Harper and Edelweiss allowed me to download a copy of an ebook of this story for review (thank you). It will be published the first of October, so make a note to check with your local bookstore then.
Anne is Tony Hillerman's daughter and I wanted to see how she did at writing a mystery with her father's characters. I was delighted to see it was almost exactly like her father's style. If anything, she added a bit more Indian history and culture to the tale with a more complex mystery. I was pleased.
Bernie and Jim both work hard on this case. Leaphorn was a mentor to them as well as a very good friend and they're afraid he'll die. They will not let his shooter get away.
As usual, there is a lot of side steps and gentle questions while dealing with the natives and the hoity toity white folks.
My only disappointment was that I was suspicious of the killer from the very beginning. Maybe that's just because I'm cynical. No one else seemed to think the person was odd. I challenge you to read this mystery and then let me know if you suspected the same person or if it was a surprise to you as it was to Chee. Go ahead, prove me wrong. You'll get a good read out of it on the way.
Happy reading.
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