Broken Fields

Praise

Praise for Broken Fields

“Peyton Place meets Fargo in this clipped tale of misdoings in the Red River Valley . . . Rendon explor[es] the ways the deck is stacked against Cash because she’s a woman, an Ojibwe, and a maverick with limited respect for white men’s rules.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Rendon excels at balancing plot and character, taking time to probe Cash’s psychology while orchestrating a deliciously complicated mystery for her to solve. Readers will be rapt.”
—Publishers Weekly


Praise for the Cash Blackbear Mysteries

“Marcie Rendon is writing an addictive and authentically Native crime series propelled by the irresistible Cash Blackbear—a warm, sad, sharp, funny and intuitive young Ojibwe woman. I want a shelf of Cash Blackbear novels! To my delight I have a feeling that Rendon is only getting started.”
—Louise Erdrich, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Night Watchman

“[A] winning 1970s-set series.”
—Sarah Weinman, The New York Times Book Review

“Like Cash’s life, there’s a rawness and a poetic leanness to Rendon’s prose. The plot is quick with no excess, building to a confrontation that’s inevitable and electrifying. Rendon’s writing is quick and sharp and unflinching in its honesty . . . Haunting and truly gripping.”
—Carole E. Barrowman, Star Tribune

“Marcie writes the way Anishinaabe people view the world—full of rich descriptions and layered storytelling. While confronting difficult truths about religion and the value of Indigenous lives, Marcie shares revelatory moments of Cash awakening to her own worth.”
—Angeline Boulley, New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper’s Daughter

“Rendon is a natural storyteller and a consummate writer . . . There isn’t a protagonist in recent fiction with the bearing of Rendon’s creation, and we’re the better for knowing her.”
―Grand Rapids Herald-Review

“The vivid writing and keen eye keep the pages turning and readers hoping for another book in this series.”
―Buzzfeed

“[Rendon] is one heck of a mystery novelist. Rendon’s Cash Blackbear books are gripping vehicles that tell broader stories about the historical persecution of American Indians.”
—Oprah Daily