A Thief of Time
A noted anthropologist vanishes at a moonlit Indian ruin where "thieves of time" ravage sacred ground for profit. When two corpses appear amid stolen goods and bones at an ancient burial site, Navajo Tribal Policemen Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee must plunge into the past to unearth the...
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A noted anthropologist vanishes at a moonlit Indian ruin where "thieves of time" ravage sacred ground for profit. When two corpses appear amid stolen goods and bones at an ancient burial site, Navajo Tribal Policemen Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee must plunge into the past to unearth the astonishing truth behind a mystifying series of horrific murders.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780060159382 (0060159383)
Publish date: June 1st 1988
Publisher: Harper & Row
Pages no: 209
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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