The Round House A Novel

Set on an Ojibwe reservation in North Dakota in the spring of 1988, the novel is narrated by 13-year-old Joe Coutts. His life is irrevocably transformed after his mother, Geraldine Coutts, is brutally attacked and left deeply traumatized, unable to reveal the details of the crime to the police or her family. As his father, Bazil Coutts, a tribal judge, endeavors to find justice through a legal system complicated by jurisdictional issues on the reservation, Joe and his friends set out on a quest to uncover the identity of the attacker. The book is an exquisitely told story that weaves together a compelling coming-of-age narrative, a powerful mystery, and a tender look at family, history, and the harsh realities of contemporary life and law within the community.

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