
Wisdom Corner
$47.30
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
14 July 2026
Summary
From the multi-award-winning author of Winter Counts comes an unforgettable thriller about life – and death – on the Rosebud Native American Reservation.
‘A tour de force!’ S.A COSBY
Virgil Wounded Horse is trying to leave behind his past as a hired enforcer. But when a revered figure on the reservation is found murdered, he is drawn back into a world he thought he’d escaped.
As tensions rise, threats emerge from all sides: a ruthless gang from a neighbouring …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781398509344 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1398509345 |
| Author: | David Heska Wanbli Weiden |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 14 July 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 153mm x 234mm |

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Critics Review
PRAISE FOR WISDOM CORNER:
‘If you want the real picture of what it is to be Native American today, read David Weiden. It’s a rare ability to entertain and enlighten at the same time, and Weiden is a master at it’ WILLIAM KENT KRUEGER, author of APOSTLE’S COVE
‘A propulsive, tightly plotted thriller, but through Virgil’s eyes, it is also a subtle and thoughtful exploration of legal, political, and social inequities at a time when art is one of the few ways to widen people’s life experiences’ ALAFAIR BURKE, New York Times bestselling author of THE NOTE
PRAISE FOR WINTER COUNTS:
‘Harrowing and heartfelt, assured and highly accomplished. One of the standout thrillers of the year’ CHRIS WHITAKER
‘An incredible novel … where hope and heartbreak are found in equal measure’ S. A. COSBY
‘As stunning a debut as I’ve read in a long time’ MARK BILLINGHAM
‘[David Heska Wanbli Weiden’s writing] melds the gritty realism of Dashiell Hammett with the lyricism of Tommy Orange’ THE OPRAH MAGAZINE
‘A terrific debut – tight and tense, hard-eyed and big-hearted’ LOU BERNEY
‘Eye-opening, enlightening and entertaining, it’s one hell of a good read!’ AMER ANWAR
‘Enthralling from the first page to the last, this is a heartfelt and harrowing tour de force’ JON COATES, S MAGAZINE
‘Virtuoso fare’ FINANCIAL TIMES, BEST CRIME BOOKS OF THE YEAR
‘A fascinating insight into an often overlooked world, and draws the reader into a satisfying mystery’ GUARDIAN, CRIME AND THRILLER PICKS OF THE YEAR
David Heska Wanbli Weiden
David Heska Wanbli Weiden is an enrolled citizen of the Sicangu Lakota Nation and received his MFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts. He was a MacDowell Fellow, a Tin House Scholar, and the recipient of PEN America’s Writing for Justice Fellowship. A lawyer and professor, he lives in Denver, Colorado, with his family.
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