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psalmcat's review against another edition
4.0
This book was structured rather differently than I am used to, but it was very interesting. Part of it takes place as Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show tours Europe, which then ties into the clothing that one of the Arapahoe leaders wore in that show. The whole outfit disappeared during the tour and has recently resurfaced. A collector has offered it as a donation to the new museum at the mission, but when the boxes arrive for the display, all they contain is bubble-wrap. Immediately thereafter, the donor is killed...and things take off.
Oh, and there's the whole Father John/Vickie/Adam triangle again too.
Oh, and there's the whole Father John/Vickie/Adam triangle again too.
vkemp's review
4.0
This is the 16th book in this series featuring Father John O'Malley and Vicky Holden. Father John is the priest at the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming where he counsels and watches over the Arapaho who live there. The tiny Wind River Museum has scored a remarkable coup, a generous donor has bought and will donate all the regalia of Chief Black Heart that was worn in the Old Times and was taken to Europe when Chief Black Heart travelled with Wild Bill's Wild West Show. It was discovered in a vault in the basement of a building being torn down in Berlin, along with the bones of an unknown male. The story alternates between present-day events and the story of how the regalia ended up in a basement in Berlin. The morning the regalia is to be put on display, it is discovered the cartons are empty and the regalia is gone. Then Father John and Vicky find the body of the donor in his barn. Then the museum director goes missing. Fascinating historial detail, as always in Coel's books. Very entertaining read.
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