The movie in progress is based on a historical event, a Native American victory over Spanish invaders. But some Indians deeply resent the movie companys filming on tribal land. Shooting has just begun when a deadly real-life scenario rapidly eclipses the one slated for the screen: the man who leased the Santo Esteban Pueblo to Hollywood suddenly dies, and the leading man is murdered.Blind sculptor Mo Bowdre, whose beautiful Hopi girlfriend has a small role in the movie, is fascinated. Who are the players and what are the stakes? Finding the answer tests Mos inner vision to its limits.Steeped in Southwestern history and culture. In every respectcharacter, plot, and atmosphere"The Knotted Strings" is a rich reading experience."Houston Chronicle"Pages third Mo Bowdre mystery is angrier and more hip as it takes wicked shots at the movie business, the media, crass Eastern tourists, and venal lawyers. . . . Page includes some lovely scenesthe hilltop funeral of an old pueblo leader, for example."Publishers Weekly"A commentary on life in transformed Santa Fe and the tension between pueblo and city."Rocky Mountain News"