Deception on All Accounts

by Sara Sue Hoklotubbe

Book Overview

Is murder always a simple transaction? Don't bank on it.

Sadie Walela's life is about to be turned upside down.

One morning Sadie unlocks the door at the Mercury Savings Bank and confronts a robber who's been lying in wait for her and her fellow employees. He flees after stealing money and killing her coworker. When a whirlwind of events leaves Sadie herself under suspicion, she sets out to clear her name.

This banker turned sleuth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816523118
• ISBN13: 9780816523115
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent work of Cherokee non-fiction!

Sara Hoklotubbe's grasp of being Cherokee in Northeastern Oklahoma is clear in this excellent non-fiction book! I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book and look forward to her next book detailing our rural lives in the Cherokee Nation. If you have not had a chance to read this thriller, pick up a copy now! Cara Cowan Watts Cherokee Nation Tribal Council District 7 - Will Rogers

Another Great Oklahoma Mystery!!!

Sara Sue Hoklotubbe's 21 years in the banking industry serves her well in this well developed mystery. Sadie Walela's life is turned upside down when she arrives at her place of employment at the Mercury Savings Bank and encounters a robber. After fleeing with the cash and leaving one of Sadie's co-workers dead, the robber begins a spree of robberies which results in Sadie herself being considered as an accomplice. Even worse is that Happy, a homeless man that she has befriended, is taken into custody as the prime suspect.Not only is this a fast paced mystery, but Ms Hoklotubbe gives us a very clever criminal who has a knack for finding weaknesses in the small banks' security systems. The action starts on page one and doesn't let up.

A Clever Mystery

You will get a delightful and true picture of Northeast Oklahoma, and a wonderful journey of twists and turns in the interesting life of a Cherokee banker who like many Indian women is the target of racial slurs and sterotypical anti-'business women' treatment. She is fearless; and you will be rooting for her and crying at the tragic loss of some of her co workers. The best part is you will not guess the identity of the protagonist not until the author spells it out to you! I couldn't stop turning the pages, and throughly enjoyed the flavor of Sadie's Cherokee family and perspective of the world. Sadie throws racism, sexism, and stupidity out of her very interesting life.