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The Dark Wind: A Leaphorn and Chee Novel

by Tony Hillerman

A Navajo Tribal Police case in the Southwestern desert

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A Navajo Tribal Police case in the Southwestern desert

The fifth Leaphorn and Chee novel centers on Sergeant Jim Chee as he investigates a disturbing death. A nighttime plane crash, a missing shipment of cocaine, and an attack on a windmill widen the case, bringing together criminal activity and whispers of Navajo witchcraft. The Southwestern desert setting frames a mystery in which Chee must make sense of events that appear connected to both greed and spiritual belief.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in police procedurals led by a Navajo Tribal Police detective.
  • Those drawn to mysteries set in the Southwestern desert and involving Navajo cultural themes.
  • Readers exploring Tony Hillerman’s Leaphorn and Chee series.

Themes

Police investigationNavajo cultural beliefsGreed and crimeSouthwestern desert setting

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Book overview

Don't miss the TV series, Dark Winds, based on the Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito novels, now on AMC and AMC+!

The fifth novel in Tony Hillerman's iconic Leaphorn and Chee mystery series

The corpse had been "scalped," its palms and soles removed after death. Sergeant Jim Chee, a thoughtful Native American detective for the Navajo Tribal Police, knows immediately he will have his hands full with this case, a certainty that is supported by the disturbing occurrences to follow. A mysterious nighttime plane crash, a vanishing shipment of cocaine, and a bizarre attack on a windmill only intensify Chee's fears. A dark and very ill wind is blowing through the Southwestern desert, a gale driven by whispers of Navajo witchcraft and white man's greed. And it will sweep away everything unless Chee can somehow change the weather.

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