Chilcotin Saga

A rancher is, consumed to take more and more land, driven by the memory of his father. A hunger for power in the province's capital may result in a dam flooding the area. Then, a gunshot changes everything. An unforgiving winter envelops young Noah Hanlon, on the run after being, charged with murder. Searching endless terrain for the real killer, he reconnects with his Indigenous heritage. Revelations point in unexpected directions. A whiff of perfume, a lilac bush, the chirps of sparrows and, of course, a gun, all these may exonerate him and save the land.

A long-kept secret bubbles up and starts changing lives, when a sudden mysterious death triggers even deeper upheavals. No one can be sure if it was an accident, suicide, or murder. The question ripples outward, casting a shadow over the beauty and spiritual influence of the region, leaving no one above suspicion. The divinations of an artist-shaman, the studies of an English teacher, and the machinations of a law student desperate for answers may combine to find the truth.

Noah's Raven chronicles the rise of Trump-like billionaire presidential hopeful Billy Joe Northrop and good ol' boy political strategist Bull O'Connor, who plan to take the White House by storm through deceit and backroom deals. Dating Northrop's daughter Harriet, Atlanta reporter Fred Scully stumbles upon the story of a lifetime, one that he may not live to tell. On the run, Scully finds himself drawn to British Columbia's Chilcotin region and First Nations elder Noah Hanlon, who may hold the key to the future of two nations. Hanlon's attempts to preserve his ancient ancestral homeland are, challenged by the outside interests personified in Northrop and O'Connor. These opportunists threaten to conquer the pristine wilderness of the Chilcotin with a development that will irrevocably scar the land. The region may change forever, as will history, if Hanlon can't overcome personal tragedy to fight for the land he loves. This political thriller by retired Vancouver criminal lawyer Bruce Fraser imagines the intersection of the American electoral process with First Nations' land rights while exploring the mysteries of the vast canvas of the rugged Chilcotin region.