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• The Unfinished

  Isaacs, Cheryl

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  The publisher describes author Cheryl Isaacs' tribal affiliation as Mohawk. Genre: young adult horror. An "unsettling tale of monsters, mystery, and secrets that refuse to stay submerged" (Harper Collins).

• Never Whistle at Night

  An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

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  Edited by Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. and Shane Hawk. In a Google Books "About the Author" for "Sacred City" Van Alst's tribal affiliation describes him as an enrolled member Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians. Hawk's website describes him…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Anoka

  Hawk, Shane

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  Shane Hawk's website describes him as a member of the Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. Horror genre. Includes "several tales involving bone collectors, pagan witches, werewolves, skeletal bison, and cloned children," exploring "themes of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bad Cree

  a Novel

  Johns, Jessica

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  Jessica Johns's website describes her as a member of Sucker Creek First Nation. Horror genre. Main character Mackenzie "has dreams that return her to a memory from before her sister Sabrina's untimely death. But when the waking world starts closing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Man Made Monsters

  Rogers, Andrea

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  Andrea Rogers's website says she is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. Genre: Young Adult horror. Short stories that follow "one extended Cherokee family across the centuries and well into the future as they encounter predators of all kinds in each…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Taaqtumi

  An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories

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  Taaqtumi features Indigenous authors. "'Taaqtumi' is an Inuktitut word that means 'in the dark'--and these spine-tingling horror stories by Northern writers show just how dangerous darkness can be" (Inhabit Media).

• I Was a Teenage Slasher

  Jones, Stephen Graham, 1972-

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  In an interview with NPR, Jones is described as a member of the Blackfeet tribe. "Stephen Graham Jones explores the Texas he grew up in, the unfairness of being on the outside, through the slasher horror he lives but from the perspective of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• VenCo

  a Novel

  Dimaline, Cherie, 1975-

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  Cherie Dimaline's website says she is a registered and claimed member of the Métis Nation of Ontario. Genres: fantasy; horror; thriller. "Lucky is familiar with the magic of her indigenous ancestors, but she has no idea that [her] spoon connects her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Indian Burial Ground

  Medina, Nick

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  On his website, author Nick Medina identifies himself as an "enthusiast of local and Native lore." In an interview published on horror.org, Medina is identified as a member of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, a state-recognized tribe. Genres:…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Town Sleeps

  a Novel

  Staples, Dennis E.

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  Dennis E. Staples's publisher describes his tribal affiliation as Ojibwe and a member of the Red Lake Nation. Genres: detective and mystery fiction; psychological fiction. "Set on an Ojibwe reservation in northern Minnesota, This Town Sleeps is the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Shutter

  Emerson, Ramona, 1973-

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  Ramona Emerson refers to herself as a Diné (Navajo Nation) writer on her website and describes the book like this: "Rita Todacheene is a forensic photographer working for the Albuquerque police force. . . . Rita has been hiding a secret: she sees…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Break

  Vermette, Katherena

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  Katherena Vermette's website describes her as a Red River Métis (Michif) writer from Treaty 1 territory and sets up the book like this: "When Stella . . . looks out her window one evening and spots someone in trouble on the Break . . . she calls the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Hatak Witches

  Mihesuah, Devon A., 1957-

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  Devon A. Mihesuah's Kansas University blog says that she is an enrolled citizen of the Choctaw Nation and of Chickasaw descent and describes her book like this: "A baffling museum murder that appears to be the work of twisted human killers results…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Where They Last Saw Her

  a Novel

  Rendon, Marcie R.

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  Marcie R. Rendon website says she is an enrolled member of the White Earth Nation in Minnesota. Genre: mystery. A "harrowing novel of a Native American woman who learns of the disappearance of one of her own and decides enough is enough" (Bantam).…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nightland

  a Novel

  Owens, Louis

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  The Internet Public Library says Louis Owens is Cherokee/Choctaw. "The story begins with a very real bang when part-Cherokee ranchers and lifelong friends Billy Keene and Will Striker come upon a dead body and a suitcase containing a million…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Deception on All Accounts

  Hoklotubbe, Sara Sue

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  Sara Hoklotubbe's website describes her as a Cherokee tribal citizen and sets up "Deception on All Accounts" like this: "In this story of robbery, murder, love, and intrigue, [Sadie] faces adversity at each bend in the road, but in the tradition of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Perfect Likeness

  Two Novellas

  Wagamese, Richard

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  The Canadian Encyclopedia describes Richard Wagamese as Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) from the Wabaseemoong Independent Nations. Genres: thriller, fantasy. "Both stories follow the lives of young artists who have dreams for a better future" (Orca Book…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Winter Counts

  a Novel

  Weiden, David Heska Wanbli, 1963-

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  David Heska Wanbli Weiden's website documents him as an enrolled citizen of the Sicangu Lakota Nation. Genres: detective and mystery fiction; thriller. "When justice is denied by the American legal system or the tribal council, Virgil is hired to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Moon of the Crusted Snow

  Rice, Waubgeshig

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  Author Rice Waubgeshig's website says he is of Anishinaabe descent. Genres: dystopian, thriller. The post-apocaluptic novel can be summarized like this: "Frustrated by the building chaos, a group of young friends and their families turn to the land…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Trinity Sight

  Givhan, Jennifer

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  Jennifer Givhan's website says that her "family has ancestral ties to the indigenous peoples of New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico including Ysleta del Sur and the Tigua Indian peoples of the Ysleta region of El Paso." Genre: apocalyptic fiction. "Rooted…Read moreRead more of this annotation