Celilo's Shadow

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Pub Date 01 Jun 2017 | Archive Date 28 Sep 2017

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Guilt is a powerful force. No matter how much time has passed, it’s always there, ready to punch you in the chest when you least expect it. All it takes is something ordinary—a brief glance, a certain food, or a melody on the radio—and regret strikes hard and fast. For Odessa Feldman, the trigger is a Pacific Northwest storm.

When the muddy bones of a murder victim buried over fifty years ago are discovered in the storm’s aftermath, Odessa overcomes her long struggle with guilt to finally reveal the truth. But her overdue confession comes with a difficult price—reliving her role in the tragic summer of 1956 and worse, betraying the best friend she’d ever had.

Dessa and Ellie Matthews were both fourteen-years-old when they met that summer. Ellie’s father was a foreman at the dam under construction on the Columbia River. At least that’s what he said. But, like murder and the motives behind it, some things in life are rarely as they seem.

Guilt is a powerful force. No matter how much time has passed, it’s always there, ready to punch you in the chest when you least expect it. All it takes is something ordinary—a brief glance, a...


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Lies are something that can come back to haunt you, or cost you everything. Trust no one.

Dessa and Ellie were both fourteen-years-old when they met that summer, they were nothing alike. Dessa is awkward and skinny, Ellie is tall and beautiful. Ellis's father is the foreman in charge of building the dam.

There is a great uproar over the building of the dam on the Columbia river, the whites want it for the power it will provide, the natives of Celilo, a town on the shores, need it to fish.

Danny and his "gang" have tried to stop the dam being built as his people need the river to survive. "The white man always tell lies" the government has gone back on their treaty with the natives and are damming up the river. Danny's rage gets out of hand and what transpires is life changing.

When one of the foremen is murdered, the two sides want revenge.

Can love heal all wounds?

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Celilo's Shadow is a very well written mystery. The story of two friends and a secret they keep for years until a storm uncovers a body and things begins to unravel. I recommend this book to readers who enjoy a good mystery. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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I love murder mysteries, especially 'crimes from the past' type mysteries, plus 'bonus points' for wilderness or native American themes. This book ticked all the boxes for me personally.

There are some rough areas with dialogue and character development (the 'bad' guys are ALL bad, Snidely Whiplash meanie-pants, the good characters are pure in heart etc). It doesn't stand in the way of an enjoyable read and I didn't feel like the rough areas prevented me from enjoying the story.

For a fairly tame/clean mystery, there was a great deal of sexual violence and misogynistic violence as well as overt racism, which was unpleasant to read about (but certainly in period for the time/place setting).

Enjoyable undemanding read.

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Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy of CELILO'S SHADOW in exchange for my honest review.

I loved the concept of this book. The story line was intriguing, the setting was unusual and and the characters were entertaining. I wanted to love the book as much as I enjoyed the idea of the book but unfortunately I felt like it moved slowly in between scenes. When there was action it was a page turner, but I cannot pinpoint where or why it fell a little flat, but it was overall just an okay read for me. I was curious enough to finish it and the end had an unforeseen turn of events which made sticking with it worthwhile.

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