Indian Country: Missing (Indian Country: The Mike Taylor Mysteries Book 2)

Deputy Sergeant Mike Taylor investigates the disappearance of two young Lakota women, Anya Fast Runner and Veronica Likes Pretty Dresses, in this sequel to Indian Country: Incident at Big Pine. One woman is reported missing on the reservation, the other in the county, and Mike takes the report himself. Both cases appear connected, and both women were last seen with Raymond Angry Boy Whitecloud, Mike's former adversary. Mike collaborates with the Lakota Tribal Police and gains a new ally in Missing Persons Investigator Carol McBride. His fiancée provides insight into the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Woman (MMIW) movement and the broader issue of missing and murdered Native American women and children in America. As the investigation deepens, Mike becomes increasingly immersed in Lakota culture, spirituality, and traditionalist tribal politics. The novel draws on current events in Native America and the author's background in law enforcement and Lakota spirituality to explore themes of tribal politics, apathy, and death.