Eye of the Raven: A Mystery of Colonial America (Bone Rattler, 2) - Hardcover

Pattison, Eliot

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1582435669 ISBN 13: 9781582435664

Publisher: Counterpoint, 2010

Synopsis

With the aid of the Indian Shaman Conawago, Duncan McCallum has begun to heal from the massacre of his Highland clan by the British. But his new life is shattered when he and Conawago discover a dying Virginian officer nailed to an Indian shrine tree. To their horror, the authorities arrest Conawago and schedule his hanging. As Duncan begins a desperate search for the truth, he finds himself in a maelstrom of deception and violence. The year is 1760, and while the British army wishes to dismiss the killing as another casualty of its war with France, Duncan discovers a pattern of ritualistic murders that have less to do with the war than with provincial treaty negotiations and struggles between tribal factions. Ultimately he realizes that to find justice, he must brave the sprawling colonial capital of Philadelphia. There the answers are to be found in a tangle of Quakers, Christian Indians, and a scientist obsessed with the electrical experiments of the celebrated Dr. Franklin. With the tragic resolution in sight, Duncan understands the real mysteries underlying his quest lie in the hearts of natives who, like his Highland Scots, have glimpsed the end of their world approaching.

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Review:

Praise for Bone Rattler

Pattison's moving characters, intricate plot and masterful evocation of the time, including sensitive depictions of the effects of the European war on Native Americans, set this leagues beyond most historicals and augur well for future entries in this series.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Dark, complex and compelling in mystery, historical, and spiritual considerations, the reader wonders along with Duncan whether the New World will see oppression extended or explode in a new burst of freedom.” Historical Novels Review
Praise for The Inspector Shan series

A thriller of laudable aspirations and achievements." The Chicago Tribune

A rich and multilayered story that mirrors the complexity of the surrounding land, where few things really are as they seem.” San Francisco Chronicle

Pattison has taken a plot of an old-fashioned thriller and turned it into a glimpse into a culture . . . Thrilling and riveting.” Denver Post

About this edition

• Publisher: Counterpoint
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1582435669
• ISBN 13: 9781582435664
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400