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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.
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.
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Stephanie S. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Joe Leaphorn has an opportunity to close an old, old case. The people who appeared to die and the perpetrators all shift to confuse everyone. Hillerman is a great story-teller as usual. Good read.
Cheryl D. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
It took me a little while to sift through what was going on in this book but once I did it was interesting.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Always a good story from Hillerman, but his character and his age are showing.
R B. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This one is mainly a Joe Leaphorn story. It gets a little repetitive at times, like maybe Mr. Hillerman is running out of filler material. Still an enjoyable read, but not his best.
Linda C. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I loved this one! It was the fastest read of any of Hillerman's books with a special twist to the story.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Keep the great books coming Tony!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
A passable mystery, although I did not enjoy this one as much as his earlier Leaphorn and Chee novels.
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I do not have the hardcopy. Mine is the paperback. The main character is Joe Leaphorn. If you are a Jim Chee fan, his character is not in this book very much. It was a good story, a great deal of Indian history, which I found very interesting. Detective Joe can't seem to fully retire and this adventure could have ended his career forever. A quick read.
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