Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

This is a new author for me, and I was pulled in right away. Virgil Wounded Horse helps those who are unable to find justice when the police refuse to help them. He hires himself out as a vigilante who beats rapists, thieves and other lowlife on the Rosebud Reservation. When he is approached by a Council member to deal out some justice to a former bully who is selling heroin on the reserve, he wants nothing to do with it, until his nephew overdoses and almost dies of bad dope. Now he’s looking for revenge.

This is a dark crime story with the backdrop of the hardship of life on the reserve. Written by Indigenous author, it rings true throughout the tale. I will definitely be watching for future stories.