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New York : Harper, 2015.
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Fiction. Literature. Mystery. HTML: Don't miss the TV series, Dark Winds, based on the Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito novels, now on AMC and AMC+! Navajo Tribal cops Jim Chee and Bernadette Manuelito, and their mentor, the legendary Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, investigate two perplexing cases in this exciting Southwestern mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Spider Woman's Daughter. Doing a good deed for a relative offers the perfect opportunity for Sergeant Jim Chee and his wife, Officer Bernie Manuelito, to get away from the daily grind of police work. But two cases will call them back from their short vacation and separate them�??one near Shiprock, and the other at iconic Monument Valley. Chee follows a series of seemingly random and cryptic clues that lead to a missing woman, a coldblooded suspect, and a mysterious mound of dirt and rocks that could be a gravesite. Bernie has her hands full managing the fallout from a drug bust gone wrong, uncovering the origins of a fire in the middle of nowhere, and looking into an ambitious solar energy development with long-ranging consequences for Navajo land. Under the guidance of their mentor, retired Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, Bernie and Chee will navigate unexpected obstacles and confront the greatest challenge yet to their skills, commitment, and courage.… (more)
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LibraryThing member librarian1204
The second Leaphorn/Chee book written by the daughter of Tony Hillerman who began the series. Once again Jim Chee's wife, Bernie, shares the main character spot with her husband. He is in Monument Valley working with a movie production team and visiting his cousin. Bernie is at home, working and
The descriptions of this beautiful part of our country are excellent and keep me turning pages missing those places I know and love. Better than the first book and I hope the series continues.
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trying to care for her mother and sister. Leaphorn continues to slowly recuperate from the bullet wound he suffered in the previous book. The descriptions of this beautiful part of our country are excellent and keep me turning pages missing those places I know and love. Better than the first book and I hope the series continues.
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LibraryThing member Auntie-Nanuuq
I'm trying to still figure this out.....
Jim Chee & Bernadette Manuelito have come back from their "honeymoon", to go out to Monument Valley to help Jim's cousin who is in the process of setting up a guided tour business.
While there, Chee is called in to locate a missing woman from a movie set and
Bernie stops and arrests a suspicious driver who offers her a bribe... only to find the FBI are very interested in this man....
Bernie's sister is a major piece of work & disappears often, leaving their ailing mother alone...
Lieutenant Leaphorn is recovering from a bullet to the head and learning to communicate via computer (word programs).... he is asked by both Chee & Bernie to help with their respective cases...
It took me quite awhile to finish this book. It did not really hold my interest, too much going on in too many different places with too many people.
Jim Chee & Bernadette Manuelito have come back from their "honeymoon", to go out to Monument Valley to help Jim's cousin who is in the process of setting up a guided tour business.
While there, Chee is called in to locate a missing woman from a movie set and
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ends up w/ a murder and and unexplained many years old mystery.Bernie stops and arrests a suspicious driver who offers her a bribe... only to find the FBI are very interested in this man....
Bernie's sister is a major piece of work & disappears often, leaving their ailing mother alone...
Lieutenant Leaphorn is recovering from a bullet to the head and learning to communicate via computer (word programs).... he is asked by both Chee & Bernie to help with their respective cases...
It took me quite awhile to finish this book. It did not really hold my interest, too much going on in too many different places with too many people.
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LibraryThing member pennykaplan
Four stars definitely not for the solutions to the mysteries, but because I love the series and the settings in Shiprock and Monument Valley. The alternating cases are interesting, but the resolutions are contrived.
LibraryThing member jamespurcell
A good entry with a little too much of sister and her problems. Still, worth a little annoyance, to keep these characters and their outstanding fictional world alive and well
LibraryThing member RaucousRain
I enjoyed the earlier book in this series (Spider Woman's Daughter) by Anne Hillerman, much more than Rock with Wings. However, I became engaged enough to finish it .... and I definitely liked the story enough that I will read others by Anne Hillerman.
LibraryThing member Elleneer
Anne Hillerman writes so much like her father that it makes you wonder if she wrote all the books attributed to Tony Hillerman. How wonderful, the calmness, quiet, stillness, the Southwest Indian culture permeating each page-- keep writing, Anne!!
LibraryThing member tjsjohanna
I liked the alternating storylines of Jim and Bernie, though I would have liked to see them together more. And I was really happy to see Leaphorn beginning to resume his place in figuring out the crimes. I wasn't really convinced by the explanations to the "mysteries" but it was fun getting there.
LibraryThing member Pmaurer
Story focuses on Chee and Bernie, providing more background on their life together and apart. Somewhat disjointed and hard to follow.
LibraryThing member lewilliams
I could not find much about this book I liked outside of Chee and Leaphorn. The story did not hold my interest and as a result I did not finish reading it.
LibraryThing member DrApple
It is always a joy to join these characters. I have been reading the Hillerman family novels for so many years that Chee and Leaphorn seem to be old friends. Although the Anne writes well, there is just something that her father's novels had which is missing from hers. Still I enjoy her
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continuation of the series and especially her focus on Bernie Manuelito. Show Less
LibraryThing member bgknighton
Chee and Bernie try to take a short vacation but it does not go as planned. Problems with Bernie's mother and sister, a local investigation for Chee. Leaphorn is getting better.
LibraryThing member buffalogr
Second in a series of books by Anne Hillerman, continuing her father's series. In this book, there are two story lines, one with Chee and the other with Bernie. Enjoyable and continues to illuminate Navajo culture--the reader picks up something during each book. Bernie's character continues to
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flourish; she's a crime solver on her own. There's not much to the relationship between the two because they're separated by circumstance. Leaphorn recovers from his gunshot. Fun series. Show Less
LibraryThing member jguidry
Anne Hillerman had a 5 star read for this one until she lost me at the end. I liked her characters and her description of the setting was fabulous. I didn't mind her sending Chee and Bernie in two different directions. I thought she intertwined their storylines well. The wrap-up of Chee's case was
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handled well and I enjoyed the ending to his mysterious bones at the gravesite. Bernie's case was going well for me until the very end. It was a little too dramatic for my taste. But, I still enjoyed the story enough to keep it at four stars. I will definitely read more from her. Show Less
LibraryThing member sleahey
The second of Anne Hillerman's books about Chee and Bernie, this continues the story of their relationship, with Leaphorn in the background recovering from his injuries from the first book. Chee and Bernie's honeymoon is put on hold when Bernie needs to return home to take care of her mother since
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her sister has again disappeared. She becomes a bit obsessed by the odd bahvior of a driver she pulls over for a traffic stop. Meanwhile Chee is called on to help another department deal with the disappearance of a woman from a film crew. Although the mysteries seem a bit farfetched and scattered, especially since they are pretty much separate, the development of these characters is engaging, and I'll look for future books in the series. Show Less
LibraryThing member TGPistole
I agree almost completely with an earlier reviewer who noted the s/he was very impressed with the book until the very end. I enjoy the character development--I really feel like I am beginning to know the main, continuing characters, the descriptions, and the insight into the Navajo culture. The
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somewhat confusing ending does not significantly detract from my enthusiasm for this author and I look forward to reading other books by her. One added comment: the reader for this book is excellent. I continue to be amazed at how readers such as this one can create so many personas and keep them straight. Show Less
LibraryThing member streamsong
This is the second in the continued series featuring Bernie Manuelito that Anne Hillerman began after her father's death.
This time Jim Chee is loaned to the police force at Monument Valley, where a Hollywood film company is filming a zombie movie against the iconic backgrounds made famous by so
Bernie remains in New Mexico, split between her increasing responsibilities to her family and a baffling case where the only evidence is a box of dirt. Her mother continues to need more care as she ages; her irresponsible sister is an alcoholic.
I missed the interactions between Chee and Bernie since they were separated for most of the book.
The real star of the book is the environment - both the southwestern landscape and the Navajo culture. Unlike her father, Ms Hillerman often focuses on the dark side of reservation life - the grinding poverty , drugs and alcohol. It makes for a less photogenic, but probably more realistic picture of life for modern Indians.
There were also a couple of plot points that really bothered me. First, Bernie took several small worthless items from a box of evidence. Really?
Secondly a bad guy security guard manhandles a sixteen year old girl and then forces her to flip up her shirt "Wild Girl Style" while he takes photos. He says he will post the photos on the internet if she tells anyone. Jim Chee refers to this incident at least three times as 'embarrassing the girl'. To me this sounds more serious than that. Assault? Child abuse? Extortion? I have no idea, but for a cop to call it 'embarrassment' bothers me.
I did not enjoy this as much as Ms Hillerman's first book in this new series, but definitely will continue with the series.
This time Jim Chee is loaned to the police force at Monument Valley, where a Hollywood film company is filming a zombie movie against the iconic backgrounds made famous by so
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many classic western movies.Bernie remains in New Mexico, split between her increasing responsibilities to her family and a baffling case where the only evidence is a box of dirt. Her mother continues to need more care as she ages; her irresponsible sister is an alcoholic.
I missed the interactions between Chee and Bernie since they were separated for most of the book.
The real star of the book is the environment - both the southwestern landscape and the Navajo culture. Unlike her father, Ms Hillerman often focuses on the dark side of reservation life - the grinding poverty , drugs and alcohol. It makes for a less photogenic, but probably more realistic picture of life for modern Indians.
There were also a couple of plot points that really bothered me. First, Bernie took several small worthless items from a box of evidence. Really?
Secondly a bad guy security guard manhandles a sixteen year old girl and then forces her to flip up her shirt "Wild Girl Style" while he takes photos. He says he will post the photos on the internet if she tells anyone. Jim Chee refers to this incident at least three times as 'embarrassing the girl'. To me this sounds more serious than that. Assault? Child abuse? Extortion? I have no idea, but for a cop to call it 'embarrassment' bothers me.
I did not enjoy this as much as Ms Hillerman's first book in this new series, but definitely will continue with the series.
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LibraryThing member ajlewis2
I love Anne Hillerman's style which puts me into the culture with the dialog and the life style. The mysteries that the husband and wife solve and their relationship were well done. I will go back and read her first book. I also want to catch up on the books by Tony Hillerman that I missed along
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LibraryThing member hopeevey
On the one hand, I do love getting to spend time on the Navajo reservation via this book's loving sense of place. Unfortunately, the mystery was pretty weak. I'll keep reading this series, but I can't really recommend this one as a mystery.
LibraryThing member quondame
Readable, eventful. Bernie & Chee are just static nice-nice, the beauty of the landscape is extolled to the max, but the effects are really all told not shown. In this novel the separation of Bernie & Chee for about a week serves to have two mysteries going with very slight connection pasted in at
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the end. Except for borderline excessive twee, not painful. Show Less
LibraryThing member addunn3
Hillerman takes up her dad's characters in a murder plot based around a movie production on the res. The plot seemed to wander around, too many side plots for me.
LibraryThing member buffalogr
Second in a series of books by Anne Hillerman, continuing her father's series. In this book, there are two story lines, one with Chee and the other with Bernie. Enjoyable and continues to illuminate Navajo culture--the reader picks up something during each book. Bernie's character continues to
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flourish; she's a crime solver on her own. There's not much to the relationship between the two because they're separated by circumstance. Leaphorn recovers from his gunshot. Fun series. Show Less
LibraryThing member pmtracy
I'm a big Tony Hillerman fan so it pains me to say...Anne has already surpassed her father in just her second book.
She has Chee and Bernie working two different plotlines only to have them merge unexpectedly at the end. She keeps the level of "Who dunnit?" suspense high throughout the book while
Great book...can't wait for her next!
She has Chee and Bernie working two different plotlines only to have them merge unexpectedly at the end. She keeps the level of "Who dunnit?" suspense high throughout the book while
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developing our favorite characters. What I liked best is that Anne has upped her game in including the native culture touches that made her dad's writing so enjoyable. She even includes a short Navajo glossary at the end.Great book...can't wait for her next!
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LibraryThing member EllenH
I really like immersing myself in the 4 corners area mysteries, and am grateful that Anne has continued with her father's series. While she does a good job combining the area. the characters and a good escapism mystery, she's portraying the characters in her own light,changing them.
LibraryThing member ritaer
Working separate ends of what turns out to be related cases Bernadette and Jim Chee also invigorate the recovering Lt. Leaphorn and deal with family problems.
LibraryThing member juniperSun
Good mystery. As a botanist I appreciated the rare cacti inclusion, but was concerned that the solar company apparently didn't have to do any environmental report as part of their proposal. I would have wanted that to have more of an importance in the tale, but since it didn't, I realized that from
The solar executive was quite a jerk, spouting to the end his spin of "you'll save the planet" all the while destroying culture.
I'll review the audio, since others have summarized the written.
The reader did not hesitate in pronouncing the Navajo words altho I've no way of knowing if they were correctly pronounced. I've listened to other audios where you knew the reader was trying to figure out foreign or unusual words on the spot.
She seemed to read Manuelito's speech at a slower speed than the rest of the text. Was she indicating a deliberateness in Navajo speech in general? The effect was excessive, implying rather a slowness in thought (which, if this is a true portrayal of Navajo speech patterns, makes me aware of a cultural prejudice I'll have to set aside if I ever meet real Navajos).
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a Navajo standpoint the blocking out of the view of a sacred mountain was at least (if not more) of an issue.The solar executive was quite a jerk, spouting to the end his spin of "you'll save the planet" all the while destroying culture.
I'll review the audio, since others have summarized the written.
The reader did not hesitate in pronouncing the Navajo words altho I've no way of knowing if they were correctly pronounced. I've listened to other audios where you knew the reader was trying to figure out foreign or unusual words on the spot.
She seemed to read Manuelito's speech at a slower speed than the rest of the text. Was she indicating a deliberateness in Navajo speech in general? The effect was excessive, implying rather a slowness in thought (which, if this is a true portrayal of Navajo speech patterns, makes me aware of a cultural prejudice I'll have to set aside if I ever meet real Navajos).
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Original publication date
2015
Physical description
372 p.; 20 cm
ISBN
9780062270528
Local notes
Leaphorn & Chee, 20
DDC/MDS
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