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The world-famous author of mystery stories set in the Southwest serves up a beautiful memoir that touches on family, war, the Depression, and the life of a writer. (Biography)
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"Man of mysteries seldom disappoints." -- Chicago Tribune
"Man of mysteries seldom disappoints."--Chicago Tribune
"A warmly old-fashioned reminiscence from the dean of the American regional mystery."--Kirkus Reviews
"Hillerman reveals the real author...a great yarn."--Denver Post, Glenn Griffin
"[Tony Hillerman] commits his own world--and his optimist's attitude--to the page."--NY Daily News
"A splendid and disarming remembrance of things past."--The New York Times Book Review
"Seldom Disappointed is no disappointment...an amazing reporter's eye at work."--Fort Worth Star-Telegram, John Sandford
A warmly old-fashioned reminiscence from the dean of the American regional mystery. --Kirkus Reviews"
Hillerman reveals the real author...a great yarn. --Denver Post, Glenn Griffin"
[Tony Hillerman] commits his own world--and his optimist s attitude--to the page. --NY Daily News"
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"Man of mysteries seldom disappoints."--Chicago Tribune
"A warmly old-fashioned reminiscence from the dean of the American regional mystery."--Kirkus Reviews
"Hillerman reveals the real author...a great yarn."--Denver Post, Glenn Griffin
"[Tony Hillerman] commits his own world--and his optimist's attitude--to the page."--NY Daily News
"A splendid and disarming remembrance of things past."--The New York Times Book Review
"Seldom Disappointed is no disappointment...an amazing reporter's eye at work."--Fort Worth Star-Telegram, John Sandford
A warmly old-fashioned reminiscence from the dean of the American regional mystery. --Kirkus Reviews"
Hillerman reveals the real author...a great yarn. --Denver Post, Glenn Griffin"
[Tony Hillerman] commits his own world--and his optimist s attitude--to the page. --NY Daily News"
Tony Hillerman (1925-2008), an Albuquerque, New Mexico, resident since 1963, was the author of 29 books, including the popular 18-book mystery series featuring Navajo police officers Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn, two non-series novels, two children's books, and nonfiction works. He had received every major honor for mystery fiction; awards ranging from the Navajo Tribal Council's commendation to France 's esteemed Grand prix de litterature policiere. Western Writers of America honored him with the Wister Award for Lifetime achievement in 2008. He served as president of the prestigious Mystery Writers of America, and was honored with that group's Edgar Award and as one of mystery fiction's Grand Masters. In 2001, his memoir, Seldom Disappointed, won both the Anthony and Agatha Awards for best nonfiction.
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- PublisherHarperCollins
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0066213991
- ISBN 13 9780066213996
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages504
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