Elatsoe

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

Text from the back cover:

Elatsoe -- Ellie for short -- lives in an alternate contemporary America shaped by the ancestral magics and knowledge of its indigenous and immigrant groups.  She can raise the spirits of dead animals -- most importantly, her ghost dog, Kirby.  When her beloved cousin dies, all signs point to a car crash, but his ghost tells her otherwise:  He was murdered.  Who killed him and how did he die?  With the help of her family, her best friend, Jay, and the memory of Six-Great-Grandmother, Elatsoe must track down the killer and unravel the mystery of this creepy town and its dark past.  But will the nefarious townsfolk and a mysterious doctor stop her before she gets started?

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Ms. Sharp's quick review:  A mystery AND a ghost story -- gotta love it!