ability to see the dead.

"Series fans will enjoy spending time with old friends," wrote a Publishers Weekly contributor. David Pitt, writing in Booklist, commented: The author "does his usual excellent job of mixing light and dark tones."

FURTHER READINGS:

FURTHER READINGS ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

PERIODICALS

Armchair Detective, fall, 1994, review of The Shaman Sings, p. 423.
Booklist, August, 1998, John Rowen, review of The Shaman's Game, p. 1974; August, 1999, John Rowen, review of The Night Visitor, p. 2032; May 1, 2000, Bill Ott, review of The Shaman's Game, p. 1594; January 1, 2001, Bill Ott, review of Grandmother Spider, p. 924; January 1, 2002, Bill Ott, review of White Shell Woman, p. 816; September 15, 2003, Bill Ott, review of Dead Soul, p. 214; September 15, 2005, David Pitt, review of Shadow Man, p. 34; August 1, 2006, David Pitt, review of Stone Butterfly, p. 47; July 1, 2007, David Pitt, review of Three Sisters, p. 36; September 15, 2009, Michele Leber, review of The Widow's Revenge, p. 36; October 15, 2010, Stephanie Zvirin, review of A Dead Man's Tale, p. 23; November 1, 2011, David Pitt, review of Coffin Man, p. 24.
Book World, February 20, 1994, review of The Shaman Sings, p. 8.
Drood Review of Mystery, September, 2000, review of The Night Visitor, p. 15; November, 2000, review of Grandmother Spider, p. 14; January, 2001, review of Grandmother Spider, p. 11; May, 2002, review of Grandmother Spider, p. 3.
Kirkus Reviews, October 15, 1995, review of The Shaman Laughs, p. 1458; August 15, 1998, review of The Shaman's Game, p. 1156; September 15, 1999, review of The Night Visitor, p. 1448; December 1, 2000, review of Grandmother Spider, p. 1645; November 15, 2001, review of White Shell Woman, p. 1581; August 1, 2003, review of Dead Soul, p. 995; August 1, 2004, review of The Witch's Tongue, p. 715; August 15, 2005, review of Shadow Man, p. 883; July 15, 2006, review of Stone Butterfly, p. 703; September 15, 2007, review of Three Sisters; October 1, 2009, review of The Widow's Revenge; October 15, 2010, review of A Dead Man's Tale.
Library Journal, February 1, 1994, review of The Shaman Sings, p. 115; August, 1998, Rex E. Klett, review of The Shaman's Game, p. 139; September 1, 1999, Rex E. Klett, review of The Night Visitor, p. 237; April 1, 2000, Dean James, review of The Night Visitor, p. 160; January, 2002, Rex Klett, review of White Shell Woman, p. 158; August, 2003, Rex Klett, review of Dead Soul p. 140; September 1, 2004, Rex E. Klett, review of The Witch's Tongue, p. 122.
New Technical Books, May, 1990, review of Engineers' Guide to High-Temperature Superconductivity, p. 832.
New York Times Book Review, December 24, 1995, Marilyn Stasio, review of The Shaman Laughs, p. 18; October 3, 1999, Marilyn Stasio, review of The Night Visitor, p. 24.
Publishers Weekly, December 20, 1993, review of The Shaman Sings, p. 53; October 23, 1995, review of The Shaman Laughs, p. 60; June 29, 1998, review of The Shaman's Game, p. 38; August 2, 1999, review of The Night Visitor, p. 76; November 27, 2000, review of Grandmother Spider, p. 57; December 3, 2001, review of White Shell Woman, p. 43; August 23, 2004, review of The Witch's Tongue, p. 40; August 15, 2005, review of Shadow Man, p. 37; July 31, 2006, review of Stone Butterfly, p. 57; September 17, 2007, review of Three Sisters, p. 41; September 15, 2008, review of Snake Dreams, p. 49; September 14, 2009, review of The Widow's Revenge, p. 29; September 27, 2010, review of A Dead Man's Tale, p. 40; September 12, 2011, review of Coffin Man, p. 59.
Roundup, April, 2006, Doris R. Meredith, review of Shadow Man, p. 30.
School Library Journal, August, 2001, Trudy Williams, review of Grandmother Spider, p. 209; January, 2007, Robert Saunderson, review of Stone Butterfly, p. 164.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Ft. Lauderdale, FL), December 12, 2007, Oline H. Cogdill, review of Three Sisters.
Voice of Youth Advocates, December, 2001, review of Grandmother Spider, p. 334.
Washington Post Book World, February 20, 1994, Pat Dowell, review of The Shaman Sings, p. 8.
ONLINE

Fantastic Fiction, http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/ (February 13, 2012), author profile.
HarperCollins Publishers Web site, http://www.harpercollins.com/ (February 13, 2012), author profile.
Macmillan Web site, http://us.macmillan.com/ (February 13, 2012), brief author profile.*

QUOTED: "enjoy this entry in a series that skillfully blends crime and Native American spirituality with a
light touch."

The Old Gray Wolf
Michele Leber
Booklist.
109.4 (Oct. 15, 2012): p22.
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The Old Gray Wolf.
By James D. Doss.
Oct. 2012. 304p. Minotaur, $25.99 (9780312613716).
Fleeing purse snatcher LeRoy Hooten suffers an unlikely demise in Granite City, Colorado, after being hit first by a
can of black­eyed peas thrown by Police Chief Scott Parris, then by an uppercut from Deputy Charlie Moon. When a
less­than­accurate account of Hooten's death goes viral, his mother­­a wealthy, wheelchair­bound Illinois widow with
Mob connections­­hires an assassin to make the lawmen suffer as she has. Meanwhile, Louella Simpson,
granddaughter of a legendary Texas Ranger, starts tracking the assassin in a quest to turn her bounty­hunter exploits
into a true­crime book. Moon's crotchety aunt Daisy Perika, a Ute shaman, continues to bedevil her nephew with
accounts from the spirit world "just for the fun of it" as the various players descend on Granite City, where mistaken
identities complicate things, and some good people die. This seventeenth Charlie Moon mystery features Doss'
trademark folksy prose style, replete with asides to the reader that can be off­putting. But it's easy to fall under his
sway and thoroughly enjoy this entry in a series that skillfully blends crime and Native American spirituality with a
light touch.
Leber, Michele
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QUOTED: "The puckish Doss, who combined charm, mayhem and deviously clever clues, will be much
missed."

Doss, James D.: THE OLD GRAY WOLF
Kirkus Reviews.
(Oct. 1, 2012):
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Doss, who died this past spring, parts company with Charlie Moon (Coffin Man, 2011, etc.) in this 17th and final goround.
It's an ignominious ending for purse snatcher LeRoy Hooten, who enters the hereafter when Granite City chief
of police Scott Parris beans him with a can of black­eyed peas while his pal Charlie Moon, part­time deputy, former
Ute tribal investigator, inveterate gambler and laconic rancher, looks on. Hooten's mom, Francine, who takes offense at
the lucky pitch that caused her son's demise, calls on the notorious "cowboy assassin" to take out Parris and Moon,
thus setting in motion an all­consuming debacle that strews bodies and witticisms from Illinois to Colorado, with
stopovers along the way for spirit sightings, pitukupf visitations, double dates, engagements and disengagements,
grumblings from Moon's irascible old auntie Daisy Perkia, and deep sighs and despair from lovesick Ute­Papago
orphan Sarah Frank. Of course there are a few detours to allow a retired Texas Ranger, his private­eye­wannabe
granddaughter and a luscious FBI agent to have their say and slay while still leaving room for red herrings that jack up
the suspense. In all, five will expire, assumed identities will crumble and not a single reader will get through a page
without a guffaw or two. The puckish Doss, who combined charm, mayhem and deviously clever clues, will be much
missed.
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QUOTED: "with a folksy, humorously
digressive storytelling style as old­school as his western lawmen heroes."
The Old Gray Wolf
Publishers Weekly.
259.36 (Sept. 3, 2012): p50.
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James D. Doss. Minotaur, $25.99 (304p) ISBN 978­0­312­61371­6
The 17th and last Charlie Moon mystery (after 2011's Coffin Man) from Doss (1939­2012) forms a fitting capstone to
this offbeat western series. When purse­snatcher LeRoy Hooten expires shortly after Charlie's friend Scott Parris, the
police chief of Granite City, Colo., hits LeRoy in the head with a can of black­eyed peas, the late criminal's mother, a
wealthy mob widow, pots a mysterious assassin known as the Cowboy on Scott and Charlie's trail. Doss spins out a
slight plot, otherwise preoccupied with the ominous visions of Charlie's irascible shaman aunt, Daisy Perika, and
would­be bounty hunter Louella Smithson up to its surprisingly bloody conclusion, with a folksy, humorously
digressive storytelling style as old­school as his western lawmen heroes. Some readers will find it hokey, but Doss's
fans will enjoy a final chance to explore a world that offers glimpses of real­life Ute culture as well as violence that
falls somewhere between Cormac McCarthy and Tex Avery. Agent: Rich Henshaw, the Richard Henshaw Group.
(Oct.)
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