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“Bearskin is visceral, raw, and compelling—filled with sights, smells, and sounds truly observed. It’s a powerful debut and an absolute showcase of exceptional prose. There are very few first novels when I feel compelled to circle brilliant passages, but James McLaughlin’s writing...

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Some said that the killer couldn't be a local. Others claimed that he was the wealthy son of a prominent Morgantown family. Whispers spread that Mared and Karen were sacrificed by a satanic cult or had been victims of a madman poised to strike again. Then the handwritten letters began to arrive: You will locate the bodies of the girls covered over with brush—look carefully. The animals are now on the move.

Criminel en cavale, Rice Moore trouve refuge dans une réserve des Appalaches, au fin fond de la Virginie. Employé comme garde forestier, il cherche à se faire oublier du puissant cartel mexicain de la drogue qu'il a trahi. Mais la découverte de la carcasse d'un ours abattu vient bouleverser son quotidien : s'agit-il d'un acte isolé ou d'un braconnage organisé ? L'affaire prend une tout autre tournure quand de nouveaux ours sont retrouvés morts, affreusement mutilés.

James McLaughlin worked as an Indian agent for most of his life. His most infamous act, however, was ordering the arrest of Sitting Bull for fear that his participation in the Ghost Dance movement would inspire Indian rebellion. “The newspaper reports regarding the arrest and death of Sitting Bull have nearly all been ridiculously absurd”, he wrote to the United States Indian Service. With this account, he attempts to defend his role and set the record straight on the circumstances that led to the death of this influential Native American leader.