Six Crooked Highways (Hardcover)

With Six Crooked Highways, Wayne Johnson again brings his special brand of writing to the intriguing character of Paul Two Persons. By combining the subtleties of Louise Erdrich's Native American familial strife and the breathtaking scope of Tony Hillerman's history-tinged terrain, Johnson envelops readers in the story of a man in danger of losing everything.

When state movers and shakers propose a highway across the Red Lake reservation, no one is prepared for its deadly consequences. Paul Two Persons, a local resort owner, has reason to take the plan personally. The highway will scar his people's land, as well as his own, and a boy who had worked for Paul is found dead.

With the help of his cop friend, Charlie, and using his knowledge of Chippewa culture, Paul sets out to find those responsible for the killing, ultimately taking himself and the people he loves to the limit.