Celilo's Shadow

by Valerie Wilcox

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Pub Date 1 Jun 2017 | Archive Date 28 Sep 2017

Black Rose Writing

Historical Fiction | Mystery & Thrillers

Description

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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Marcia S, Reviewer

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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Annie B, Reviewer

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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Amy W, Reviewer

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.