The Horse Tree

Thackery Coleman drowned and then was hacked to pieces by a propeller. Or, was it the other way around? Nel Neumeister and Ray Simons would spend the rest of their lives wondering if they accidentally killed their childhood friend's father while joyriding in a stolen boat, a secret that was kept from her for over five decades. Nel, a "tomboy" and Ray, an indigenous youth, spent summers together on the Indian Reserve of Turtle Island during the 50s and 60s. Nel's family leased their cottage ...