Thumps DreadfulWater mysteries

"With his cop life officially behind him, Thumps now makes his living as a fine-arts photographer in Chinook -- a western town snuggled up against a reservation that's struggling for economic independence via investment in a glitzy new resort and casino complex called Buffalo Mountain. It's a slow-paced, good life for Thumps and his eccentric cat, Freeway. Most of the time. But when a dead body turns up in one of the just-completed luxury condos,...

Cherokee ex-cop Thumps DreadfulWater investigates the deaths of two people who worked for Orion Technologies, a company that is in the midst of developing a revolutionary method for extracting fresh water from hidden reservoirs.