Talking God
A grave robber and a corpse reunite Navajo Tribal Police Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee. As Leaphorn seeks the identity of a murder victim, Chee is arresting Smithsonian conservator Henry Highhawk for ransacking the sacred bones of his ancestors. As the layers of each case are peeled away,...
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A grave robber and a corpse reunite Navajo Tribal Police Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee. As Leaphorn seeks the identity of a murder victim, Chee is arresting Smithsonian conservator Henry Highhawk for ransacking the sacred bones of his ancestors. As the layers of each case are peeled away, it becomes shockingly clear that they are connected, that there are mysterious others pursuing Highhawk, and that Leaphorn and Chee have entered into the dangerous arena of superstition, ancient ceremony, and living gods.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780061099182 (006109918X)
Publish date: December 1st 1990
Publisher: HarperTorch
Pages no: 338
Edition language: English
Category:
Literature,
Cultural,
20th Century,
Mystery,
Detective,
Asian Literature,
Indian Literature,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Suspense,
Western
Series: Navajo Mysteries (#9)
I enjoy the way Hillerman follows two separate detectives to the solution, linking them together, allowing both to be the characters he'd developed in earlier books.
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