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Daunis Fontaine's father was part of the Ojibwe tribe and her mother is white. She was raised primarily by her mother but has close ties to her aunt who lives on the nearby reservation and her half brother Levi. When tragedy strikes close to Daunis she is recruited to be a CI by the FBI. I think the author, who is also Ojibwe, did a good job of incorporating that part of Daunis culture into the story. Besides the criminal investigation there is a lot thrown into this story including a romance fo
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5.0/5.0 - My first 5 star book of 2022. I loved the main character, Daunis, a college freshman, who is close to her family and her tribe, although not an enrolled member. She gets caught up in a drug investigation when her beloved uncle dies of an overdose, and then several of her friends do, as well. She is a brilliant, strong Anishinaabe kwe (Ojibwe woman) who wants to help protect her community, but doesn't know who to trust. The book is realistic, believable, and unsettling. The author, an O
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