From New York Times bestselling author Tony Hillerman comes another unforgettable mystery in which Leaphorn & Chee must race against the clock to solve two brutal murders. “[Hillerman’s] clowns are . . . every bit as raucous, profane, and funny as Shakespeare’s.”—New York Times Book ReviewDuring a kachina ceremony at the Tano Pueblo, the antics of a dancing koshare fill … Review
During a kachina ceremony at the Tano Pueblo, the antics of a dancing koshare fill the air with tension. Moments later, the clown is found bludgeoned to death, in the same manner a reservation schoolteacher was killed only days before.
Officer Jim Chee and Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn believe that answers lie in the sacred clown’s final cryptic message to the Tano people. But to decipher it, the two Navajo policemen may have to delve into closely guarded tribal secrets—on a sinister trail of blood that links a runaway, a holy artifact, corrupt Indian traders, and a pair of dead bodies.
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I LOVE Tony Hillerman books and am re-reading some.
This is a wonderful book with a history being told also.
I love anything hillerman wrote I miss him terriby,hs books were always great.
Loved this classic Hillerman
Tony Hillermsn is just a good author his books just flow you just keep reading great western Indian stories.
Love this author. Have read all his books.
Hillerman provides his guaranteed mix of interesting anthropology on native american culture and rituals combined with a great leaphorn-chee detecting tale. if find these to be perfect escape literature from current stresses.
One of the best books in a great series.