Legendary tribal sleuths
Leaphorn and Chee are back!
The supremely talented daughter of New York Times bestselling author Tony Hillerman continues his
popular series with this fresh, new mystery—her debut novel—filled with
captivating lore, startling suspense, bold new characters, vivid color, and
rich atmosphere.
It happened in an instant: after a breakfast with
colleagues, Navajo Nation police officer Bernadette Manuelito sees a sedan
careen into the parking lot and hears a crack of gunfire. When the dust clears,
someone very close to her is lying on the asphalt in a pool of blood.
With the victim in the hospital fighting for his life, every
person in the squad and the local FBI office is hell-bent on catching the
gunman. Bernie, too, wants in on the investigation, despite regulations
strictly forbidding eyewitness involvement. Her superior may have ordered her
to take some leave, but that doesn’t mean she’s going to sit idly by,
especially when her husband, Sergeant Jim Chee, is put in charge of finding the
shooter.
Pooling their skills, Bernie and Chee discover that a cold
case involving Chee’s former boss and partner, retired lieutenant Joe Leaphorn,
may hold the key to the shooting. Digging into the old investigation with
discriminating eyes and a fervent urgency, husband and wife find themselves
inching closer to the truth with every clue … and closer to a killer who will
do anything to prevent justice from taking its course.
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