Wisdom Corner

Review Quotes:

"Dynamic, thoughtful and moving, it's another standout in an important series." - LA Times

"Weiden's writing is rich with cultural detail from food to ceremonies to reservation slang. His style is terse but immersive, and readers will find themselves absorbed in wandering the Great Plains and meting out justice with Virgil." - BookPage (starred)

"Wisdom Corner is a raw yet moving journey as we follow one good man trying to do one good thing. A tour de force!" - S.A. Cosby, author of King of Ashes

"Although David Heska Wanbli Weiden's brilliant second novel is a mystery, like all great stories it spreads its wings and soars over so much important territory. Virgil Wounded Horse, Weiden's flawed protagonist with his eye always on justice, is at the center of Wisdom Corner. Through his perceptions, readers see the struggle of life on the Rosebud Reservation. Generational trauma, the spiderweb of legal jurisdictions, the insidious legacy of prejudice, all play a role in this riveting thriller that will surprise you to the very end. If you want the real picture of what it is to be Native American today, read David Weiden. It's a rare ability to entertain and enlighten at the same time, and Weiden is a master at it. "

- William Kent Krueger, author of Apostle's Cove

"The shocks keep coming in Wisdom Corner--David Weiden's rocketing new crime thriller!
The heroic yet humble reservation enforcer, Virgil Wounded Horse, returns in this intense follow-up to Weiden's triumphant debut. I was riveted by the twisty plot, flying through pages to uncover the mystery behind violent horrors threatening Virgil's community. A propulsive ride from start to finish!" - Mona Susan Power, author of A Council of Dolls

"Virgil Wounded Horse is the Rosebud Reservation's reluctant private avenger--the warrior who will find justice for those failed by the formal system. Wisdom Corner is a propulsive, tightly plotted thriller, but through Virgil's eyes, it is also a subtle and thoughtful exploration of legal, political, and social inequities at a time when art is one of the few ways to widen people's life experiences." - Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author of The Note

Contributor Bio:Weiden, David Heska Wanbli

David Heska Wanbli Weiden, an enrolled citizen of the Sicangu Lakota nation, is the author of Winter Counts, which won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel, the Thriller Award for Best First Novel, and was nominated for an Edgar Award for Best First Novel. He received the PEN America Writing for Justice Fellowship and is the recipient of fellowships and residencies from MacDowell, Ucross, Sewanee, and Tin House. A professor of English and Native American and Indigenous Studies at Stony Brook University, he lives in New York and Colorado with his family.