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The Only Good Indians: A Novel

From New York Times bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones comes a novel that is equal parts psychological horror and cutting social commentary on identity politics and the American Indian experience. Fans of Jordan Peele and Tommy Orange will love this story as it follows the lives of four American Indian men and their families, all haunted by a disturbing, deadly event that took place in their youth. Years later, they find themselves tracked by an entity bent on revenge, totally helpless as the culture and traditions they left behind catch up to them in a violent, vengeful way.

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Published Jan 26, 2021

336 pages

Average rating: 6.79

294 RATINGS

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Readers say *The Only Good Indians* is a chilling, intense horror novel that blends cultural themes with slasher elements. Many praise its compelling ...

Groundhogcat
Oct 24, 2025
8/10 stars
Wow! Chilling tale.

Four Native Americans massacre elk in an illegal hunt and in the process also kill an unborn elk calf.

Ten years later they are being hunted by some unknown entity hellbent on revenge.

Do these men deserve what happens to them? Maybe? The four men could be any man who kills just for the heck of it. They did not give any thought as to if it was okay to kill those elk. They killed the elk because they could.
Gwendola
Nov 30, 2025
5/10 stars
senationally wicked.
while he is a very powerful Storyteller I have listened to two of his books and I have read several other of his books they are really good I I can believe how he brings it all together into this weird twist Wicked way but he does you got to read one of his books this is one that is darn good
Conostra
Nov 25, 2025
8/10 stars
Fantastic book. The introduction really puzzles you enough to pull you in, and the first long perspective is a dread-inducing slowburn that lasts just long enough and gives you just enough answers to want more before it spirals out in an explosive finish. My only issue is that the ending drags, especially after what's perhaps the most intense scene in the book, but I feel like Stephen Graham Jones might have a problem with actually closing out his stories. That being said, I loved it. Loved every minute except for the last 10, but if you drop down to "that was pretty good" you've still got me.
Ahintofjaimie
Oct 28, 2025
10/10 stars
No notes. What a fantastic read, what a wild ride, what a respect for the Elk
Soft&moody
Aug 31, 2025
9/10 stars
This book pulled at the heart strings, made me rage for the characters, and was horrific in all the right places. At the end of each part I was left feeling an adrenaline rush from all the action. It's a slow pace up until the end of each part, and as you go through the book you feel it coming each time. I got lost by the writing a few times and would have to re-read some sections, and I'm not a sports person so I couldn't follow the basketball play by plays but I understood the gyst of what was happening by the character's reactions. Overall a well paced horror novel about vengeance- an eye for an eye.

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