Rock with Wings (Leaphorn & Chee, #20)

Posted on 24 June 2017 by Anne Hillerman

Navajo Tribal cops Jim Chee and Bernadette Manuelito, and their mentor, the legendary Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, investigate two perplexing cases in this exciting Southwestern mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Spider Woman s DaughterDoing a good deed for a relative offers the perfect opportunity for Sergeant Jim Chee and his wife, Officer Bernie Manuelito, to get away from the daily grind of police work But two cases will call them back from their short vacation and separate them one near Shiprock, and the other at iconic Monument Valley Chee follows a series of seemingly random and cryptic clues that lead to a missing woman, a coldblooded thug, and a mysterious mound of dirt and rocks that could be a gravesite Bernie has her hands full managing the fallout from a drug bust gone wrong, uncovering the origins of a fire in the middle of nowhere, and looking into an ambitious solar energy development with long ranging consequences for Navajo land Under the guidance of their mentor, retired Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, Bernie and Chee will navigate unexpected obstacles and confront the greatest challenge yet to their skills, commitment, and courage. New Read [ Rock with Wings (Leaphorn & Chee, #20) ] Author [ Anne Hillerman ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Actually, this was good I was pleasantly surprised I thought this was a stronger novel than Anne Hillerman s first attempt, Spider Woman s Daughter She is improving as an author And I think she is a good writer She is not disgracing her father s name or anything I wasn t invested so much in Hillerman s Navajo mysteries, but I know I won t touch fake Spenser novels with a ten foot pole, so I know how longtime fans of the series feel However, if you wish Leaphorn, Chee, and Manuelito had Actually, this was good I was pleasantly surprised I thought this was a stronger novel than Anne Hillerman s first atte...This is a decent mystery story but it s stripped of the soul that set Tony Hillerman s mysteries apart from the rest of the pack Two of the major characters in the Tony s series were the Southwest scenery and Navajo culture Both are almost completely gone from this novel It could be a generic mystery series set anywhere and that s what is so crushing about reading this theoretical continuation of the Chee Leaphorn series Early on, Jim Chee visits Monument Park and what would have been a mar This is a decent mystery story but it s stripped of the soul that set Tony Hillerman s mysteries apart from the rest of the pack Two of the major characters in the Tony s series were the Southwest scenery and Navajo culture Both are almost completely gone from this novel It could be a generic mystery series set anywhere and that s what is so crushing about reading this theoretical continuation of the Chee Leaphorn series Early on, Jim Chee visits Monument Park and what would have been a marvelous and lyrical description of the countryside is a sparse description that befits a Denny s, not a natural wonder Chee s reverence for nature and beauty don t exist at all in this book Don t expect any of that here, because being Navajo is suddenly a sideline for Chee, not his m...I don t knownice atmosphere, someone died at some point, and there was a big black dog Something went wrong here, as nothing in the books seems to have caught my attention or imagination I think the focus was too spread out and the proliferation of coincidence a bit Dickensian.Anne Hillerman, coming off the great success of Spider Woman s Daughter, a continuation of the series begun by her father, Edgar Award winning author Tony Hillerman, returns with her sopho effort, Rock with Wings, the 20th novel in the series that regaled readers with the adventures of Sergeant Jim Chee of the Navaho Tribal Police and his mentor, Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn.As in Spider Woman s Daughter, the action concentrates mostly on Chee and his wife, fellow officer Bernadette Manuelito, ra Anne Hillerman, coming off the great success of Spider Woman s Daughter, a continuat...Tony Hillerman was one of my favorite authors That his daughter Anne is carrying on his Leaphorn and Chee series is a fitting tribute to such a fine author Hillerman could evoke such a sense of place that you could feel the wonders of the Navajo reservation as you were reading His daughter Anne is able to do this as well Anne Hillerman has been able to keep up the continuity of the Leaphorn Chee stories by focusing on Jim Chee s wife, Officer Bernadette Manuelito She is able to tell the sto Tony Hillerman was one of my favorite authors That his daughter Anne is carrying on his Leaphorn and Chee series is a fitting tribute to such a fine author Hillerman could evoke such a sense of place that you could feel the wond...Ms Hillerman s descriptions of the Four Corners area are so beautiful In fact, they made me cry a little bit because I miss living in the area I recognized all the towns, highways, and scenery she described But I did not buy into the several mysteries The Navajo Reservation is huge, bigger than many states, so I did not buy into the main mystery having to do with needing one elderly Navajo s tiny piece of land So, this is a fun book if you love the area and the protagonists are likeable Ms Hillerman s descriptions of the Four Corners area are so beautiful In fact, they made me cry a little bit because I miss living in the area I recognized all the towns, highways, and scenery she described But I did not buy into the several mysteries The Navajo Reservation is huge, bigger than many states, so I did not buy into the main mystery having to do with needing one elderly Navajo s tiny piece of land So, this is a fun book if you love the area ...Probably 3 1 2 It was an enjoyable read Still not quite up to her father s level But I heard there was a new one coming out in the spring I liked it well enough Read most of it in the last two days And I think it p...Anne Hillerman is following in her father Tony Hillerman s footsteps, carrying on with his Navaho Tribal Police series This is the second book Anne Hillerman has written for the long series.As the story opens Navaho Tribal Police Officers Jim Chee and Bernadette Manuelito, recently married, are taking a vacation in Monument Valley when fate steps in Jim ends up helping a relative in Monument Valley while temporarily working security for a movie company And Bernie returns to their home in Anne Hillerman is following in her father Tony Hillerman s footsteps, carrying on with his Nav...I just love what Ms Hillerman has done with this series She has kept it authentic, but at the same time, she has put her signature on it She doesn t just duplicate the style of her father, Tony Hillerman She has enlarged the franchise by featuring Navajo Nation Police Officer Bernie Manuelito Bernie is married to Jim Chee, who is also a Navajo Cop, and she is friends with Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn In Ms Hillerman s first book, Spider Woman s Daughter, Leaphorn is shot in the head, and nearl I just love what Ms Hillerman has done with this series She has kept it authentic, but at the same time, she has put her signature on it She doesn t just duplicate the style of her father, Tony Hillerman She has enlarged the franchise by featuring Navajo Nation Police Officer Bernie Manuelito Bernie is married to Jim Chee, who is also a Navajo Cop, and she is friends with Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn In Ms Hillerman s first book, Spider Woman s Daughter, Leaphorn is shot in the head, and nearly dies In this book he is beginning to be able to communicate again He is starting to rejoin the team It looks like Ms Hillerman has the ability to continue this fine series, on her own terms, and not ...Passable mystery novel Cons too many things going on, too many concurrent story lines, too easy to lose track of everything and stop caring Also not too big of a fan of the main character, she seemed self righteous which I found annoying The nefarious characters are too shallow You have no idea what motivates them and that is because there are too many bad guys and so no attempt is made to explore how they became the bad guys they are It would have been better if there had been only one Passable mystery novel Cons too many things going on, too many concurrent story lines, too easy to lose track of everything and stop caring Also not too big of a fan of the main charact...

24 June 2017

Anne Hillerman