{"product_id":"broken-fields-hardcover","title":"Broken Fields - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcie R. Rendon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCash Blackbear, a young Ojibwe woman and occasional sleuth, is back on the case after a man is found dead on a rural Minnesota farm in the next installment of the acclaimed Native crime series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMinnesota, 1970s: It's spring in the Red River Valley and Cash Blackbear is doing fieldwork for a local farmer--until she finds him dead on the kitchen floor of the property's rented farmhouse. The tenant, a Native field laborer, and his wife are nowhere to be found, but Cash discovers their young daughter, Shawnee, cowering under a bed. The girl, a possible witness to the killing, is too terrified to speak. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the wake of the murder, Cash can't deny her intuitive abilities: she is suspicious of the farmer's grieving widow, who offers to take in Shawnee temporarily. While Cash is scouring White Earth Reservation for Shawnee's missing mother--whom Cash wants to find before the girl is put in the foster system--another body turns up. Concerned by the escalating threat, Cash races against the clock to figure out the truth of what happened in the farmhouse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBroken Fields\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling, atmospheric read woven with details of American Indian life in northern Minnesota, abusive farm labor practices and women's liberation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcie Rendon\u003c\/b\u003e is an enrolled member of the White Earth Nation, a Pinckley Prize-winning author, playwright, poet, freelance writer and community arts activist. Rendon was awarded the McKnight Distinguished Artist Award for 2020. She is a speaker on Native issues, leadership and writing. Her second novel in her Cash Blackbear mystery series, \u003ci\u003eGirl Gone Missing\u003c\/i\u003e, was nominated for the Sue Grafton Memorial Award. Rendon was recognized as a 50 over 50 Change-maker by Minneapolis AARP and Pollen in 2018. She lives in Minneapolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.51 x 5.87 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42733887914047,"sku":"9781641296588","price":34.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1a19e436205c350025288722f64b6bcc.webp?v=1765137852","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/broken-fields-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}