The First Eagle,
1998
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The very plague that decimated Europe in
the fourteenth century lurks
today in the high, dry land of the American Southwest. But Navajo Tribal
policeman Jim Chee and his mentor, Joe Leaphorn, discover an even
deadlier killer stalking the reservation in the most chilling and
beautifully
crafted novel yet from the beloved and bestselling master of
Southwestern
suspense. Read the first chapter
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The Fallen Man,
1997
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Mystery of the highest order occurs when a
skeleton is discovered 1,700 feet above the base of a sacred mountain on
an
Indian reservation that stretches across New Mexico and Arizona. Joe
Leaphorn, who comes out of retirement to investigate the case,
doesn't believe an Indian would climb the sacred mountain, let alone
commit murder up there. Issues of mining rights, land claims and money
muddle the picture in this mystery of the wide-open West.
Sacred Clowns,
1993
Investigating the bludgeoning murder of a reservation schoolteacher and
a
dancing koshare clown, Navajo officer Jim Chee and Lieutenant
Leaphorn
of the Tribal Police attempt to decipher the sacred clown's dancing
message.
Coyote Waits,
1990
When Navajo Tribal Policeman Delbert Nez is murdered, Lt. Joe Leaphorn
and Officer Jim Chee begin an investigation that unravels a complex plot
involving an historical find, a lost fortune, and the mythical Coyote,
who is
always waiting -- and always hungry.
Talking God,
1989
A grave robber and a corpse force Navajo Tribal Police Lt. Joe Leaphorn
and
Officer Jim Chee to enter the dangerous land of superstition and ancient
ceremony.
Thief of Time,
1988
When two corpses appear amid stolen goods and bones at an ancient burial
site, Navajo Tribal Policemen Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee must
plunge into the past to unearth the astonishing truth behind a
mystifying
series of horrific murders.
Skinwalkers,
1986
Three shotgun blasts explode into the trailer of Officer Jim Chee, but
Chee
survives to join partner Lt. Joe Leaphorn in a frightening investigation
that
leads them into a dark work of ritual, witchcraft and blood -- all tied
to the
elusive and evil "skinwalker."
Ghostway, 1984
Tribal Policeman Jim Chee goes after a killer -- and on an odyssey of
murder and revenge that moves from an Indian hogan and its trapped ghost
to the dark underbelly of LA to a healing ceremony whose cure could be
death.
The Dark Wind,
1982
A corpse whose palms and soles have been "scalped," an airplane's
mysterious crash in the night-time desert, and a vanishing shipment of
cocaine are among the disturbing clues that send Sergeant Jim Chee of
the
Navajo Tribal Police into the deadly web of a cunningly-spun plot driven
by
Navajo sorcery and white man's greed.
People of
Darkness, 1980
Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police ventures into the southwestern Bad
Country, where a bloodthirsty assassin waits to prevent the revelation
of
thirty-year-old secrets.
Listening Woman,
1978
The state police and FBI are baffled when an old man and a teenaged girl
are brutally murdered. The blind Navajo Listening Woman speaks of ghosts
and witches. But Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn knows his people and begins an
investigation that leads to the most violent confrontation of his
career.
Dance Hall of the
Dead, 1973
Two boys suddenly disappear, and Lt. Joe Leaphorn sets out to locate
them.
Three things complicate the search: an archaeological dig, a steel
hypodermic
needle, and the strange laws of the Zuni Indians. A riveting mystery
from
the bestselling author of Talking God and Skinwalkers.
The Blessing Way,
1970
When Lt. Joe Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police discovers a corpse
with a mouth full of sand at a crime scene seemingly without tracks or
clues, he is
ready to suspect a supernatural killer. And what he must stalk is the
Wolf-Witch along a chilling trail between mysticism and murder.
Other Fiction
Finding Moon,
1996
His predictable life changed forever by the discovery of the niece he
never
knew existed, Moon Mathias undertakes a dangerous journey into the
war-stricken zones of Southeast Asia, where he is challenged to become
the
man he always wanted to be.
The Fly on the Wall,
1971
Reporter John Cotton was adept at remaining in the background. Then, his
best friend was murdered, and John found his secret notebook, telling of
a scandal involving a senatorial candidate.
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The First Eagle,
1998
The Fallen Man,
1997
Sacred Clowns,
1993
Coyote Waits,
1990
Talking God,
1989
Thief of Time,
1988
Skinwalkers,
1986
Ghostway, 1984
The Dark Wind,
1982
People of
Darkness, 1980
Listening Woman,
1978
Dance Hall of the
Dead, 1973
The Blessing Way,
1970
Finding Moon,
1996
The Fly on the Wall,
1971