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To Officer Bernadette Manuelito, the man curled up on the truck seat was just another drunk, which got Bernie in trouble for mishandling a crime scene, which got Sergeant Jim Chee in trouble with the FBI, which drew Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn out of retirement and back into the old "Golden Calf mine" homicide, a case which he had hoped to forget.

Legends of the area's lost gold mines join the mountains and canyons of the Navajo Reservation as an important part of Hillerman's plot, but this tale turns on an obsessive love and the sound of a missing woman's voice in the wind wailing around the long-abandoned Wingate Ordnance Depot. This is an evocative novel by a master at the top of his form.

Synopsis:

To Officer Bernie Manuelito the man curled on the truck seat was just another drunk— which got Bernie in trouble for mishandling a murder scene— which got Sgt. Jim Chee in trouble with the FBI— which drew ex-Lieutenent Joe Leaphorn out of retirement into an old crime he longed to forget. Legends of the area’ s lost gold mines join the mountains and canyons of the Navajo Reservation as elements of Hillerman’ s plot, but this tale turns on an obsessive love and memories of a missing woman’ s voice wailing in the darkness.
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About the Author

Tony Hillerman is a former president of the Mystery Writers of America and has received its Edgar and Grand Master Awards. His other honors include the Los Angeles Times' Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement, the Center for the American Indian's Ambassador Award, the Silver Spur Award for the best novel set in the West, and the Navajo Tribe's Special Friend Award. He lives with his wife in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780060093884
Author:
Hillerman, Tony
Publisher:
Harper
Author:
by Tony Hillerman
Author:
Hillerman, Tony
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Police
Subject:
Large type books
Subject:
New mexico
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
Subject:
Chee, jim (fictitious character)
Subject:
Navajo Indians
Subject:
Leaphorn, Joe, Lt.
Subject:
Indian reservation police
Subject:
Chee, Jim
Subject:
General Fiction
Edition Description:
1st Harper large print ed.
Large Print:
Yes
Series Volume:
SI-16
Publication Date:
20020507
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
9 x 6 x 0.8 in 15.1 oz
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"Synopsis" by , To Officer Bernie Manuelito the man curled on the truck seat was just another drunk— which got Bernie in trouble for mishandling a murder scene— which got Sgt. Jim Chee in trouble with the FBI— which drew ex-Lieutenent Joe Leaphorn out of retirement into an old crime he longed to forget. Legends of the area’ s lost gold mines join the mountains and canyons of the Navajo Reservation as elements of Hillerman’ s plot, but this tale turns on an obsessive love and memories of a missing woman’ s voice wailing in the darkness.
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