Girl Gone Missing
Nothing in Renee Blackbear’s world had prepared her for college or for the hurt that happens in the Twin Cities.
Her name is Renee Blackbear, but what most people call the 19-year-old Chippewa woman is Cash. She lived all her life in Fargo, sister city to Minnesota’s Moorhead, just downriver from the Cities. She has one friend, the sheriff Wheaton. He pulled her from her mother’s wrecked car when she was three. Since then, Cash navigated through foster homes, and at 13 was working farms, driving truck. Wheaton wants her to take hold of her life, signs her up for college. She gets an education there at Moorhead State all right: sees that people talk a lot but mostly about nothing, not like the men in the fields she’s known all her life who hold the rich topsoil in their hands, talk fertilizer and weather and prices on the Grain Exchange. In between classes and hauling beets, drinking beer and shooting pool, a man who claims he’s her brother shows up, and she begins to dream the Cities and blonde Scandinavian girls calling for help.
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Marcie R. Rendon is a writer whose stories are shaped by the land and culture of her Ojibwe roots. Growing up on the White Earth Reservation in northern Minnesota, her connection to Native American heritage is woven deeply into her work, offering a voice that is both personal and universally resonant. With an academic background in criminal justice and human development, she brings a unique perspective to her writing—focusing on the complexities of identity, the search for justice, and the power of community.
A Cash Blackbear Mystery
The Cash Blackbear Mystery series immerses readers in the gritty, atmospheric world of northern Minnesota, where the complexities of identity, justice, and the human condition collide. At the heart of this captivating series is Cash Blackbear, a sharp-witted Ojibwe investigator whose quiet strength and unrelenting sense of justice make her a standout in the world of crime fiction. Cash's tenacity and deep connection to her Native American heritage drive each mystery, offering a unique blend of suspense, cultural depth, and intricate storytelling.
A Cash Blackbear Mystery consists of four books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
