{"product_id":"big-chief-1","title":"Big Chief","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDebutiful\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLitHub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eWriter to Watch for Spring 2025\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Propulsive...a masterclass...a dazzling, fast-paced pressure-cooker journey about not letting others define who we are, but rather deciding that for ourselves.\" --\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping literary debut about power and corruption, family, and facing the ghosts of the past.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMitch Caddo, a young law school graduate and aspiring political fixer, is an outsider in the homeland of his Anishinaabe ancestors. But alongside Tribal President Mack Beck, his childhood friend, Mitch runs the government of the Passage Rouge Nation, and with it, the tribe's Golden Eagle Casino and Hotel. On the eve of Mack's reelection, their tenuous grip on power is threatened by a nationally known activist and politician, Gloria Hawkins, and her young aide, Layla Beck, none other than Mack's estranged sister and Mitch's former love. In their struggle for control over Passage Rouge, the campaigns resort to bare-knuckle political gamesmanship, testing the limits of how far they will go--and what they will sacrifice--to win it all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when an accident claims the life of Mitch's mentor, a power broker in the reservation's political scene, the election slides into chaos and pits Mitch against the only family he has. As relationships strain to their breaking points and a peaceful protest threatens to become an all-consuming riot, Mitch and Layla must work together to stop the reservation's descent into violence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrilling and timely, \u003ci\u003eBig Chief\u003c\/i\u003e is an \"unexpected, disturbingly funny\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) and unforgettable story about the search for belonging--to an ancestral and spiritual home, to a family, and to a sovereign people at a moment of great historical importance.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51947269652711,"sku":"9781668046470","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_e4fb90bc-6cd4-4eb7-b94c-6195b99ae0d7.jpg?v=1775485551","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/big-chief-1","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}