Looking for Smoke

Written by K. A. Cobell

Narrated by Julie Lumsden, Katie Anvil Rich, Shaun Taylor-Corbett and Jordan Waunch

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK

In her powerful debut novel, Looking for Smoke, author K. A. Cobell (Blackfeet) weaves loss, betrayal, and complex characters into a thriller that will illuminate, surprise, and engage readers until the final word. A must-pick for readers who enjoy books by Angeline Boulley and Karen McManus!

When local girl Loren includes Mara in a traditional Blackfeet Giveaway to honor Loren’s missing sister, Mara thinks she’ll finally make some friends on the Blackfeet reservation.

Instead, a girl from the Giveaway, Samantha White Tail, is found murdered.

Because the four members of the Giveaway group were the last to see Samantha alive, each becomes a person of interest in the investigation. And all of them—Mara, Loren, Brody, and Eli—have a complicated history with Samantha.

Despite deep mistrust, the four must now take matters into their own hands and clear their names. Even though one of them may be the murderer.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Jun 4, 2024
• ISBN: 9780063318700

K. A. Cobell

K. A. Cobell, Staa’tssipisstaakii, is an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Nation. She currently lives in the Pacific Northwest, where she spends her time writing books, chasing her kids through the never-ending rain, and scouring the inlet beaches for sand dollars and hermit crabs. Looking for Smoke is her debut novel. 

Reviews for Looking for Smoke

[Elena Volta · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed this book. It highlighted the important issues facing Native Americans. I liked the characters, and it was very good at letting you know who they were as people as if I knew them.

[Mariana Egurrola · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A very well written story, creating awareness of all the things we do not know that are still happening to young women.