Winter Counts

Winter Counts is a gripping debut novel set on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, following Virgil Wounded Horse, a local enforcer who delivers his own brand of justice when the legal system fails. As heroin and dangerous drug cartels threaten his community, Virgil teams up with his ex-girlfriend to uncover the source of the drugs, leading him into a tense investigation that explores themes of identity, power, and resilience within Native American life. Praised for its honesty and thrilling narrative, the book offers a powerful look at a rarely depicted part of American society.