Tony Hillerman: The Shape Shifter

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The Shape Shifter (Joe Leaphorn/Jim Chee Novels)

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,"... (read more)

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“Tony Hillerman is always good for a casual mystery read for me; I enjoy the lore about the different Native American topics. His timing in this one confused me a bit, I had trouble with the placement of what was happening when at points.”

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trixie b said:

“Some of his earlier books gave me the willies - lots of suspense. This one didn't have that appeal. If anything this book was a nice character-driven story. You could figure who did what pretty much from the start but it was still a nice story. The use of a character from Asia and the comparisons of origin stories and life-interrupted was genius. But if you are looking for something as eerie and prickly as Skinwalkers - don't look here :)”

posted Friday, January 18 2008

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