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Tony Hillerman (born May 27, 1925, Sacred Heart, Oklahoma, U.S.—died October 26, 2008, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.) American novelist who produced taut mysteries that brought to light rich American Indian customs and culture and featured Navajo tribal officers as protagonists; Lieut. Joe Leaphorn (introduced in The Blessing Way [1970 ...
Hillerman penned thirty texts altogether, and eighteen works of detective fiction centered upon the introspective, traditional, principled Navajo detectives Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee in a successful merging of the pulp western and hard-boiled mystery genres.
Tony Hillerman was a prolific writer who produced 37 original works published between 1970 and 2006, many of which were bestsellers and continue to be read today. This comprehensive index includes Hillerman's 30 fiction works (18 of which comprise his famous Navajo mystery series featuring Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee), two children's works, five ...
The Dark Wind. by Tony Hillerman. 4.12 · 10,605 Ratings · 478 Reviews · published 1981 · 74 editions. A corpse whose palms and soles have been "scalped"… Want to Read.
Oct 27, 2008 · Writer Tony Hillerman, best known for his mysteries set among the Navajo tribe in the Southwest, died Oct. 26. He was 83 years old. Hillerman's 18 novels were evocative...
Oct 26, 2008 · Tony Hillerman, who was born in Sacred Heart, Oklahoma, was a decorated combat veteran from World War II, serving as a mortarman in the 103rd Infantry Division and earning the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and a Purple Heart.
Jun 7, 2019 · Tony Hillerman wrote police procedurals, but these were no ordinary police and no ordinary procedures. Many of their cases were the usual—murder, assault, robbery, missing persons—and were solved through clues, logical deduction, and sudden bursts of intuition.
