Spider Woman's Daughter

By Anne Hillerman

Book Overview

Anne Hillerman, the talented daughter of bestselling author Tony Hillerman, continues his popular Leaphorn and Chee series with Spider Woman s Daughter , a Navajo Country mystery, filled with captivating lore, startling suspense, bold new characters, vivid color, and rich Southwestern atmosphere. Navajo Nation Police Officer Bernadette Manualito witnesses the cold-blooded shooting of someone very close to her. With the victim fighting for his life, the entire squad and the local FBI office are hell-bent on catching the gunman. Bernie, too, wants in on the investigation, despite regulations forbidding eyewitness involvement. But that doesn't mean she's going to sit idly by, especially when her husband, Sergeant Jim Chee, is in charge of finding the shooter. Bernie and Chee discover that a cold case involving his former boss and partner, retired Inspector Joe Leaphorn, may hold the key. Digging into the old investigation, husband and wife find themselves inching closer to the truth...and closer to a killer determined to prevent justice from taking its course. "

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062270494
• ISBN13: 9780062270498
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.4" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Navajo Mysteries (Book 19) has a smooth transition.

Leaphorn gets shot. It is witnessed by Bernie. She feels sorry that she could not have anticipated and prevented it. So, she takes the mission to find out who did this dastardly deed and why. As with previous books in the series, yes, the dastardly deed takes place from the center; however, this deed is only a part of what we buy the book for. One of the main reasons for buying the Hillerman novel is for the details of the people, places, and things that are local to the Four Corners area. I think Anne out-describes Tony. She might've mentioned sopaipillas to a tee, but she forgot to mention Navajo tacos. I bought this book anticipating that it would be a cheap knockoff and an attempt at the genius of Tony Hillerman. I was more than pleasantly surprised to find out that this book followed the Hillerman formula and, by the end of the book, may have improved on it. Again, what was nice about this book was expected in the story, and it did focus on the life and love of Bernie. The surprise came when the bulk of the book referred to old friends and enemies from previous books. So, it became an extension of previous stories and deserves to be book 19 and the series instead of a new series. I hope that Anne Hillerman will continue the series as she left it open enough to do so. For a better background to the story, watch the movie "A Thief of Time" (2004) (TV Movie) before reading this book. I have a hard copy in my library. I also bought the Kindle version and Whispersync. The only thing about the Whispersync was that it was not George Guidall. Christina Delaine (Narrator) I was interested in the stories about weaving and found this book: Navaho Neighbors Thank you, Anne Hillerman