Sunken Valley- Explained

By D. E. Harrison

Detective Janette Rage is called back home when Little Joseph finds a body in Sunken Valley as he is preparing for the Tribal spring rituals. Sheriff George is getting older and so Rage’s father calls her to come and help. As a young lady in college Janette found, and with Little Joseph’s help explored the Sunken Valley many years ago. The Valley is part of the Rage’s farm and Janette’s father deeded the Valley over to the Tribe for their use. After college Janette moves to Seattle and in time becomes a Homicide detective. (See Sunken Valley - Found # 73)
Rage brings a friend, patrolman Jones to assist her. It is a long hike and even longer to bring the body out to the trailhead. Rage’s friend, Colonel Hill supplies a Huey chopper to drop them in and airlifts the body to the trailhead. At the trailhead, three FBI agents attempt to take the case over. Rage’s makes a call to the Northwest FBI Director.
At the trailhead Rage shoots the fake agent as they leave. By the time he is handcuffed; he commits suicide. The comment is made, ‘money does not buy that type of loyalty.’
The FBI floods the area with agents, the Colonel provides the aircover to keep everyone safe. What is so important in Sunken Valley that people are willing to die for? What do the Elders of the Tribe know of the Valley? And why did the Tribe burn down the original Rage’s family cabin in the Sunken Valley after they moved to their new cabin outside the Sunken Valley.

• Language: English
• Publisher: D. E. Harrison
• Release date: May 12, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005380748

D. E. Harrison

I am trained as a theoretical mathematician. I am an emeritus member of the American Mathematical Society for fifty odd years. I have lived in Seattle since 1967. I starting writing fiction after writing a family history.

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Sunken Valley- Explained

By D. E. Harrison

Copyright 2021 by D. E. Harrison

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Table of Contents

Prologue

Chapter 1 Time Passes

Chapter 2 Going Home

Chapter 3 At the County Seat

Chapter 4 The Detective Work Begins

Chapter 5 Sunken Valley Findings

Chapter 6 Agent Green’s Investigation

Chapter 7 Big Joseph’s Findings

Chapter 8 Agent Green Update

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Prologue

Janette Wanda Rage discovers Sunken Valley while out shooting on her father’s foothills part of the farm. She was just starting college in Idaho when she found the Valley. It got its name, Sunken Valley, from the Indians living nearby it, Janette and Little Joseph explored the Valley. Their findings and conclusions were never published and known to very few people. Little Joseph and Janette have been friends through the secondary schools and college; even though he is several years older.

Little Joseph is the son of the Tribal Chief Big Joseph, who is the son of the Chief Elder, Old Joseph.

The valley had no special name when Janette’s great grandfather built his first cabin there; it was called the old cabin. Janette’s grandmother Granny barely remembers being carried to a different new cabin by a large Indian with feathers in his hair. When in their new cabin, Janette’s great grandfather helped the Indians burn down the old cabin. No one has ever said why he did.

Janette’s father Fred, after the Valley was re-found, named, he deeded the Sunken Valley land over to the Tribe. The deeds were not filed for some reason, but the Tribe has been using the Sunken Valley for Spring and Fall rituals ever since.

Chapter 1 Time Passes

It is now nine years later, and Little Joseph is rushing down the trail from the Sunken Valley after his twice-yearly visit to Sunken Valley to prepare for the tribe’s semiannual rituals. Little Joseph is the acting Chief because his father is in poor health. He must talk with Janette. She moved from Idaho to Seattle and is a Homicide Detective in Seattle."

He drives up to the Rage’s family’s farm. Her three older brothers are all married with their own families and homes on the farm. Knocking on the door, Granny, Janette’s grandmother, answers, Well, little Joe, it has been a long time. What can I do for you?

"I found a body in