Tony Hillerman

Tony Hillerman was an American author known for his mystery novels set in the American Southwest, often featuring Navajo characters and culture. His notable works include "Listening Woman," "Dance Hall of the Dead," and "Coyote Waits," which are part of a series centered around Navajo Tribal Police officers. Hillerman's writing has contributed significantly to the genre of detective fiction.

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Books by Tony Hillerman

3 books available

Listening Woman
Tony Hillerman
4.2 (11k) average on GoodreadsThriller
Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn must navigate a blind shaman's prophecies and the brutal realities of a double murder, exploring a century of dark secrets to unmask a human monster in the Navajo Nation.
Dance Hall of the Dead
Tony Hillerman
4.0 (11k) average on GoodreadsThriller
Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn must navigate the Zuñi people's sacred world, an ancient archaeological dig, and a modern drug operation to solve the disappearance of two boys and a pool of blood in the New Mexico desert.
Coyote Waits
Tony Hillerman
4.1 (9k) average on GoodreadsThriller
When a bullet, not fire, kills a Navajo policeman, Officers Chee and Leaphorn must untangle ancient greed, a silent shaman, and the shadow of the trickster Coyote to find the real killer before the truth becomes another lost fortune.