by TonyHillerman (Author)
When two young boys disappear, one of them leaving a pool of blood behind, Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police finds himself not only tracking a ruthless and brutal killer but caught up in the intricate mysteries of the Zuni religion as well. For the dead boy was to have played a key role in an important ritual of the Zuni people. An added complication in the investigation and search is the missing boys' interest in an archeological dig that seems to be on the brink of proving a controversial theory. And the FBI's blind certainty that it's all related to a small hippy commune's drug dealing doesn't exactly help either. Leaphorn patiently tracks the murderer into the desert to a terrifying confrontation...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Edition: New
Publisher: Orion
Published: 18 Jul 2002
ISBN 10: 0752852825
ISBN 13: 9780752852829
Book Overview: Winner of the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar for Best Mystery Novel 'Hillerman's writing is like the landscape he describes, unadorned yet profound, sparse yet beautiful' Houston Chronicle 'Hillerman transcends the mystery genre' Washington Post Book World 'Hillerman is a superb storyteller' Murder ab lib 'Hillerman is surely one of the finest and most original craftsmen at work in the genre today' Boston Globe 'Hillerman's great - as an entertainer and as an interpreter of Navajo culture' Amarillo Sunday News-Globe