Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Two Ways of Knowing: Mainstream and Native American -- 3 Native American Crime and Detection Novels: Earth and Spirit Power -- 4 The Southwestern Detective Story: A Reflection of the Land -- 5 The Southwestern Detective: Shaman or Sherlock? -- 6 Shamans and Sherlocks: Unravelling Crime in the Mountains and on the Plains -- 7 The Northwest: Shamanistic Horror amid Eerie Rain Forests -- 8 Alaska and the Canadian Northwest Territories: Wilderness Challenges and Human Limitations -- 9 The East Coast and Great Lakes Nations: Modern Reincarnations of Past Glory -- 10 Conclusion: The "Indian" in Detective Fiction- Present Realities and Future Directions -- Bibliography -- Index.