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I've just finished reading "Coyote Waits" by Hillerman and it is the very best I've read so far, and my husband, too. It is exciting especially toward the end. Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee are two Navaho policemen who cover a lot of territory and are interesting fellows to follow in their pursuits.
Another wonderful novel by Tony Hillerman in the Leaphorn and Chee series.
Good rainy-day reading. Classic Hillerman.
Barbara M. (WingedLady) reviewed Coyote Waits (Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee Bk 4) on + 46 more book reviews
good writing
Intriguing story, twists and turns and ending surprises keep you guessing.
Margery D. (margodoso) reviewed Coyote Waits (Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee Bk 4) on + 11 more book reviews
great series - this one was published in 1990
A complex mystery involving a historical find, a mythical coyote, a killed Navajo Tribal policeman and a Navajo shamon. The shamon is found with the murder weapon, and refuses to talk! A quick read with a very powerful ending!
Susan H. (Mockingbird) reviewed Coyote Waits (Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee Bk 4) on + 24 more book reviews
Leaphorn and Chee join forces in Navajo Country. As always, Hillerman writes lovingly of the people and the country of New Mexico and Arizona.
Like so many of the Hillerman tales this one is filled with descriptions of the beauty that can be found anywhere one is looking if their eyes are open to it.
Following the hunt for the killer through its many turns and twists is extremely enjoyable. So many paths blending and diverging.
Mr Hillerman weaves peices of the past and present into a tapestry that takes the reader along at a fun pace with vivid images.
Thoroughly enjoyable.
Following the hunt for the killer through its many turns and twists is extremely enjoyable. So many paths blending and diverging.
Mr Hillerman weaves peices of the past and present into a tapestry that takes the reader along at a fun pace with vivid images.
Thoroughly enjoyable.
great book as all of Hillerna's
Suzy H. (heckhaven) -
If you like American Indians in modern times, and like a good Mystery - you will like this book.
I have never been disappointed in the Leaphorn/Chee mystries.
Always a good read.
I have never been disappointed in the Leaphorn/Chee mystries.
Always a good read.
Lynda C. (Readnmachine) reviewed Coyote Waits (Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee Bk 4) on + 1474 more book reviews
Another early entry in the Leaphorn & Chee series as the two separately investigate the murder of a Navajo policeman and how -- or if -- it's connected to Navajo creation stories.
The car fire didn't kill Navajo Tribal Policeman Delbert Nez, a bullet did. Officer Jim Chee's good friend Del lies dead, and whiskey-soaked Navajo shaman is found with murder weapon. The old man is Ashie Pinto. He's quickly arrested for homicide and defended by a woman Chee could either love or loathe. But when Pinto won't utter a word of confession or denial, Lt. Joe Leaphorn begins an investigation. Soon, Leaphorn and Chee unravel a complex plot of death involving an historical find, a lost fortune...and the mythical Coyote, who is always waiting, and always hungry.
A whiskey-soaked Navajo shaman is found with the murder weapon used to kill a tribal policeman rather than the car fire first thought...retired Joe Leaphorn is ask to help with the case....
(My book has a different cover)
