Search - Dance Hall of the Dead (Joe Leaphorn)

Two young boys suddenly disappear. One of them, a Zuni, leaves a pool of blood behind. Lt. Joe Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police tracks the brutal killer. Three things complicate the search: an archeological dig, a steel hypodermic needle, and the strange laws of the Zuni. Complelling, terrifying, and highly suspenseful, it never relents from first page till last. Riveting descriptions of Zuni religious rites gives the Edgar Award-winning mystery real distinction.

Another Joe Leaphorn msytery with lots of information about life in the Southwest and Navajo culture. You can always count on Hillerman for a great read!

It is a suspenseful novel describing the religious rites of the Zuni Tribe.

I found this book fascinating. In addition to a good plot, the story involves the Zuni and Navajo cultures. The information regarding Zuni religious beliefs was as interesting if not more so than the actual mystery. Worth reading just for that alone.

If you like Lephorn and Chee or Indian stories of life on a Reservation this is for you.

Yet another fantastic Hillerman mystery. I can't wait until his new one comes out in November!