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Providence author Vanessa Lillie is releasing a new thriller, "The Bone Thief," set in Rhode Island, on Oct. 28, 2025.

Lillie, an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, explores themes of Native identity, historical erasure, the fight for tribal rights and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Movement.

The novel is a sequel to Lillie's 2023 USA TODAY bestseller "Blood Sisters," starring Bureau of Indian Affairs archaeologist Syd Walker.

Providence author Vanessa Lillie follows up her USA TODAY bestseller "Blood Sisters" with a new thriller rooted in Native American history and set in Rhode Island.

"The Bone Thief," which will be released Oct. 28 in time for Native American Heritage Month in November, once again stars Syd Walker, an archaeologis

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