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"One of our best and most innovative modern mystery writers." - The New York Times The very plague that decimated Europe in the 14th century lurks today in the high, dry land of the Southwest. But Navajo Tribal policeman Jim Chee and his mentor, Joe Leaphorn, discover an even deadlier killer stalking the Reservation in this, the most chilling and beautifully crafted story yet from the beloved and bestselling master of Southwestern suspense. When Acting Lt. Chee catches a Hopi eagle-poacher literally red-handed'huddled over the bloody body of a young Navajo Tribal police officer, he has an open-and-shut case. Even the Feds - usually at odds with Chee - agree, and it seems the Hopi is headed for the gas chamber. Until Joe Leaphorn shows up to blow Chee's case wide open. Leaphorn, now retired from the Navajo Tribal Police, has been hired to find Cathy Pollard, a hotheaded biologist who disappeared from the same remote area on the same day the Navajo cop was murdered. Is she a suspect? A victim? And what are Chee and Leaphorn to make of the report that a skinwalker'a Navajo witch'was seen in the same area at the same time? To answer these questions, Leaphorn and Chee must immerse themselves in the enigmatic web of scientists hunting the key to the most virulent form of bubonic plague since the Middle Ages. In addition to its finely wrought plot, The First Eagle offers a wealth of Tony Hillerman's signature gifts - glorious evocations of the high desert, delicately drawn characters, and eloquent insights into the foibles and wisdom of the Southwest's native peoples. "Hillerman's writing is like the landscape he describes: unadorned yet profound, sparse yet beautiful." - Houston Chronicle Also available unabridged - 0694520519 - $34.95 - six cassettes.Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-10069452011x
ISBN-139780694520114
eBay Product ID (ePID)27038810415
Product Key Features
Book TitleFirst Eagle
TopicNative American & Aboriginal, General, Mystery & Detective / General
Publication Year1998
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
AuthorTony Hillerman
Book SeriesJoe Leaphorn and Jim Chee Novel Ser.
FormatAudio Cassette
Dimensions
Item Height1.1in.
Item Length6.1in.
Item Width4.1in.
Item Weight5.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Volume NumberSet
Dewey Decimal813.5/4
Edition DescriptionAbridged Edition