The Blessing Way • Dance Hall of the Dead • Listening Woman
by Tony Hillerman
Leaphorn/Chee (Collections and Selections — 01-03)
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I've never really been into mysteries before, but the cover of one of Hillerman's latest novels caught my eye and sounded interesting and since I always like to start at the beginning of a series... This book has the first three novels in it and as I was reading the first one, I thought it seemed a little dated. I checked the copyright dates and the first novel was printed in 1970. Holy cow! This guy has been writing novels for over 30 -- nearly 40 years! I'm totally awed!
The novels are great, always keeping me guessing, but not totally clueless. A fine line. I don't want to be bored waiting for the detective to figure things out, but I don't want to get to the end and go "wtf? where were the clues?"
It's obvious that he's done his show more research on the Navajo culture as well, something I appreciate. And something I can maybe use down the line in a J/C story. hehehehehe show less
The novels are great, always keeping me guessing, but not totally clueless. A fine line. I don't want to be bored waiting for the detective to figure things out, but I don't want to get to the end and go "wtf? where were the clues?"
It's obvious that he's done his show more research on the Navajo culture as well, something I appreciate. And something I can maybe use down the line in a J/C story. hehehehehe show less
The Blessing Way, which is pages 1-172 of 499 of this omnibus of the first three Joe Leaphorn & Jim Chee mysteries set on the Navajo Reservation, was the 30th book I read this year. First published in 1970, it doesn't feature Chee but Leaphorn's friend Bergen McKee in a mystery involving at least three gruesome murders. Well-written and fast-paced, the brief novel will leave a mystery lover wanting more.
I've read just about all of his books. They are all very good.
American Indians: Navajo, fiction
The Blessing Way / Dance Hall of the Dead / Listening Woman
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Tony Hillerman was born in Sacred Heart, Oklahoma on May 27, 1925. During World War II, he enlisted in the Army and was awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart after being severely injured during a raid behind German lines. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1948. From 1948 to 1962, he covered show more crime and politics for newspapers in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, eventually working his way up to the position of editor of the Santa Fe New Mexican. He taught at the University of Mexico and went on to chair the journalism department for more than 20 years. He retired in 1985. His first novel, The Blessing Way, was published in 1971. During his lifetime, he wrote 29 books, including the popular 18-book mystery series featuring Navajo police officers Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn, two non-series novels, two children's books, and nonfiction works. He received numerous awards during his lifetime including the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Mystery Novel for Dance Hall of the Dead in 1974, the Western Writers of America's Golden Spur Award for Skinwalkers in 1987, the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award in 1991, the Navajo tribe's Special Friend Award, France 's Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere, the 2002 Malice Domestic Lifetime Achievement Award, the Agatha Award for Best Nonfiction Book for Seldom Disappointed, and the Wister Award for Lifetime achievement in 2008. He died from pulmonary failure on October 26, 2008 at the age of 83. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Blessing Way • Dance Hall of the Dead • Listening Woman
- Original publication date
- 1970 (The Blessing Way) (The Blessing Way); 1973 (Dance Hall of the Dead) (Dance Hall of the Dead); 1978 (Listening Woman) (Listening Woman)
- People/Characters
- Joe Leaphorn; Jim Chee
- Important places
- Navajo Nation, Window Rock
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- Popularity
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- Reviews
- 6
- Rating
- (3.96)
- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 9
- ASINs
- 6
