A Thief of Time (Joe Leaphorn/Jim Chee Novels)
by Tony Hillerman
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Author: Tony HillermanEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1990-02-01
ISBN: 0061000043
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: HarperTorch
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Book Review: Hotshots take Potshots at Pot Hunting
Summary: 5 Stars
Joe Leaphorn, recently widowed, has little interest in life. In fact, he plans to resign from the Navajo Tribal Police. But a friend and fellow lawman insists he ride along to check out a complaint against an anthropologist doing research at Chaco Canyon. But the woman has disappeared--did she want that badly to avoid an interview with the law? Leaphorn is intrigued to discover an elaborate meal in the refrigerator--Dr. Eleanor Friedman-Bernal was expecting a special guest but never got to serve the meal. Almost against his will, Leaphorn decides to investigate.
Jim Chee is steamed. He was told to keep an eye on the motor pool but he got a call about an obnoxious drunk and while he was taking care of that someone stole a backhoe. He's going to track down the culprit if it kills him.
This authentic and beautifully written mystery exposed the practice of "pot hunting" -- of stealing pots and artifacts from undiscovered ruins to sell for high prices at fancy auction houses. Tony Hillerman is said to have regarded this book as his favorite; it is certainly mine. The interaction between Leaphorn and Chee makes for dynamic reading, and the ending is one of the best and most moving in all literature.
Tony Hillerman passed away on Oct. 26, 2008 and this review is being written by a grateful fan.
Summary of A Thief of Time (Joe Leaphorn/Jim Chee Novels)
A noted anthropologist vanishes at a moonlit Indian ruin where "thieves of time" ravage sacred ground for profit. When two corpses appear amid stolen goods and bones at an ancient burial site, Navajo Tribal Policemen Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee must plunge into the past to unearth the astonishing truth behind a mystifying series of horrific murders.
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