At the height of summer, Blackstream Oil's fracking operation finally breaks ground on the Saliquaw Nation, but a dead Blackstream employee found on tribal land puts the already controversial oil partnership in serious jeopardy. Tribal Marshal Starr is still chasing cold cases of missing women, with hardly any leads and even fewer resources to follow them. When the second body of a white man is discovered at a well site, it's the absolute last thing Starr needs. Especially when she realizes his young daughter could be in danger, too. Then Starr hears reports of strange phenomena among the reservation's wildlife. Ducks splash in abnormal patterns. Bison display uncharacteristic aggression. Fish wash ashore, horses are attacked by something big, and the Rain Crow cries. These mysteries echo the past, and some tribal members speak of a spirit who may be seeking to avenge the decades of resource stealing and pollution. The more Starr learns, the less sense it all makes, and she begins to wonder if the Rain Crow heralds something even darker.
