The Tribes by Howes, Mari
The Tribes by Howes, Mari

The Tribes

A dark and daring debut thriller exploring power, control and resilience against all odds, The Tribes tells...
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Author: Mari Howes
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The Tribes by Howes, Mari

The Tribes

$25.20
The Tribes by Howes, Mari

The Tribes

$25.20
Author: Mari Howes
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
A dark and daring debut thriller exploring power, control and resilience against all odds, The Tribes tells the story of a cult member accused of a shocking crime and the lawyer who chooses to defend her.

One quiet night in a rural Vermont town, a panicked woman calls 9-1-1 on a gas station payphone to report that a newborn baby has died. Local police respond to the call and charge Heather Garner, a college drop-out and member of fringe religious community The Messiah's Tribes, with the murder of her son. Heather's future is in the hands of her family: but they haven't seen or heard from her in almost 20 years.

Lawyer Abby Harris's friends and colleagues are puzzled by her choice to take on the case, especially given she's pregnant with her first child. But Abby is convinced that there's more to Heather's story than meets the eye. The investigation leads her to understand that the community Heather belonged to may not be a peaceful, eccentric bunch of hippies, but a well-organized, exploitative criminal enterprise.

Engrossing and suspenseful, The Tribes reveals the mystery of Heather's past piece by piece, until a jury must decide: does her indoctrination make her a victim, or a perpetrator?

Author: Mari Howes
Publisher: Dutton
Published: 11/03/2026
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9798217436620


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/14/2026
Booklist 11/01/2026

About the Author
Mari Howes is a lawyer, consultant, and graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and the University of Rhode Island. She lives in New England with her family, and is working on her next novel.
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