Pas une âme à Chinook ne pourrait s'offrir un appartement au Buffalo Mountain Resort, complexe immobilier de luxe au pied des Rocheuses. Même pas le petit studio avec vue sur le parking et le toit du casino. D'ailleurs, personne dans la réserve n'y songe. Tous savent que seuls les riches citadins blancs en mal de nature ou de jeux d'argent pourront se le permettre. Ce projet apporterait du travail aux Autochtones mais, soucieux de préserver leur culture, les activistes des Aigles rouges s'y opposent. DreadfulWater sait tout cela quand le shérif l'appelle pour prendre les photos d'un mort retrouvé dans un appartement-témoin, mais il refuse d'emblée le coupable tout désigné. Il faut dire que si DreadfulWater a abandonné la Californie et son insigne de flic pour une vie solitaire et peinarde, il n'en a pas oublié pour autant les vieux réflexes du métier. D'autant qu'il aime Claire et que, parce qu'elle le lui demande, il est prêt à reprendre du service. Mais à sa manière, un poil iconoclaste et décalée... Au risque de ne pas se faire que des amis et de devenir, aux yeux de beaucoup de monde, «un Indien qui dérange».
«C'est fou comme le passe sait vous rattraper», pense Thumps DreadfulWater quand ce vieux Noah Ridge débarque à Chinook pour présenter son autobiographie. Puis très vite, l'ancien policier s'interroge: pourquoi diable le leader charismatique du Red Power Movement, qui a toujours soigné son image, choisit-il cette minuscule réserve pour évoquer ses combats d'autrefois? À l'époque, le mouvement comptait de nombreux militants prêts à défendre les droits des Indiens et leurs terres. Et Thumps se souvient que l'une de leurs actions avait mal tourné, entraînant la mort de plusieurs hommes et la disparition d'une jeune femme native de Chinook S'il s'écoutait, il roulerait vers le sud et ne rentrerait que quand Noah Ridge et l'hiver auraient quitté la ville. Mais sa curiosité est la plus forte, d'autant qu'un agent du FBI choisit ce moment pour venir faire du tourisme dans les parages et que les cadavres, du passé comme du présent, s'amoncellent. Alors, en bougonnant et en grelottant dans son mauvais blouson, Thumps accepte d'assister le shérif, et d'affronter les démons, vivants ou morts.
Un Cherokee dans l'ombre des luttes passées.
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