A Thief of Time
At a moonlit Indian ruin—where "thieves of time" ravage sacred ground in the name of profit—a noted anthropologist vanishes while on the verge of making a startling, history-altering discovery. At an ancient burial site, amid stolen goods and desecrated bones, two corpses are discovered, shot by...
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At a moonlit Indian ruin—where "thieves of time" ravage sacred ground in the name of profit—a noted anthropologist vanishes while on the verge of making a startling, history-altering discovery. At an ancient burial site, amid stolen goods and desecrated bones, two corpses are discovered, shot by bullets fitting the gun of the missing scientist. There are modern mysteries buried in despoiled ancient places. And as blood flows all too freely, Navajo Tribal Policemen Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee must plunge into the past to unearth an astonishing truth and a cold-hearted killer.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780061808401 (0061808407)
ASIN: 61808407
Publish date: May 26th 2009
Publisher: Harper
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Book Club,
American,
Mystery,
Detective,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Western
Series: Navajo Mysteries (#8)
I’ve read this book before. I recently read a sequel to it, Anne Hillerman’s Spider Woman’s Daughter. I knew what was going to happen, and yet I got totally wrapped up every page. Hillerman’s writing is perfectly measured, exactly the right pace and depth for each scene. The author knew his characte...
Really good. The two main characters are both interesting enough for their own series(they are each featured in their own solo stories) and the contrast in how they work is interesting to read. All the characters are drawn very well. This story's really good, too.
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