Song of the Lion

A deadly bombing takes Navajo Tribal cops Bernadette Manuelito, Jim Chee, and their mentor, the legendary Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, back into the past to find a vengeful killer in this riveting Southwestern mystery from the bestselling author of Spider Woman s Daughter and Rock with WingsWhen a car bomb kills a young man in the Shiprock High School parking lot, Officer Bernadette Manuelito discovers that the intended victim was a mediator for a multi million dollar development planned at the Grand Canyon But what seems like an act of ecoterrorism turns out to be something far nefarious and complex Piecing together the clues, Bernadette and her husband, Sergeant Jim Chee, uncover a scheme to disrupt the negotiations and inflame tensions between the Hopi and Dine tribes Retired Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn has seen just about everything in his long career As the tribal police s investigation unfolds, he begins to suspect that the bombing may be linked to a cold case he handled years ago As he, Bernadette, and Chee carefully pull away the layers behind the crime, they make a disturbing discovery a meticulous and very patient killer with a long simmering plan of revenge Writing with a clarity and grace that is all her own, Anne Hillerman depicts the beauty and mystery of Navajo Country and the rituals, myths, and customs of its people in a mystery that builds on and complements the beloved, bestselling mysteries of her acclaimed father, Tony Hillerman. New Download [ Song of the Lion ] author [ Anne Hillerman ] – kino-fada.fr Everything in balance He smiled The Navajo Way.But something is definitely off kilter when a bomb explodes in the parking lot at Shiprock High School during a popular basketball game Although off duty, Officer Bernie Manuelito takes charge and keeps the anxious crowd at bay She comes across a young male victim on the ground near a burned out car Near death, he struggles to breathe and leaves no clues as to his identity.The owner of the demolished car, Aza Palmer, shows up Palmer is a Everything in balance He smiled The Navajo Way.But something is definitely off kilter when a bomb explodes in the parking lot at Shiprock High School during a popular basketball game Al...In this 21st book in the Leaphorn and Chee series, detectives Bernadette Manuelito and Jim Chee take center stage when a businessman is targeted by killers The book can be read as a standalone The alumni basketball game at New Mexico s Shiprock High School always draws a big crowd, and Navajo Police Officer Bernadette Manuelito Bernie is on hand to watch the teams play An explosion in the parking lot draws Bernie outside, where she sees a car in flames Bernie calls for backup, and the In this 21st book in the Leaphorn and Chee series, detectives Bernadette Manuelito and Jim Chee take center stage when a businessman is targeted by killers The book can be read as a standalone The alumni basketball game at New Mexico s Shiprock High School always draws a big crowd,...Hillerman is really getting her stride in her approach to continuing her father s wonderful series about cases of the Navaho tribal police in New Mexico Jim Chee, now a sergeant and less of a Boy Scout, still gets a lot of air time, while his old mentor Captain Leaphorn, from his position of retirement and partial debilitation from getting shot in the head, provides sage advice to him when he seeks it out What Hillerman brings to the table is full appropriation and extended development of the Hillerman is really getting her stride in her approach to continuing her father s wonderful series about cases of the Navaho tribal police in New Mexico Jim Chee, now a sergeant and less of a Boy Scout, still gets a lot of air time, while his old mentor Captain Leaphorn, from his position of retirement and partial debilitation from getting shot in the head, provides sage advice to him when he seeks it out What Hillerman brings to the table is full appropriation and extended development of the rookie policewoman Bernie Manueleto, now happily married to Chee From the first of her three volumes so far, Hillerman makes her the star as much as Chee I just love her energetic personality and h...Anne Hillerman s story features tribal police officer Bernadette Bernie Manuelito, who is married to Sgt Jim Chee Her mentor is Joe Leaphorn who is recovering from a head injury Bernie attends a Shiprock High School basketball game while she is off duty A car is bombed in the parking lot and Bernie is the first on scene The car belongs to Aza Palmer, an attorney who is the official mediator between the Native American tribes, the environmentalists and a corporation who wants to build a Anne Hillerman s story features tribal police officer Bernadette Bernie Manuelito, who is married to Sgt Jim Chee Her mentor is Joe Leaphorn who is recovering from a head injury Bernie attends a Shiprock High School basketball game while she is off duty A car is bombed in the parking lot and Bernie is the first on scene The car belongs to Aza Palmer, an attorney who is the official mediator between the Native American tribes, the environmentalists and a corporation who wants to build a resort on Navajo land near the Grand Canyon Chee and Ma...Read the blurb it s a good one, so I am not going to do any kind of plot re cap.It is always good to visit with Bernadette Manuelito, her husband, Jim Chee and the Legendary Lieutenant, Joe Leaphorn I really like these people.Anne Hillerman gives us a nice twisty mystery as well as a close up look at life on the Navajo lands of New Mexico and Arizona The clues are all there they just need to be recognized and connected The light bulb went on for me just about the same time it did for Read the blurb it s a good one, so I am not going to do any ki...In respect for her father, Tony, I gave her third novel a chance, but I am done The book was mind numbingly boring until the last 30 pages, and by then I had already figured out who was behind it all I only finished the book because I felt I had to in order to count it toward my yearly...How lovely that Anne Hillerman has taken characters her dad created and keep them alive This book is wonderful The mystery is sharply drawn and resolved in a way that works so very well I am loving this series.Another disappointing edition to the Manuelito saga It has become her story and that of her family while Chee and Leaphorn are just there for their names.Anne Hillerman s latest mystery is very timely indeed In the real world as opposed to the fictional world , the Dinee tribal government, which after decades of spurning casinos had finally succumbed to the enticements of that supposed cash cow about a decade ago, has nevertheless just REJECTED the financial enticements of the so called Grand Canyon Escalade Controversy surrounding that elaborate venture, which would have added a tramway, a hotel and other tourist amenities to the Grand Anne Hillerman s latest mystery is very timely indeed In the real world as opposed to the fictional world , the Dinee tribal government, which after decades of spurning casinos had finally succumbed to the enticements of that supposed cash cow about a decade ago, has nevertheless just REJECTED the financial enticements of the so called Grand Canyon Escalade Controversy surrounding that elaborate venture, which would have added a tramway, a hotel and other tourist amenities to the Grand Canyon s east rim, drives the plot of Hillerman s novel, only published in late September The Grand Canyon Escalade website now proclaims, Welcome and please be patient as we re think and re format our web presence We have some exiting sic new ideas and information we will be rolling out in the future Perhaps our commander in chief, on route to Bears Ears, w...I loved Tony Hillerman s mysteries set in the austere beauty of the American Southwest s Navajo country, and his daughter is carrying on his tradition with equal talent What s the old saying The apple doesn t fall far from the tree Seems apropos in this case, and the tree is a strong one If you choose to read this mystery series, I would advise doing so in the order they have been written, as the characters become older and wiser through out their lives, maintaining some friendships and I loved Tony Hillerman s mysteries set in the austere beauty of the American Southwest s Navajo country, and his daughter is carrying on his tradition with equal talent What s the old saying The apple doesn t fall far from the tree Seems apropos in this case, and the tree is a strong one If you choose to read this mystery series, I would advise doing so in the order they have been written, as the characters become older and wiser through ...

• English
• 20 August 2018
Anne Hillerman
• Hardcover
• 293 pages
• 0062391909
• Anne Hillerman
• Song of the Lion