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This is a complex puzzle that Joe Leaphorn just can't let go. He's retired but must solve it or it will drive him crazy. The ending is quite surpri... (show more)
The Shape Shifter
Since his retirement from the Navajo Tribal Police, Joe Leaphorn has occasionally been enticed to return to work by former colleagues who seek his help when they need to solve a particularly puzzling crime. They ask because Leaphorn, aided by officers Jim Chee and Bernie Manuelito, always delivers.
But this time the problem is with an old case of Joe's—his "last case," unsolved, is one that continues to haunt him. And with Chee and Bernie just back from their honeymoon, Leaphor... (show more)
Since his retirement from the Navajo Tribal Police, Joe Leaphorn has occasionally been enticed to return to work by former colleagues who seek his help when they need to solve a particularly puzzling crime. They ask because Leaphorn, aided by officers Jim Chee and Bernie Manuelito, always delivers.
But this time the problem is with an old case of Joe's—his "last case," unsolved, is one that continues to haunt him. And with Chee and Bernie just back from their honeymoon, Leaphorn is pretty much on his own.
The original case involved a priceless, one-of-a-kind Navajo rug supposedly destroyed in a fire. Suddenly, what looks like the same rug turns up in a magazine spread. And the man who brings the photo to Leaphorn's attention has gone missing. Leaphorn must pick up the threads of a crime he'd thought impossible to untangle. Not only has the passage of time obscured the details, but it also appears that there's a murderer still on the loose.
New York Times bestselling author Tony Hillerman is at the top of his form in this atmospheric and riveting novel set amid the rugged beauty of his beloved Southwest.
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As this turned out to be the last in the Leaphorn/Chee series before Hillerman died, I'm glad I read it. However, it wasn't nearly as good as his p... (show more)
As this turned out to be the last in the Leaphorn/Chee series before Hillerman died, I'm glad I read it. However, it wasn't nearly as good as his previous books. Some reviews say that its errors in logic and chronology suggest that it is an earlier draft revised and rushed to be published as his health was failing. If that is true, I can overlook the discrepancies and enjoy it for what it is. If you haven't read the earlier books, don't judge the author or the series by this one.
Maybe I'll read the series from the beginning:
1. The Blessing Way
2. Dance Hall of the Dead
3. Listening Woman
4. People of Darkness
5. The Dark Wind
6. The Ghostway
7. Skinwalkers
8. Thief of Time
9. Talking God
10. Coyote Waits
11. Sacred Clowns
12. The Fallen Man
13. The First Eagle
14. Hunting Badger
15. The Wailing Wind
16. The Sinister Pig
17. Skeleton Man (show less)
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It's been a long time since I've read a Hillerman Leaphorn-Chee novel. When I first encountered them, I enjoyed their distinctiveness and devoured as many of them as I could get my hands on.
I kept thinking this one should have been written thirty years ago instead of three years ago to keep the chronology sensible. Not the best plotted of the series, as I remember the others, and a lot of the Navajo mythology seemed dragged in to remind everyone that this is what makes the series distinct... (show more)It's been a long time since I've read a Hillerman Leaphorn-Chee novel. When I first encountered them, I enjoyed their distinctiveness and devoured as many of them as I could get my hands on.
I kept thinking this one should have been written thirty years ago instead of three years ago to keep the chronology sensible. Not the best plotted of the series, as I remember the others, and a lot of the Navajo mythology seemed dragged in to remind everyone that this is what makes the series distinctive rather than that it matters to what transpires. All in all, this one was predictable and pedestrian. (show less)Already read
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Hillerman's last book before he died. It is a good story, containing more emphasis about the Navajo religion, something that has been missing in Hillerman's recent stories.
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