The Wailing Wind by Hillerman, Tony (2010) Mass Market Paperback

By: TonyHillerman

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• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• ISBN: B00LLP1FFW
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: HarperTorch
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

“Two warriors help a dragonfly out of the mud.”

Rookie Navajo police officer Bernadette Manuelito is making her rounds when she spots what looks to be an abandoned truck. Upon closer inspection, she finds what appears to be a drunk sleeping it off in the seat. Yep, you guessed it, when she touched him, he was cold, deadly cold. All of our old pals from previous novels converge on the scene, which turns out to be a homicide as the individual was shot in the back. As the story progresses, we get the thing that makes Hillerman, Hillerman; there are graphic descriptions of the landscape and weather. We also get a small indoctrination into the Navajo way as a shaman and an old man are interrogated. Yes, and there is also a love interest or two as seen mostly through the eyes of Joe Leaphorn, Jim Chee, and suspect Wiley Denton, who seems to have misplaced his wife. I suggest that just before you read this or while you are reading this, you also have a copy of the book “Hillerman Country: A Journey Through the Southwest with Tony Hillerman,” which is a book filled with pictures of the areas mentioned in this book (Including the Torque Mountain) You can tell that this book was written later on in the series because the characters refer back to earlier times and other mysteries. The references are casual enough that if you had not read the other books, you would not notice them. As with most Hillerman novels, the answer to the main riddle is usually immediately or soon figured out, so we have fun finding out how long it will take the characters to catch up. Many a time, different characters have clues and do not compare in time to act.