Ancient Ones

by Kirk Mitchell

Book Overview

From Kirk Mitchell comes a riveting suspense thriller in the tradition of Tony Hillerman and Joseph Wambaugh, featuring Bureau of Indian Affairs Criminal Investigator Emmett Quanah Parker and FBI... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553109146
• ISBN13: 9780553109146
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

The setting changes - but the gripping suspense does not

If you're a fan of Indian Country whodunits, Kirk Mitchell is tops. I could go on, but I'd just be repeating myself. This is a terrific read.

THE ANCIENT ONES WOULD BE PROUD OF KIRK MITCHELL

BRAVO KIRK MITCHELL ! I LOVED THIS BOOK !! THE ANCIENT ONES WAS A GREAT MYSTERY THRILLER , WITH BELIEVEABLE CHARACTERS. I KEPT GUESSING WHO DONE IT TILL THE END ! I WAS HUNGRY FOR MORE EACH CHAPTER . IT REMINDED ME A LITTLE BIT OF THE X- FILES TV SHOW .I CAN'T WAIT TO READ MORE OF HIS BOOKS . ANCIENT ONES WOULD BE PROUD OF KIRK MITCHELL AND HIS ENTHRALLING STORY TELLING !

GREAT READ!

This was my first Kirk Mitchell book but it will not be my last. The author seems to have a vast knowledge of native American culture, and is a true artist at weaving a thrilling and suspensful story! The combination makes for a great read. I guess this is a series, but you don't have to worry about starting out of order, at least it did not bother me.

Another Hit!

Once again Kirk Mitchell hits the jackpot with Anna and Emmet uncovering the mysteries behind the Ancient One. Mitchell's style is quickly moving and exciting. His vast knowledge of the Native American ways of life holds ones interest and ties the story into a nice, neat bundle. His experience as a law enforcement officer brings credibility to his stories and always rings true in form and procedure. What's next? Even though this story has moved from the Great Southwest it is well done, but I need to go back to the desert and mesas of Arizona and New Mexico.

Exciting police procedual

Illegal fossil hunter Gorka Bilbao found the bones in the John Day Canyon. He turned it over to noted forensic anthropologist Dr. Thaddeus Ranking, who immediately gave it to the Core of Engineers. The University of California at Riverside tested a metacarpal bone and reported that the remains are over 14,000 years old, male, and Caucasian, destroying all the theories on early North American man.Illegal fossil hunter Gorka Bilbao found the bones in the John Day Canyon. He turned it over to noted forensic anthropologist Dr. Thaddeus Ranking, who immediately gave it to the Core of Engineers. The University of California at Riverside tested a metacarpal bone and reported that the remains are over 14,000 years old, male, and Caucasian, destroying all the theories on early North American man.The findings upset several groups and fears that violence could occur has the Feds sending Bureau of Indian Affairs Emmett Parker and FBI Anna Turnipseed to not only witness the final examinations of the past, but to keep things safe. However, their presence fails to stop a killer from murdering, leaving the two Feds aware that they must work together to stop the individual before others die.ANCIENT ONES is at its powerful best when it concentrates on the battle over the authenticity and test results of the fossil. Surprisingly, when the novel turns towards the character development of its two stars especially as wannabe lovers the plot slows down. Kirk Mitchell writes a strong tale that will send readers seeking previous Parker and Turnipseed novels (see CRY DANCE).Harriet Klausner