Wild Indigo (A WILD Mystery) [Mass Market Paperback]

Sandi Ault (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 3, 2009

Bureau of Land Management Agent Jamaica Wild has witnessed the death of a Tanoah Pueblo man who was trampled by buffalo. After the tribal government and local paper make allegations that Jamaica caused the stampede, she is determined to solve this mystery. But what is revealed is a greater secret regarding Tanoah Pueblo-one that threatens its future and its past.

Editorial Reviews

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Jamaica Wild, a resource-protection agent for the Bureau of Land Management, fails to save Jerome Santana from being trampled by a herd of buffalo. In fact, the leadership of the Tanoah Pueblo in New Mexico blames her for starting the stampede, not to mention the fact that she was on Pueblo land during Quiet Time, when visitors aren't allowed. Jamaica's investigation to prove Santana's death was murder--freeing her from culpability--leads to an exciting mountain rescue. As she investigates, Jamaica continues to maintain close ties with Momma Anna, Santana's mother, from whom she is learning about Pueblo life. In addition to her Native American studies, Jamaica, a strong-willed yet vulnerable heroine, is raising a rambunctious wolf pup and is romantically involved with forest ranger Kerry Reed. Ault blends the traditions and ceremonies from several Pueblo cultures, immersing the reader in Pueblo life and the beauty of northern New Mexico. An enjoyable series debut for fans of Nevada Barr and Tony Hillerman. Sue O'Brien
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Review

"A fascinating, deeply mysterious read. I loved it."
-JAYNE ANN KRENTZ

"Ault uses her knowledge of the high-dry West to give us a look at Pueblo Indian culture."
-TONY HILLERMAN

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (March 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425219011
• ISBN-13: 978-0425219010
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #377,086 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sandi Ault is the critically-acclaimed, award-winning author of The WILD Mystery Series. Her first in the series, WILD INDIGO, won the Mary Higgins Clark Award, the first time a debut novel has ever been nominated for that award. Her second, WILD INFERNO was named a Colorado Book Award finalist and won a WILLA Finalist Award from Women Writing the West. Both WILD INDIGO and WILD INFERNO received two starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Library Journal. And WILD INFERNO was the only book of any kind to appear on both of these publications' Best Books of 2008 Lists. WILD SORROW, the third in the series, was featured in NEW MEXICO Magazine and COWBOYS & INDIANS Magazine and received a starred review from Publishers Weekly along with raves from the critics. The fourth in the WILD Mystery Series is WILD PENANCE. It releases in early 2010.
Sandi Ault lives and writes in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado along with loving companions: a husband, a wolf, and a Missouri wildcat. Visit Sandi Ault on the web at www.SandiAult.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Terrific Read!, February 11, 2007

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J. Grebe (Kansas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wild Indigo (A WILD Mystery) (Hardcover)

With Wild Indigo, Sandi Ault has managed to combine a gripping story whose vivid characters fairly leap from the page with a fascinating look at Pueblo culture. And as icing on the cake, at least for dog lovers, she gives us one of the most memorable literary canines I can recall, descriptions of whom are so heartfelt that he must surely be based on a real and much-loved wolf/dog. I await impatiently the next in what I hope will be a long series of Jamaica Wild books.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I want my own Momma Anna!, February 6, 2007

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K. Owen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wild Indigo (A WILD Mystery) (Hardcover)

Industry reviews and customer reviews appear to all be in agreement: WILD
INDIGO is an exciting, high-paced, beautifully crafted book. But, what I love most about the book goes beyond being an exciting novel.

Ms. Ault clearly has spent so much time researching this book, and clearly has such a love for the Pueblo Indians, that it is contagious to the reader. This book has inspired me to visit an area I previously knew nothing about and to study a people I barely knew existed. I feel as magnetically drawn to this mysterious tribe as the main character, Jamaica Wild, does. I want to have my own "Momma Anna". At the same time, the author really conveys the theme of leaving the People alone and giving them their privacy, leaving me wanting to learn more, but from a respectful distance.

There are hundreds of high-quality, exciting novels on the market today. But, over time, the memory of plot details begin to fade. One thing that cannot fade is an interest and passion, and a desire to research and learn more. This was something that WILD INDIGO provides that most novels do not.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wild Indigo is fantastic, January 20, 2007

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Sandra Patterson-Slaydon (Fall River Writers - Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wild Indigo (A WILD Mystery) (Hardcover)

Sandi Ault's Wild Indigo is mesmerizing from the tragically mysterious beginning to the gripping on-the-edge-of-your-seat ending. Ms. Ault walks the reader directly into the breath taking vistas of Northern Mew Mexico and onto the fictional Tonoah Indian Pueblo with her incredible visuals. She expertly weaves the intricate tale of a Bureau of Land Management agent, Jamaica Wild, her heart rending relationship to her wolf pup, Mountain, adoptive pueblo family, and an ancient Hispanic spell casting healer. While the mystery around the death of one of the natives and disappearance of two others unfolds, we experience first hand pueblo life interwoven with a profound mystical belief system. Wild Indigo is a deeply felt, page turning glimpse into a world few of us would otherwise be privey to.