Looking for Smoke by K. A. Cobell
YA mystery
416 pages
Publisher: Heartdrum
Publication Date: June 2024
Source: Public library
5⭐
Does anyone care when indigenous girls are murdered?
Families are torn apart, but the mainstream media is apathetic.
Told from multiple points of view, four friends search to find the truth.
Loren’s sister disappeared three months ago without a trace and the local cops have been no help.
When her best friend is strangled at the yearly powwow feet from the crowd, the FBI finally gets involved.
Her sister’s body is found a short time later and they may have a serial killer on their hands.
Everyone is hiding something. Eli has a secret, Brody feels guilty, and Mara’s father is overprotective with a temper.
You will care about these characters and even though there cannot be a happy ending, you will be rooting for justice to be served.