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Skinwalkers (Joe Leaphorn, Jim Chee Mysteries) | 
 enlarge | Author: Tony Hillerman
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 737525
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 0140177299
EAN: 9780140177299
ASIN: 0140177299
Publication Date: March 25, 1993
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Condition: Rich 21
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Skinwalkers excellent Hillerman May 30, 2005
"Sun will be created - They say he has planned it all."
Skinwalkers are witches in the Navaho legends and can fly or turn themselves into a dog or wolf. This mystery involves the conflict between Skinwalkers and shamen and belegana medicine. Then again it may be a straight forward set of independent murders. In any event it looks like some one is out to kill Navajo Tribal Police Officer Jim Chee and he has not got a clue as to why.
As with all of Tony Hillerman's stories you have the feeling you are there. In fact if you have visited or live in the area (Four Corners canyons) that the mystery takes part in, you will be better able to identify with the people and landmarks. And as with his other books there is an overt and covert story.
I have read the book but the addition of the voice of George Guidall on recordings adds a dimension to the story by helping visualize the people and correcting pronunciation of certain words. I suggest you read the book and listen to the recorded version.
I first saw the TV version of Skinwalkers with Robert Redford. He has a habit of redfordizing stories for his own agenda. This book was so strongly written that I thought Redford did not have a chance to modify it. I was wrong.
The book is much more in depth and the motive and additional characters made the mystery much more intriguing.
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