Tony Hillerman
1) Coyote waits
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"The car fire didn't kill Navajo Tribal Policeman Delbert Nez--a bullet did. And the old man in possession of the murder weapon is a whiskey-soaked shaman named Ashie Pinto. Officer Jim Chee is devastated by the slaying of his good friend Del, and confounded by the prime suspect's refusal to utter a single word of confession or denial.Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn believes there is much more to this outrage than what appears on the surface, as he and Jim...
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Bei einer Verkehrskontrolle entgeht Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn von der Navajo-Police nur knapp einem Mordversuch. Während er sich bemüht, den flüchtigen Täter ausfindig zu machen, wird ihm ein neuer Fall übertragen: ein Doppelmord in einem abgelegenen Hogan. Die alte Margaret Cigaret will ihn in einer Vision vorhergesehen haben. Leaphorn folgt den verschlungenen Wegen der beiden Fälle und findet sich bald in einem Labyrinth aus Täuschungen, Widersprüchen...
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Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn von der Navajo-Police ermittelt im zerklüfteten Canyon Country, beschattet von den scharfkantigen Felsen des Corn-Mountain-Massivs. Aus den Angelegenheiten der benachbarten Zuñi hält er sich eigentlich raus. Als aber zusammen mit dem jungen Zuñi Ernesto auch dessen bester Freund George, ein Navajo, verschwindet, wird Leaphorn hinzugezogen. Die beiden Jungen waren fasziniert von den Ritualen des Zuñi-Volkes und deren rachsüchtigen...
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In Season Two, Lt. Joe Leaphorn reunites with Jim Chee, his former deputy turned private eye when their separate cases bring them together in pursuit of the same suspect. They find themselves in the high desert of Navajo Country chasing a killer who's turned his sights on them to protect a secret that rips open old wounds and challenges Leaphorn's moral and professional code.
5) Lost birds
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Leaphorn, Chee and Manuelito volume 9
Leaphorn Chee and Manuelito volume 9
Leaphorn and Chee novel volume 27
Leaphorn Chee and Manuelito volume 9
Leaphorn and Chee novel volume 27
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From New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillerman, a thrilling and moving chapter in the Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series involving several emotionally complex cases that will test the detectives in different ways. Joe Leaphorn may be long retired from the Navajo Tribal Police, but his detective skills are still sharp, honed by his work as a private detective. His experience will be essential to solve a compelling new case: finding the birth...