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The Dark Wind (Jim Chee Novels)

by Tony Hillerman

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

A corpse whose palms and soles have been "scalped" is only the first in a series of disturbing clues: an airplane's mysterious crash in the nighttime desert, a bizarre attack on a windmill, a vanishing shipment of cocaine. Sgt. Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police is trapped in the deadly web of a cunningly spun plot driven by Navajo sorcery and white man's greed.

Review:

"A book to read with pleasure."(-- Colorado Springs Sun)

Synopsis:

A corpse whose palms and soles have been "scalped", an airplane's mysterious crash in the nighttime desert, and a vanishing shipment of cocaine are among the disturbing clues that send Sergeant Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police into the deadly web of a cunningly-spun plot driven by Navajo sorcery and white man's greed.

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.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780061000034
Author:
Hillerman, Tony
Publisher:
HarperTorch
Author:
by Tony Hillerman
Author:
Hillerman, Tony
Location:
New York, N.Y. :
Subject:
Police
Subject:
Westerns
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural
Subject:
Chee, jim (fictitious character)
Subject:
Mystery & detective
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Subject:
Navajo Indians
Subject:
Horror stories
Subject:
Police procedural
Subject:
Southwestern States
Subject:
Juvenile
Subject:
Navajo Indians -- Fiction.
Subject:
Chee, Jim
Series:
Jim Chee Novels
Series Volume:
17
Publication Date:
February 1990
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
6.94x4.16x.88 in. .35 lbs.

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