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Mourning dove (Record no. 76616)

010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2005058513
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0765311755 (acid-free paper)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780765311757 (acid-free paper)
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)64766779
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number Thu
Item number 31
092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC)
Classification number Thu
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Thurlo, Aimee
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Mourning dove
Remainder of title an Ella Clah novel
Statement of responsibility, etc Aimee Thurlo and David Thurlo.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1st ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Forge,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2006.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 320 p. ;
Dimensions 22 cm.
440 ## - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE
Title Ella Clah
Number of part/section of a work Book 11
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note "A Tom Doherty Associates book."
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc What seems to be a carjacking gone wrong leads to the death of Jimmy Blacksheep, a Navajo member of the New Mexico National Guard recently returned from Iraq. When Navajo Police Special Investigator Ella Clah receives a mysterious package in the mail, she begins to suspect that Jimmy's death is part of something larger.

Complicating the case is the fact that Jimmy's brother, Samuel Blacksheep, is also a cop, on the Farmington PD. Samuel is also ostensibly investigating Jimmy's death, but Ella wonders why Jimmy sent his secret message to her rather than his own brother. If Jimmy didn't trust Samuel, perhaps Ella shouldn't either.

When even the FBI's experts are unable to figure out the dead man's message, Ella realizes that she must use Navajo lore, not cryptography, to decode it. Tantalizing clues link Jimmy's death to his military service--but what could the medic have seen in Iraq that would make him a target for murder back home?

Ella's personal life seems just as complicated as her case. Her mother, Rose Destea, marries her long-time beau, Herman Cloud, and moves in with him. While Ella is delighted to see her mother happy, she cannot help but worry about making sure her daughter, Dawn, is safe and cared for at all times. Dawn's father asks for a change in custody arrangements that will reduce Ella to a weekend mother--a much easier fit with her workload but something that will take a terrible toll on her heart.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Clah, Ella (Fictitious character)
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Police
Geographic subdivision New Mexico
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Navajo Indians
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Navajo women
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Policewomen
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name New Mexico
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Thurlo, David.
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Southwest Fiction
Source of classification or shelving scheme
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