Yellow Bird
Book description
The gripping true story of a murder on an Indian reservation, and the unforgettable Arikara woman who becomes obsessed with solving it—an urgent work of literary journalism.
“I don’t know a more complicated, original protagonist in literature than Lissa Yellow Bird, or a more dogged reporter in American journalism than…
Why read it?
1 author picked Yellow Bird as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
As a former novelist, I'm especially alert to characters in nonfiction who are as vivid and complex as anything a writer of fiction can invent.
Sierra Crane Murdoch gives us just that in the story of Lissa Yellow Bird, an Arikara woman who, after her release from prison in 2009, becomes obsessed with investigating the recent disappearance of a white oil industry worker from the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.
Lissa is a human dynamo – resourceful, quick-witted, sometimes charming, sometimes troublesome, and unrelentingly persistent: truly one of the most memorable characters you're likely to meet in contemporary fiction or nonfiction.
From Gary's list on narrative nonfiction involving murder and mayhem.
Want books like Yellow Bird?
Our community of 10,000+ authors has personally recommended 63 books like Yellow Bird.
5 book lists we think you will like!
Interested in North Dakota, criminal investigations, and missing persons?
10,000+ authors have recommended their favorite books and what they love about them. Browse their picks for the best books about North Dakota, criminal investigations, and missing persons.