The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

This is a horror novel with humor, intelligence, and sharp social commentary.  The images of contemporary native life are juxtaposed with old traditions.  Flawed characters and an engaging plot, it is a novel about identity, grief, pain, desperation, and guilt.  Jones is a Blackfeet writer that has written more than 20 books.  He has also spent a lifetime interpreting Native American culture and mythology for contemporary readers.  The novel follows four American Indian men from the Blackfeet Nation who were childhood friends, as they find themselves in a desperate struggle for their lives, against an entity that wants to exact revenge upon them for what they did during an elk hunt 10 years earlier by killing them, their families, and friends.  If you are looking for a book of smart horror and one that will open you up to cultures both human and animal...this is one you should try.