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Synopsis
Retired Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and Sergeant Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police return for a 17th mystery in the critically acclaimed and bestselling series. Chee, Leaphorn, and Chee's fiancee Bernie Manuelito are attempting to clear the name of a young man accused of robbery and murder. Their investigation leads to a catastrophic collision between two airplanes that occurred nearly half a century ago, and a search for the remains of one of the victims, a diamond dealer, believed to be at the bottom of the Grand Canyon along with a sizeable sample of his merchandise. Both the diamonds and what's left of the body are important prizes, as the DNA in the skeleton could confirm a young woman's claim to the dead man's sizeable estate. The action climaxes with a perilous struggle by several interested parties to be first to reach the remains and the diamonds.
| Size | | Length: | 304 pages | | Height: | 9.8 in | | Width: | 6.8 in | | Thickness: | 1.5 in | | Weight: | 18.4 oz |
Publisher's Notes
First Line: "Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, retired, had been explaining how the complicated happening below the Salt Woman Shrine illustrated his Navajo belief in universal connections."
Industry Reviews
"[C]onsiderable suspense in the race to bottom of one of the most spectacular and treacherous landscapes Hillerman's ever explored."
Kirkus (09/15/2004)
"[S]terling....Hillerman continues to shine as the best of the West." (starred review)
Publishers Weekly (10/18/2004)
"[A] masterly working of...[a]...powerful [Hopi] myth....No wonder Hillerman's stories never grow old. Like myths, they keep evolving with the telling."
New York Times Book Review - Marilyn Stasio (11/28/2004)
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