While assisting Sergeant Jim Chee and his fiancée, Bernie, investigate what appears to be a simple trading post robbery, former Navajo Tribal Police lieutenant Joe Leaphorn turns up a clue that leads to a search for the remains of a passenger--carrying a fortune in diamonds--on a plane that went down in the Grand Canyon fifty years earlier. Reprint.
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"A grand mystery." -- Denver Post
A fascinating whodunit and a window into a rich culture....a gem. --People
A grand mystery. --Denver Post
One of his strongest and most specific plots...amusingly wry dialogue...keenly observed detail. --Santa Fe New Mexican
Considerable suspense in the race to the bottom of one of the most spectacular and treacherous landscapes Hillerman s ever explored. --Kirkus Reviews
"Considerable suspense in the race to the bottom of one of the most spectacular and treacherous landscapes Hillerman's ever explored."--Kirkus Reviews
"One of his strongest and most specific plots...amusingly wry dialogue...keenly observed detail."--Santa Fe New Mexican
"A grand mystery."--Denver Post
"A fascinating whodunit and a window into a rich culture....a gem."--People
TONY HILLERMAN is a former president of the Mystery Writers of America and has received its Edgar and Grand Master Awards. His other honours include the Centre for the American Indians' Ambassador Award, the Silver Spur Award for the best novel set in the West, and the Navajo Tribe's Special Friend Award. He lives with his wife in Albuquerque, New Mexico. www.tonyhillermanbooks.com
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