Where They Last Saw Her

“Mystery writer Rendon, a citizen of the White Earth Nation, creates a compelling, take-charge heroine who is based on the women raising awareness about disproportionately high rates of missing and murdered Indigenous people.”—The Washington Post

“Rendon’s book will break your heart, but it will also inspire and inform.”—Kirkus Review, starred review

“Rendon masterfully navigates the histories of trauma and brutality that continue to exist within our Native communities, laying bare the truths of colonial violence and the continuing need for closure and justice in our homelands.”—Ramona Emerson, author of Shutter

“An expert and uncompromising storyteller, Marcie Rendon aims her extraordinary powers on a no-holds barred story that will devastate and enrage you—and renew your belief in the power of community and the strength in women’s hearts. Where They Last Saw Her is unmissable.”—Katie Gutierrez, bestselling author of More Than You’ll Ever Know

“Marcie Rendon has penned another captivating novel, a bold and necessary story about the inescapable ties between land and blood and community. It cries for justice and sings for peace at once.”—Oscar Hokeah, author of Calling for a Blanket Dance

“Rendon has delivered a top-shelf crime story that doubles as a moving testament to Native American resilience.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

“A stunning thriller with great characterization and propulsive plot, built around a current, terrifying reality.”—Booklist, starred review

Marcie R. Rendon, citizen of the White Earth Nation, is one of O: The Oprah Magazine’s 31 Native American Authors to Read Right Now and a McKnight Distinguished Artist Award winner.

Her debut novel, Murder on the Red River, received the Pinckley Prize for Debut Novel Award and was a finalist for the Western Writers of America Spur Award, Contemporary Novel category. Her second novel, Girl Gone Missing, was nominated for the G. P. Putnam’s Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award.

Her script, Say Their Names, will be produced by Out of Hand Theater in Atlanta, Georgia. Her script Sweet Revenge had a staged reading at the Playwrights’ Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Rendon is the creative mind of Raving Native Theater and curated Twin Cities Public Television’s Art Is … CreativeNativeResilience. She received the Loft Literary Center’s Spoken Word Immersion Fellowship with co-creator Diego Vazquez for their work with incarcerated women.

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