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Skeleton Man (Navajo Mysteries #17)

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In 1956, an airplane crash left the remains of 172 passengers scattered among the majestic cliffs of the Grand Canyon - including an arm attached to a briefcase containing a fortune in gems. Half a century later, one of the missing diamonds has reappeared... and the wolves are on the scent.

Former Navajo Tribal Police Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn is coming out of retirement to h...more

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Published January 31st 2006 by HarperTorch (first published 2004)

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Feb 08, 2009 Toni Osborne rated it 1 of 5 stars

This mystery is straightforward and pretty much predictable. I found the author kept repeating himself each time he introduced a new character and after hearing the story of the diamonds three or four times it takes a toll. This is the first novel I have read by this author and I was totally disappointed with it.

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Jul 29, 2008 Susan rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Hillerman fans or fans of the series

Recommended to Susan by: castoff from spouse's "done reading" shelf

Shelves: tradeable

Interesting idea but honestly so short that with some editing it could almost have been a short story. Just winding down the series with the old retired Navajo police Lt Joe Leaphorn now marginally involved in the goings-on, and mostly by phone.

This could have been so much more but perhaps readers of this series of books aren't interested in having a fine portrait painted of character and locale nor details of landscape. Perhaps they've read it all before. Standing on its own without the backgr...more

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Dec 19, 2012 Kara Jorges rated it 4 of 5 stars

There are a lot of things to like about this book, which is my first Hillerman experience, but I think my favorites were the characters. This is not the first book in the series, and I was a little confused for the first couple of pages, but it didn’t take long for me to warm to the very human characters and feel like I was right there with them.

In the ‘50s, two planes collided over the Grand Canyon, killing everyone on board and sending a rain of debris and body parts over the canyon. It was th...more There are a lot of things to like about this book, which is my first Hillerman experience, but I think my favorites were the characters. This is not the first book in the series, and I was a little confused for the first couple of pages, but it didn’t take long for me to warm to the very human characters and feel like I was right there with them.

In the ‘50s, two planes collided over the Grand Canyon, killing everyone on board and sending a rain of debris and body parts over the canyon. It was the worst airline disaster of its time, and had lasting ramifications on several of the characters in this book. Joanna Craig was deprived of both a father and a fortune when he died in the crash carrying a valise full of diamonds shackled to his arm. One of the diamonds was intended for Joanna’s mother, who was pregnant with Joanna at the time. When Joanna’s father died, his family refused to acknowledge their relationship, or that Joanna was his daughter. As a result, his family’s fortune went to a “nonprofit” organization, since no parts of his body were found and identified and Joanna cannot prove she is his heir.

Now, however, new evidence has come to light. A young Hopi named Billy Tuve is in trouble for trying to pawn a diamond for $20. He is being accused of robbing a store to get it, but he claims a strange man in the Grand Canyon gave it to him as a trade for a folding shovel. His story jibes with tales of a dismembered arm found floating in the Colorado River, chained to a valise, that washed away before anyone could get to it, and when a story about another person trading a jackknife for a diamond from a strange old man starts going around, Tuve’s friends investigate.

Things get a little complicated, though, when not only Joanna Craig tries to get close to Billy Tuve to find the diamonds. The law firm that controls her inheritance also wants the diamonds, and the arm, found. Joanna doesn’t care about the diamonds; she only wants her father’s arm so she can prove she is really his daughter through DNA evidence. The Plymale firm wants the arm so they can make it disappear and they can hang onto Joanna’s inheritance…and the diamonds. Billy Tuve’s cousin, deputy Cowboy Dashee, and his friend, tribal policeman Jim Chee, just want to find the diamonds to back up Billy’s story and prove he didn’t commit a robbery. All these motives collide, along with a fierce rainstorm and flash flooding, in the Grand Canyon when they all head down the sacred Hopi Salt Trail in search of a hermit known as Skeleton Man.

This was a quick but compelling read that didn’t take long to suck me in and make me want to know the outcome. It’s also an “easy read,” not simplistic, but very comfortable to sit down and get into, and very easy to get back to if you’ve had to put it down. It left me with a desire to spend more time with his delightfully-drawn characters. I felt like I was right there in the Southwest, listening to Indian lore and feeling the hot, baking sun. Thankfully, Mr. Hillerman has written a number of books to take me back there.
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Sep 06, 2012 Clark Hallman rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: crime

In Skeleton Man, a Navajo man is accused of stealing and pawning a large diamond. Sargent Jim Chee, Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn (ret.) and Chee’s fiancé Bernie Manuelito work together on this case, and find that the diamond is connected to a plane crash that took place in the Grand Canyon area fifty years ago. A diamond dealer, who died in that plane crash, had a case of diamonds handcuffed to his wrist at the time. His body was never found but someone had seen a severed arm with the case attached t...more

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Oct 04, 2011 Jack Rochester rated it 2 of 5 stars

I recently returned from a week of hiking in Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon, in the Southeast corner of Utah. This area, which also encompasses the Grand Canyon of Arizona, has one of the most unique natural architectures you’ll encounter anywhere in the world, where wind and water have carved the mountains into deep, sensual caverns and odd desert statues called hoodoos.

I got stuck at the Zion Lodge for a few hours while waiting for my fellow hikers and ducked into the gift shop in search...more I recently returned from a week of hiking in Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon, in the Southeast corner of Utah. This area, which also encompasses the Grand Canyon of Arizona, has one of the most unique natural architectures you’ll encounter anywhere in the world, where wind and water have carved the mountains into deep, sensual caverns and odd desert statues called hoodoos.

I got stuck at the Zion Lodge for a few hours while waiting for my fellow hikers and ducked into the gift shop in search of something to read [yes, compulsive, I admit it]. There were a few Tony Hillerman novels among the many non-fiction works on Zion and related geological subjects. It had been a few years since I’d read a Hillerman book concerning the two Indian policemen, old Joe Leaphorn and younger Jim Chee, who inhabit this area of the Southwest. This one was entitled Skeleton Man, published in 2004. The paperback I bought had just been published [June, 2010] and failed to mention that Hillerman had died in 2008. Apparently the publishers felt it would in some way affect sales; how else to explain?

Its plot is based on a true event, two planes crashing into each other over the Grand Canyon in 1956. A stash of diamonds has yet to be discovered. Several people want to find it, for different reasons. There are plot complications. All the right stuff, you might say, but I was greatly disappointed. The basic tenets of the plot are repeated over and over, filling pages with words, and it takes a while before things really start to move. The characters, especially Leaphorn and Chee, who used to be complex and compelling, are reduced to charcoal stick figures drawn on an Anasasi cave wall. There is no dramatic tension to speak of; in fact, I soon had the feeling that Hillerman was typing without thinking. Granted, the guy was 79 when he wrote it, and I chalk a lot of its shortcomings up to his advanced age. Especially some of the mishandling of cellphone technology and DNA.

But more to the point, my main concern is that the Big New York Publishers keep pushing authors for higher output. They want at least a book a year. The Fatuous Few love to see one of their authors on both the hardcover and paperback bestseller lists at the same time. Meanwhile, the readers get these husks of novels that you practically don’t have to read. Or once started don’t want to read. Or once finished, feel like you haven’t read anything at all.

Hillerman wrote one more novel in 2006, but I haven’t read it. I’ve moved on. Rest in Peace, Tony. You were great when you were in your prime.(less)

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May 24, 2011 Bob rated it 3 of 5 stars

Whether you like a book or not depends on why you read it. I've always loved Tony Hillerman's descriptions of the Southwest, and accordingly I have an unfulfilled desire to go there someday. His descriptions of the people and the characters are intriguing and the steady evolution of Jim Chee's relationships and Joe Leaphorn's retirement are satisfying.

Having said all that I got really stuck on some elements of the plot. I loved his descriptions of the Grand Canyon, but I've been there. The Gra...more

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Aug 02, 2009 Joyce rated it 3 of 5 stars

This was a selection of the month from my local book group. While I enjoyed it, I have read many of Tony Hillerman's books and would consider this one very average. Joe Leaphorn, a primary character in earlier books is now retired, but makes a cameo/walk-on appearance in this book, playing no significant part in advancing the plot.

The plot revolves around a true-life plane crash over the Grand Canyon. The crash, which resulted in two planes and all passengers falling from the sky, happened in 19...more

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Apr 19, 2012 Gerald Kinro rated it 4 of 5 stars

Story’s root is an actual In 1956, an airplane crash over the Grand Canyon that left the remains of 172 passengers scattered about the Grand Canyon. In this story, one of the remains is and arm cuffed to a briefcase holding a huge fortune in diamonds. Half a century later, one of the missing diamonds reappears. Then it gets interesting as those far away from the Southwest are after the prize and will stop at nothing to recover the rest of the gems and what is left of the severed arm. Former Nava...more

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Aug 16, 2011 Pete rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed

The following elements are involved in this book: a severed limb, a diamond heist, a mid-air collision between two airplanes, and a mummified corpse.

Wouldn’t you think at least ONE of those would be exciting on some level?

If you’re human, you would. And Mr. Hillerman would owe you an apology. Probably even an apology involving baked goods. An apolo-cake. An aPielogy. At least that way you would walk away with SOMETHING.

There were two female characters in this book that I didn’t even realize were...more The following elements are involved in this book: a severed limb, a diamond heist, a mid-air collision between two airplanes, and a mummified corpse.

Wouldn’t you think at least ONE of those would be exciting on some level?

If you’re human, you would. And Mr. Hillerman would owe you an apology. Probably even an apology involving baked goods. An apolo-cake. An aPielogy. At least that way you would walk away with SOMETHING.

There were two female characters in this book that I didn’t even realize were separate characters until about halfway through. This is not a good thing. If you’re on a date with someone and only halfway through do you realize that the person you picked up earlier in the evening is not the person you are currently sharing movie popcorn with, I would question how well the date was going. You should immediately end this date. And probably make some hospital appointments.

Maybe it’s me, maybe it’s my natural distaste for mysteries. It’s not that I’ve read a lot of them, but the idea of surprise, in general, is very unappealing to me. I don’t care about surprise parties, I don’t care if I know what I’m eating for dinner, and I always snooped around the house and found my Christmas gifts early. Which is a really good thing because sometimes your mom gets you a guitar, and sometimes you see it and say, “Oh shit!” because you asked for a guitar months ago, but now you REALLY don’t want a guitar because you know you’re going to suck at it. So thank god you looked around in her bedroom before Christmas morning because at least now you can put on a brave face.

Mystery and surprise are overrated, in my opinion. And some of the best things in life don’t have mystery in them. I like pizza. I know I like pizza. No mystery there, yet time and again I order pizza. Sex. There can be some level of mystery there, but rarely is there a twist ending, and usually when there is someone is really unhappy about it and spends the evening with an ice pack.

The other problem is that I’m supposed to discuss this with a book club tomorrow. What the hell am I going to say? I have a couple potential ideas:

“Hey, wasn’t that a neat book?”
“I didn’t think that book was so neat? What about you?”
“That cover sure is neat.”

I really can’t think of one good reason to read this book. I mean, come on. A severed arm! And nothing!? If you can’t make something happen with a severed arm, you have no business on my bookshelves
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Jessi I had to do the Tony Hillerman Book Discussion as well (and didn't enjoy the book). You could try reading the NoveList article on Tony Hillerman so yo...more
Aug 17, 2011 02:51pm

Susie Wow- that was hilarious. Truly hilarious. (I might not be able to read any more of your reviews while at work as patrons were confused as to why I was...more
Aug 17, 2011 06:49pm

Pete @Jessi: I wish I would have thought of the firedrill thing. That's thinking right there. We DID end up having a discussion that solved a mystery, the...more
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Apr 29, 2013 Sharon rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: forensic-sciences

It's getting harder and harder to find a Tony Hillerman novel I haven't read, so running across this one was a real treat.

The story begins with a plane crash over the Grand Canyon in 1956 ... and ties into a modern-day case in which Cowboy Dashee's mentally disabled cousin Billy tries to pawn an enormous diamond for $20. The diamond is one listed as missing from the plane crash, and so Billy is hauled in to jail for theft.

There are, of course, even more complications. Retired police lieutenant J...more

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Apr 26, 2012 Amy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

CD/unabridged: Book 17 of the Joe Leaphorn & Jimmy Chee series. I've listened to two other books by Hillerman and he is a very good story teller. This one was written about four years before Hillerman's passing and is short. I was surprised to see that it was unabridged and only six discs.

In this one Leaphorn, retired, recounts the story of an airplane that crashed in to another and fell to the Grand Canyon while trying to prove the innocence of a simple man. I like it because I learned som...more

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Mar 14, 2011 Todd Martin rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction

Ok – first of all I have to admit that pop mysteries are not my cup of tea. Someone left this book with me and I decided to pick it up on a whim. With that said, I’m afraid to say that Skeleton Man did nothing to dispel my distain for the genre.

The plot was ridiculous, the characters were wooden, the description of the Grand Canyon was inaccurate, yet these details were not the ones that chafed. The thing I found most annoying, oddly enough, was the absurdly redundant presentation of the plot....more

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Dec 30, 2010 David Guy rated it 3 of 5 stars

I resolved some time ago to read all of the Tony Hillerman mysteries, and I've gotten to the next to last one; this one was a good one. It centers on an actual event (which I vaguely remember): two commercial airliners collided over the Grand Canyon, apparently dumping a bunch of stuff into the canyon. Hillerman created a fanciful plot out of that, about a man who was on one of the airplanes with a cache of valuable diamonds, a shaman in the canyon recovered the diamonds and began handing them o...more

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Feb 05, 2009 Bookmarks Magazine added it · review of another edition

Hillerman, whose crime fiction bespeaks of Native Americans' rich history, once again mines the Southwest for a story that intricately links tribal mysticism, desert landscapes, and contemporary culture. Devoted readers will find the usual mix of compelling characters, including a Paiute mystic, a Hopi, and the Skeleton Man (the Death Kachina, whose myth Hillerman brings up to date). Though Hillerman is a first-class storyteller, critics agree Skeleton Man is not his best. Leaphorn (he is, after

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Jun 21, 2011 Kathy Hiester rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Navajo County Deputy Sheriff Cowboy Dashee’s cousin is accused of pilfering and pawning a hefty diamond. Sargent Jim Chee, Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn (ret.) and Chee’s fiancée, Bernie Manuelito, work together on this case, and prove that the diamond is connected to a plane crash that took place in the Grand Canyon area fifty years ago. Leaphorn was the narrator of this story and he did not play a large role in the story line itself however, he visited his old friend, McGinnis, at the trading post w...more

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Aug 31, 2009 Sandra Strange rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mysteries

This mystery is one of Hillerman’s collection of mysteries set in the Navaho/Hopi lands of Arizona/New Mexico/Utah. One side benefit of reading this stories is what the reader learns about historical and contemporary Hope and Navaho culture. Hillerman has created two attractive sleuths, former fabled Navaho tribal policeman Joe Leaphorn and current policeman and apprentice “medicine man”/ shaman Jim Chee. This novel features both protagonists. The mystery involves a past airline crash, mysteriou...more

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Aug 17, 2011 Andrea rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: krimi

Welche Erleichterung nach den eher faden "Dunklen Kanälen" - der Mann kann noch schreiben! Das Rätsel im Skelett-Mann entwickelt sich um 2 vor langer Zeit abgestürzte Flugzeuge (Pluspunkt!), windet sich quer durch und um die Traditionen von Navajos und Hopis (+ 2 Punkte) und spart nicht an ausführlichen Naturbeschreibungen (bei mir auch ein Pluspunkt). Vielleicht hätte man die Geschichte auch auf 50 Seiten weniger erzählen können, aber die Wiederholungen können gut auch als Unterstreichung des S...more

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Aug 10, 2009 Matt rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book is set in the Grand Canyon, which is tough to beat as a fascinating environment. Like "The Wailing Wind," the plot in this book contained a few elements that were altogether too convenient. Also, the villains seemed somewhat two-dimensional and melodramatic, which made me miss the complex and multi-faceted villains of "Skinwalkers" and "Dance Hall of the Dead." Finally, the author kept explaining the basic plot over and over and over again. Each time he introduced a new character, some...more

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Apr 15, 2010 Jeff Brown rated it 4 of 5 stars

I gave it four stars not so much as the book by itself deserved it but that it's the best Tony Hillerman I've ever read bar none.
Some people might like all the folklore and traditions, dances and singers and all stuff Navajo. I don't! This book has little to none of that and it moved right along without a hitch. Not many characters, of course Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee. But the other charaters were interesting and it was a well thought out mystery, who dunnit kind of thing. And at 240 pages it...more

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May 09, 2009 Laura rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery

My grandma had been bugging me to read the Tony Hillerman books for awhile and I found this one in a Reader's Digest. It started off kind of slow, got good, and then got a little bit predictable. It's written in an older style and when I'm in the mood for that type of book I like it. I liked reading about another culture though, that was particularly interesting. This one specifically was about a guy who had some diamonds in the Grand Canyon - they had fallen out of a plane when it had collided...more

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Oct 22, 2012 David rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Dead men, diamond hunters, determined Hillerman fans

Shelves: mystery, american-southwest, native-americans, audiobook, contemporary

Tony Hillerman used to be one of my favorite authors, but he did that thing a lot of authors do with long-running series: said he was done writing Leaphorn/Chee mysteries, but then kept writing them. After the stinker that was The Sinister Pig, I was almost afraid to read Skeleton Man, since it's the next to last book Hillerman wrote before he died, and I'd rather remember Hillerman in his glory days, when Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee were still fresh and sharp and coming at their Navajo ways from...more Tony Hillerman used to be one of my favorite authors, but he did that thing a lot of authors do with long-running series: said he was done writing Leaphorn/Chee mysteries, but then kept writing them. After the stinker that was The Sinister Pig, I was almost afraid to read Skeleton Man, since it's the next to last book Hillerman wrote before he died, and I'd rather remember Hillerman in his glory days, when Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee were still fresh and sharp and coming at their Navajo ways from two different viewpoints: Leaphorn the veteran, the pragmatic realist who has no patience for superstitions, and Chee the rookie, the traditional Navajo who wants to be a cop and a medicine man.

Skeleton Man was better than The Sinister Pig, but it brought nothing new to the series or the characters. I mean, it also does what all long-running detective series do and start to become as much about the characters' personal lives as whatever case they are working on this book. Chee is now engaged to Bernadette Manuelito, who was first introduced several books ago as a love interest for Chee, who has been notoriously unlucky in love since he first appeared way back in the early books to share the spotlight with Leaphorn. But that's about all this book is: an update on Bernie and Chee.

The actual plot involves a plane crash fifty years ago that left a suitcase full of diamonds handcuffed to a dead man's wrist at the bottom of a canyon in the reservation. Now, fifty years later, someone wants those diamonds, and the dead man's daughter wants his arm so she can use DNA testing to prove he was her father. We get a repeat of the previous book in that basically you've got a rich villain sending a hired thug to do his dirty work, so it's another white dude showing up to cause trouble.

The entire story is framed as Joe Leaphorn ("the legendary Leaphorn" as he is referred to umpteen times) telling the story to his old fart buddies around coffee - this is the pretext to even get him involved in the book at all. There is a little bit of interaction with some Hopi Indians (hence the double-meaning of the title; there is a very loose connection to a Hopi myth), and the climax is resolved by an act of nature.

This is really just a short story that Hillerman padded out to (barely) novel length.

I can only recommend Skeleton Man for true Hillerman fans who just want to finish the series. There won't be any more Chee/Leaphorn novels, after all. But the earlier books in the series are well worth reading; start with The Blessing Way.(less)

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Jan 20, 2012 Alee rated it 3 of 5 stars

So, in two days I've read two of Tony Hillerman's books - this one and . Years ago I loved reading Tony Hillerman and found his descriptions of the southwest added tremendously to his work. Both of these books did not have the suspense about "who did it" or why as previous books. Also, there seemed to be less of the southwest portrayed. I like knowing what has happened to all of the characters over time though.

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May 03, 2009 Alibrarian rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2000s-lit, american-indian-mystery, american-novel, mystery

An okay way to pass some time, but nothing to highly recommend. A little tighter than some other of his recent mysteries, but nothing like the first Leaphorn/Chee mysteries. As others have said, the native American culture is no longer central to his plots, only background color. I wish he had stayed more with Leaphorn's handling of his retirement which seemed central at the beginning, but simply disappeared as the book wore on

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Sep 08, 2012 Jerry-mac rated it 5 of 5 stars

for light reading hillerman is one of my favorites. not only are his mysteries enticing, his descriptions of the southwest and the native american cultures he writes about are fascinating. although i haven't read all his books i think i would totally recommend any of them. they are in order, but the stories are all self-contained so it really isn't necessary to read them in order. these are just sit back and enjoy books.

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Apr 15, 2011 Carol rated it 4 of 5 stars

It's one the best Tony Hillerman I've ever read before. This book has very little to do with the Indian Lore and traditions that a lot of the other Hillerman books have, and it moved right along without a hitch. Not too many characters either, of course except Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee. But the other charaters were interesting and it was a well thought out mystery, who dunnit kind of thing. And at 240 pages it was just right.

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Aug 18, 2011 Jessica rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery

This was a fun quick mystery read that I picked up at my family reunion last week. It gives insights into the Native American cultures and some of their beliefs throughout.

My only hangup was that I was just confused...in the beginning there are a few different diamonds and back-stories going on and I got them mixed up. You will probably be smarter than me and be able to keep them straight.

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Mar 12, 2011 Karen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Classic Hillerman. Navajo, Hopi, and white culture collide in the search for diamonds and the remains of John Clark from a 1950s plane crash in the Grand Canyon. Sgt. Jim Chee teams up with his fiancée, Bernie Manuelito, and Deputy Cowboy Dashee to solve a murder case involving Cowboy's cousin, Billy Tuve. Finding the missing diamonds could prove Tuve's innocence.
John Clark's out-of-wedlock daughter, Joanna Craig joins the search hoping to find her father's remains to prove that she is the legit...more

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Feb 08, 2010 Kayla rated it 4 of 5 stars

Not normally a book I would pick up and read. I was required to read this book for a freshman writing course in college. I was one of the few in the class that I think actually read it and enjoyed it! Very interesting combination of all the characters lives and stories. Good mystery book. I would definately consider reading more of Tony Hillerman's books!

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May 15, 2013 John Orman rated it 5 of 5 stars

Another of the Leaphorn/Chee mysteries, this one played out in the area of the Grand Canyon. A 1956 plane crash in the Canyon left a fortune in gems missing. Then they start showing up on the black market, and several shady characters with dark motives start appearing--like the Skeleton Man!

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Mar 10, 2009 Marti rated it 4 of 5 stars

It is so sad to think that there will be no more books from Tony Hillerman. I'm glad therefore that I have collected a number of his tales about Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee. They can really make you feel that you are there in the Southwest looking for clues. A delightful read!

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