Earthway (Ella Clah Series #14)

by Aimée Thurlo, David Thurlo

Overview

Ella Clah has found her place on the Navajo Reservation, in her tribe, her clan, and her family. She has seen the Diné at their worst—and at their best—as they balance the modern era with the traditional Navajo way of life.

The Navajo are building a nuclear power plant on the Reservation. Though the tribe voted for the plant, there are those who believe that nuclear power is inherently dangerous—and particularly so for the Navajo, due to past uranium mining operations that contaminated land and water and sickened many Navajo workers and their families.

A group of activists is determined to do whatever is necessary to stop the plant—assault, sabotage, domestic terrorism. When a fellow Navajo Police officer is injured in an attack aimed at Ella's boyfriend, Ella vows to do whatever it takes to find the terrorists and bring them to justice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765324870
Publisher:	Tor Publishing Group
Publication date:	03/01/2011
Series:	Ella Clah Series , #14
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Aimée Thurlo is co-author of the Ella Clah series, the Lee Nez series of Navajo vampire mysteries, and the Sister Agatha novels. Her other works, co-written with her husband, David, include Plant Them Deep, a novel featuring Rose Destea, the mother of Ella Clah, and The Spirit Line, a young adult novel. Aimée, a native of Cuba, lived in the US for many years. She died in 2014.

David Thurlo, is co-author of the Ella Clah series, the Lee Nez series of Navajo vampire mysteries, and the Sister Agatha novels. His other works, co-written with his wife Aimée, include Plant Them Deep, a novel featuring Rose Destea, the mother of Ella Clah, and The Spirit Line, a young adult novel.

David was raised on the Navajo Reservation and taught school there until his recent retirement. He lives in Corrales, New Mexico, and often makes appearances at area bookstores.

Editorial Reviews

Clah is always good company, on and off the reservation.” —The New York Times Book Review on the Ella Clah novels

“[The Thurlos] have established themselves both as mystery writers of repute and chroniclers of the Navajo nation.” —Mystery News on the Ella Clah novels

“The breakneck pace of this crime hunt contrasts satisfyingly with the backdrop of life on the rez.” —Booklist (starred review) on Turquoise Girl on the Ella Clah novels

“Terrific. Will appeal to Tony Hillerman fans.” —Library Journal on Mourning Dove

“An intense, fast-paced mystery that will have fans reading into the wee hours.” —Knight-Ridder syndicate on Red Mesa

From the Publisher

A nuclear power plant on the Navajo reservation is either hope for a better future or the devil's work, depending on your viewpoint. Navajo police officer Ella Clah, daughter of a Christian minister and a traditionalist mother, has balanced her life by following neither path. Now Ella's personal relationship with the Rev. Ford Tome is up in the air. When he's almost killed and the department bomb expert is badly injured in an explosion at the local community college-the first of many near-fatalities here-she has to decide if the bomber is an opponent of the new power plant or a criminal avenger from Ford's mysterious past as an FBI agent. Ford has been investigating Professor Jane Lee because the FBI thinks she might be involved in a terrorist plot to destroy the power plant. After his dog is almost killed, Ford moves to the heavily fortified compound of Ella's computer-expert friend Teeny Little, who provides safety and lots of high-tech equipment to assist his investigation. Despite help from a local FBI agent and the tribal police, eager to catch the person who nearly claimed the life of their explosives expert, Ford and Ella are almost killed by snipers who are part of a fast-moving group of homegrown terrorists. The informative look at conflict on the Rez between old ways and new that the Thurlos always provide (Coyote's Wife, 2008, etc.) comes packaged this time with an unusually tense mystery.

Kirkus Reviews