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Obsidian: A DreadfulWater Mystery by [Thomas King]

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From the award-winning and #1 bestselling author of Sufferance and Indians on Vacation

When relics of the mysterious Obsidian murders resurface in Chinook, Thumps DreadfulWater is determined to close this case once and for all.

Thumps DreadfulWater’s world is turned upside down when Nina Maslow, the producer of a true-crime reality-TV show, turns up dead after working on a cold case that Thumps has spent years trying to forget. What’s more, someone seems set on taunting Thumps, leaving reminders of the Obsidian murder case around town. Is it possible that the elusive serial killer who murdered his girlfriend and her daughter all those years ago has resurfaced in Chinook? Or is this the work of a copycat looking to mess with Thumps by stirring up memories from his past?

Dragged back into a case that has haunted him for years, Thumps DreadfulWater is determined to solve the mystery of the Obsidian murders. But as he works the case, he begins to realize just how dangerous the person he is dealing with is—and that he might be the next target.

Thumps DreadfulWater, the sly, wry, reluctant investigator of Cold Skies and A Matter of Malice, returns in another irresistible mystery that only Thomas King could create.

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“Thankfully, unlike most writers, King actually is funny when he intends to be.” -- Globe and Mail (Toronto)

“King’s Thumps Dreadfulwater is a marvelous character . . . any of King’s Dreadfulwater novels will take you right out of your reading chair and into the action.” -- Globe and Mail (Toronto)

“King’s books are filled with mischief and sly humour, but his words always manage to reveal some hidden truth about life which makes you look at the world in a slightly different way than you did prior to reading his work. Even his mystery stories are more than what they look like on the surface and Obsidian is no exception.” -- Blogcritics.org --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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THOMAS KING is an award-winning writer and photographer. His critically acclaimed, bestselling books include Medicine River; Green Grass, Running Water; One Good Story, That One; Truth and Bright Water; A Short History of Indians in Canada; The Back of the Turtle (winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction); The Inconvenient Indian (winner of the RBC Taylor Prize); Indians on Vacation; Sufferance;and the poetry collection 77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin. A Companion of the Order of Canada and the recipient of a National Aboriginal Achievement Award, Thomas King lives in Guelph, Ontario.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07R5NW24S
Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins Publishers (Jan. 28 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 888 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 380 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1443455229

Best Sellers Rank: #28,783 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #94 in Native Canadian Literature
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Thomas King is an award-winning novelist, short story writer, scriptwriter, and photographer. His many books include the novels Medicine River; Green Grass, Running Water; Truth and Bright Water; two short story collections, One Good Story, That One (Minnesota, 2013) and A Short History of Indians in Canada (Minnesota, 2013); nonfiction, The Truth About Stories (Minnesota, 2005); and the children's books A Coyote Columbus Story, Coyote Sings to the Moon, Coyote's New Suit, and A Coyote Solstice Tale. King edited the literary anthology All My Relations and wrote and starred in the popular CBC radio series, The Dead Dog Café. He is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award (2003), and was made a member of the Order of Canada in 2004. He has taught Native literature and history and creative writing at the University of Lethbridge, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Guelph and is now retired and lives in Guelph, Ontario.

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Nameless

An outstanding book in this series

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 14, 2023

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Obsidian is outstanding. In order to appreciate how good it is recommend reading all the earlier books in the series. There's lots of characters to get to know, and they go by full name, part name and nickname. Can be a bit confusing in the beginning but well worth while to continue. Great character and story development. Looking forward to more books in the series.

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Carolyn

Mystery told with wry, sardonic humour. Talented writer

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 24, 2020

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The author, Thomas King, is a multi-talented American-Canadian writer. He identifies himself as being of part Cherokee descent. Two of his award-winning books are among my favourites. The Back of the Turtle won the Governor-General award for literature, and The Inconvenient Indian has won several awards for non-fiction. His books contain serious issues that he manages to infuse with a sly, sardonic sense of humour.

This is the 5th book in his mystery series and features an ex-police officer, Thumps Dreadfulwater. He is a Cherokee man who presently works as a photographer in the town of Chinook. I have only read one other book in the series, A Matter of Malice, and have learned that he reluctantly gets drawn back into the role of police investigator because of his past experience and great reputation as a detective. We know he is a troubled man and this book explains his lethargy and anguish. This can be read as a standalone, but I now have the desire to read the series from the beginning.

Thumps has been haunted by a past mass murder along the west coast. Ten people were brutally bludgeoned to death over the course of 3 days and their bodies left near the shoreline. A common factor was a piece of obsidian inserted in the mouths of the victims. The bodies included those of his girlfriend and her young daughter. The case was never solved.

Now, the killer seems to have followed Thumps to Chinook and is taunting him with souvenirs from the Obsidian case. To add to his torment a three-person movie crew has arrived in town with files that a murdered TV producer had compiled on the Obsidian case. They plan to make a movie that will include a lot of fiction in their crime script.

This is a complex mystery, told with dry wit and humour. The dialogue between Thumps and the towns' quirky characters is funny and a delight to read. There is the question of whether the murder of his girlfriend and her child was committed by a separate copycat killer, or if one clever and brilliant criminal was now in Chinook playing his evil games. With help from some eccentric characters, the killer may finally be identified and captured but doing so may put some lives in danger.

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Book Lover

Thumps is still wrestling with the big questions in his life

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 29, 2020

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Ever wonder what it's like to be surrounded by a community that truly cares about you? Thumps DreadfullWater knows.
This book has it all - a murder to solve, romance, an orphan baby, movie makers, a sheriff with prostate cancer, and lots of laughter. While Thumps struggles with his personal life, his detective skills are not dulled at all. An old, personal, double murder has been haunting him for six long years and he is ready to go to work.
I love how the author is able to weave such a captivating story filled with quirky characters, while still providing many laugh out loud moments, guffaws, grins and belly laughs. This is a great read.

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William Wren

Wrapping the Obsidian Storyline

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 13, 2020

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Running through the five Thumps DreadfulWater mysteries there has been the mystery of his past, which informs and explains a good deal about his personality. It is revealed in bits and pieces in the four previous mysteries until we get to the last one (fourth), A Matter of Malice, which is a great mystery in itself but also promises to reveal and resolve that larger mystery in the next book. Obsidian is that book. Thumps DreadfulWater meets his past.

It's very good and completely satisfying. I give it 5 stars because 1) it's a great mystery and 2) I was in the mood for a good mystery and King delivers. This series of mysteries would be great for TV. I wonder if anyone has ever considered that. Thank you Mr. King!

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Orapin

Fourth in a series. Can read as a stand-alone, but better if you read the others first.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 26, 2020

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Intelligent, dourly humourous, good plot, good characters.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 6, 2021

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So funny. Good twists and turns. Holds my interests. I am biting my nails then I am gighling. Buy the series.

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D. Mailing

My new favourite author

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 9, 2020

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Another fine tale from a very talented writer. Thumps always manages to find the clear path in spite of the zany cast of characters surrounding him. A great read.

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judy

Start from the beginning

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 21, 2020

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Loved the book. Thumps gets better and better. Can't wait for the next one.

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K. McLean

Disappointing Soap Opera

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 21, 2021

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The only mystery in this book is will Thump finally allow Claire to completely take over his life. I was disappointed in the continued angst, soap opera and relationship game playing. Series had such promise, but has fallen into the trap of cookie cutter book writing, recycling situations from prior books.

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