Praise for Murder on the Red River "[Rendon] is one heck of a mystery novelist. Rendon's Cash Blackbear books are gripping vehicles that tell broader stories about the historical persecution of American Indians." --Oprah Daily "[A] searing, soaring, and ultimately unflinching story of how Native people persevere in the face of policies and people that seek to destroy the essence of who they are." -- Debbie Reese, co-editor of An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States "Marcie Rendon's debut, Murder on Red River, features the magnetic Cash: aged-out foster child, girl pool shark, truck driver from Minnesota's White Earth reservation . Rendon writes of with flat-out authority." --Lisa Sandlin , author of Dashiell Prize-winning The Do-Right "Marcie Rendon, a member of the White Earth Anishinabe Nation, masterfully weaves two stories in a seamless, vivid narrative." -- Los Angeles Review of Books "This accomplished author has clearly undertaken more than a murder story . she finds new depth and an ample storytelling platform for her informed views on the historic persecution of Indians.

" -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "Funny, unflinching, and almost noir in tone, this book is a winner for those with a taste for classic detective fiction with a deeply modern flair." --Buzzfeed "[Marcie] Rendon delves deep into the history of Native American communities and the danger of forcing assimilation on a community outside the mainstream of American cultural norms." --Twin Cities Pioneer Press "Feisty, sensitive, and smart." -- Publishers Weekly "Marcie Rendon's portrait of a Native woman detective is vibrant and rooted in the complexities of history and a place haunted by a violent past that refuses to loosen its grip." -- Jeff Berglund, Ph.D., Director of Liberal Studies, Northern Arizona University "Cash's life experiences emerge as both landscape and resource to an investigation that engages the reader to the end." -- David Beaulieu, PhD, Professor of American Indian Education, University of Minnesota, Duluth.

Enrolled White Earth Ojibwe "This first novel by Marcie Rendon is remarkable." --Kathryn Swanson, Augsburg College.