| A Thief of Time: A Leaphorn and Chee Novel Contributor(s): Hillerman, Tony (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062895486 ISBN-13: 9780062895486 Publisher: Harper Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural - Fiction | Native American & Aboriginal - Fiction | Cultural Heritage |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 730 |
| Series: Leaphorn and Chee Novel |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" (0.80 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 25849 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "All of Tony Hillerman's Navajo tribal police novels have been brilliant, but A Thief of Time is flat-out marvelous."--USA Today From New York Times bestselling author Tony Hillerman, A Thief of Time is the eighth novel featuring Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee as they find themselves in hot pursuit of a depraved killer. At a moonlit Indian ruin where thieves of time ravage sacred ground in the name of profit, a noted anthropologist vanishes while on the verge of making a startling, history-altering discovery. Amid stolen goods and desecrated bones, two corpses are discovered, shot by bullets fitting the gun of the missing scientist. There are modern mysteries buried in despoiled ancient places, and Navajo Tribal Policemen Leaphorn and Chee must plunge into the past to unearth an astonishing truth and a cold-hearted killer. In his breakout novel, Hillerman paints a stunning portrait of the psychology of murder--and offers a heart-rending example of love and forgiveness.
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Contributor Bio(s): Hillerman, Tony: - TONY HILLERMAN was a former president of the Mystery Writers of America and received the Edgar and Grand Master Awards. His other honors include the Center for the American Indian's Ambassador Award, the Spur Award for Best Western Novel, and the Navajo Tribal Council Special Friends of the Dineh award. A native of Oklahoma, Tony Hillerman lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, until his death in 2008. |