Talking God: A Leaphorn and Chee Novel

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From New York Times bestselling author Tony Hillerman comes one of his most clever mysteries featuring Leaphorn & Chee who find themselves working two very different cases -- only to discover they're inextricably linked.
Reunited by a grave robber and a corpse, Navajo Tribal Police Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn is trying to determine the identity of a murder victim, while Officer Jim Chee is arresting Smithsonian conservator Henry Highhawk for ransacking the sacred bones of his ancestors.
But with each peeled-back layer, it becomes shockingly clear that these two cases are mysteriously connected -- and that others are pursuing Highhawk, with lethal intentions. And the search for answers to a deadly puzzle is pulling Leaphorn and Chee into the perilous arena of superstition, ancient ceremony, and living gods.
Review
''A wonderfully readable, involving mystery. Here he sets Navajo Tribal Police Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee in Washington, DC...where the pivotal role of the Talking God mask comes into play.'' --
Publishers Weekly

''Hillerman remains far-above-average crime fiction: vividly peopled, forcefully told.'' --
Kirkus Reviews

''Woven as tightly as a Navajo blanket.'' --
Newsweek
About the Author
Tony Hillerman (1925-2008), an Albuquerque, New Mexico, resident since 1963, was the author of twenty-nine books, including the popular eighteen-book mystery series featuring Navajo police officers Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn, two non-series novels, two children's books, and nonfiction works. He received every major honor for mystery fiction; awards ranging from the Navajo Tribal Councils commendation to Frances esteemed Grand prix de litterature policiere. Western Writers of America honored him with the Wister Award for Lifetime achievement in 2008. He served as president of the prestigious Mystery Writers of America, and was honored with that groups Edgar Award and as one of mystery fictions Grand Masters. In 2001, his memoir, Seldom Disappointed, won both the Anthony and Agatha Awards for best nonfiction.