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Some mysteries stand out because of an unforgettable character like Sherlock Holmes, or a distinct style like that of Chandler or mind-bending plots like that of Agatha Christie. In those areas, this novel was decent, but not impressive--what makes this novel stand out is setting. Published in 1970, the novel is set in the Navajo Reservation in New Mexico and the detective is Joe Leaphorn of the Tribal Police. The novel transported me into what is for me an alien way of thinking, a different spi
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I'm a Tony Hillerman fan. Love learning about the Navaho culture. His mysteries are catching without being graphic.
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Sep 27, 2009
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it was amazing
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