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    The Dream Stalker
    The Dream Stalker
    The Dream Stalker
    Audiobook7 hours

    The Dream Stalker

    Written by Margaret Coel

    Narrated by Stephanie Brush

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    About this audiobook

    The Wind River Reservation has agreed to use their land for a nuclear waste storage site, in return for new jobs and millions in revenue. But Vicky Holden knows the Araphoe tribe will be swindled. Someone wants to keep Vicky quiet, and anyone else who stands in their way. After one man is murdered, and two attempts are made on Vicky's life, she knows she is involved in a crime much bigger than she imagined. Vicky looks to her only true ally: Father John O'Malley. Together they begin a frenzied search through false promises and misguided dreams to find the truth.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBooks in Motion Audio
    Release dateJan 15, 2005
    ISBN9781596071841
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    • 3/5
      In each of the books of this series, the writing gets smoother, and the characters more developed it. In this book, the relationship of Father O'Malley and Vicky Holden continues to develop, despite the fact that they are seemingly on different sides of the contentious issue of whether a casino should be built on the reservation. Someone has already died, and the death appears to be somehow linked to the potential outside investment. The mystery is convoluted enough that one can't guess the solution too soon.
    • 4/5
      A proposed nuclear storage area on the reservation creates much conflict among tribal members. Current murders awaken concerns about a crime from the past,; long thought resolved. Vicky and Father John, struggle with their personal relationship as they pursue the deaths under the shadows cast by the conflicting views engendered by the impending nuclear decision.
    • 4/5
      Margaret Coel has a plot that immediately raises my hackles. If nuclear waste needs to be taken care of, it needs to be taken care of where it was created, not shipped off "out in the middle of nowhere" for other people to deal with. Same thing goes for junked electronics, or any other waste created by society anywhere around the world. This program of avoidance is rife with dangers, and Coel deals with them in fine fashion.Once again it's Father John and Vicky who bring the story to life. Although the two are attracted to each other, The Dream Stalker doesn't revolve around that one fact. Father John is dealing with yet another new priest sent to help him, and he's learning that what is to him a place of redemption and peace isn't thought of in the same light by the Church hierarchy. The constant struggle to keep the mission monetarily afloat adds an immediacy to the book as well.What adds "zing" is the very real sense of danger to Vicky Holden, who refuses to be silent about the nuclear waste storage facility. The debate has brought the media and environmentalists into an already fraught situation, and Coel kept me worrying about Vicky. There is no safe place for the Arapaho lawyer-- even among her own people.I came to this series late, but I'm enjoying every minute of Coel's plots, setting, and characters. Bring on the next book!
    • 4/5
      The third book in this series is an enjoyable read. An enjoyable read. I'm looking forward to the fourth book in the series.
    • 5/5
      Gripping book that plays on good and evil. Thank you.
    • 4/5
      Coel deals with the nuclear waste -vs- the environment issue. The two main characters deal with life in their own ways. Plot is pretty simple, Father John helps investigate a murder and lawyer Vicki dives into the nuclear waste proposal. Lots of jobs for the Arapaho are balanced with hazardous waste...reminiscent of the Navajo uranium miners. Author treats the subject very well...I'll be back for book #4.
    • 4/5
      Father John discovers the body of a man whose face was shot off. It's happening at the same time Vicky Holden is opposing the placement of a nuclear waste facility on the Wind River Reservation. Soon others are found dead in the same manner. The Bureau of Indian Affairs chief, local law enforcement, Father John, and Vicky "team up" once again to solve this case. I listened to the audio book version read by Stephanie Brush. I find this series enjoyable for listening. Father John is a likeable, but slightly flawed, priest. Vicky is more of an activist than I am, but her character seems to fit well into the series. The recurring law enforcement characters are enjoyable as well.

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    • 4/5
      I enjoy Margaret Coel and the settings she uses for her Father John O'Malley series. I had a bit of trouble with this because of the relationship between Father John and Vicky Holden. I know it was meant to make people uncomfortable because the main players were uncomfortable but having been raised Catholic it probably bothered me more than someone who was not brought up in that culture.

      The plot was fairly simple, Father John is called out one night to a remote (well, everything is pretty remote on the Wind River reservation) location to tend to a man who said he wants to get something off his chest, and that he is dying. By the time Father John gets there the man is dead, but not of natural causes, he has been shot in the face.

      At the same time Vicky is involved in trying to stop a Chicago company from building a nuclear waste dump on the reservation. This makes her very unpopular because the company is promising jobs, lots and lots of jobs, as well as long term employment. The Council is for the idea, most of the people on the reservation are for the idea, making Vicky very unpopular.

      So, does Father John's dead man tie in with the nuclear waste dump? Only time will tell.

      I had an inkling at one point that I might know the killer but Coel was very good at distracting me to the point where I forgot about this person. Interesting ending with a lot of loose ends, glad that there are more in the series to keep reading about these fascinating people.
    • 5/5
      This is an involving series of mysteries that will appeal to many fans of Tony Hillerman set among the Arapaho and the Wind River Indian Reservation. The two main characters are John O'Malley, a Jesuit priest who runs the St. Francis Mission, and Vicky Holden, known among the Arapaho as Woman Alone, ever since she divorced her abusive husband and became a lawyer.O'Malley has originally wanted to become a history professor, but was derailed by his alcoholism. St. Francis was one of the few places willing to take him, under those circumstances, but he has remained sober and become devoted to the Mission and the Arapaho.I cannot say how accurate Coel's portrayal of the Arapaho is, but it is a very vivid picture of a people trying to adjust to modern life, and indeed, in some ways, seeking it, while trying to retain a sense of themselves and their heritage. Vicky and Father John are good friends, and work well together; there is always the temptation for something more, both are dedicated to a moral life, and Father John is dedicated to his priesthood.I have so far enjoyed the six stories that I have read. The mysteries are varied, and touch upon many real social and personal issues. I always become involved with the people. It is always a trifle awkward trying to find a good reason why amateurs should keep involving themselves in police matters, but Coel handles it pretty well, and I accept it as a feature of the amateur detective series.