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Rich curtin, an author who dedicated his book, deadly artifacts, to tony hillerman writes of the same subject matter in the same region. It is just woven into the story line. Hillerman tells a story that you can sit in.
Tony hillerman's novels are set on the navajo reservation in the southwest. Leaphorn and chee are two smart navajo policemen working an area the size of all of new england. Fascinating glimpses into culture of the navajo nation, navajos, their thinkin... Read More
His characters feel like real people, people you can empathize with. His depictions of the terrain, weather, and so on are achingly memorable. Loved the closing bit--showed a compassionate side to leaphorn.
Highly recommended. Will definitely read more with time. All is good, thank you.
Detective leaphorn is on terminal leave, intending to retire following his wife emma's death in surgery. Jim gets a simple punishment assignment to prevent theft on the reservation. That theft turns out to be intertwined with joe's missing person.
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Quality
Great plot construction and terrific knowledge of tribal and geographic lore
All of that is especially well done in this book
Without even realizing it readers are neck deep in a plot they barely saw coming
Most of them scattered down dirt trails and endless miles of brush and sand
Shipping
My order was exactly what i expected and it arrived on time too
Came late to the party but really enjoyed the experience
Competitiveness
He and chee will follow a confusing trail of clues to a deadly showdown in a remote canyon
He soon learns the theft is likely tied to the disappearance of friedmanbernal
I actually looked up kokopelli and learned more
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- This product had a total of 2,263 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 23 2024.
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I miss being out west and this takes me there
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Ive collected coyote waits and skinwalkers
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If youve ever read any of hillermans work you dont need me to tell you how good it is
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But if not what you need to know is that all of his stories are set in and around the navajo reservation in the 4 corners area of the southwest the protagonists are navajo tribal police who have to reconcile the modern day law with the traditional native culture
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The books all stand on their own as individual stories but there is a character development backstory that runs through the entire series
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When they arrive at the national historic park where she’s assigned they discover she is missing
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Leaphorn takes an interest in finding the woman and enlists officer jim chee to help
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Chee in the meantime tracks down thieves who stole a backhoe from the navajo tribal motor pool
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