A Thief of Time
Language: English
Published by Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1988
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209 Pages. Ivory boards with maroon spine lettering and embossed logo on front. Attractive endpaper map of Anasazi Country and the the Sacred Navajo Mountains. Tight book that appears to have been purchased for a collection and not for reading. Flat signed on title page. Dust jacket price $15.95 is unclipped and date 0688 at bottom of flap. The New York Times has called Tony Hillerman's mysteries some of the best and certainly the most unusual mystery novels of the lost few decades, and the Washington Post has said they are one of the consistently superior -- and definitely distinctive -- mystery series of the last 15 years. In A Thief of Time, Hillerman continues his long-standing tradition of unique, finely crafted mysteries. When a noted anthropologist arrives at on ancient Anasazi Indian ruin to dig for cloy pots, she is at first angry to discover that the pre-Navajo burial site has already been despoiled, then terrified by what looms out of the darkness. Weeks later, Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, investigating a report to the Navajo Tribal Police that the anthropologist has been stealing precious artifacts, discovers she has also been reported as missing. The case turns sinister when Officer Jim Chee, on a routine senrrh for missing excavating equipment, finds more than he expected near a similar dig. Leaphorn joins forces with Chee to unearth the post and solve a bizarre and mystifying series of murders that seem to have only one thing in common-the beautiful and very valuable Anasazi pots. Tony Hillerman has been praised for his unequaled evocation of the American Southwest, his finely tuned aura of mystery, and his understanding of Navajo culture. A Thief of Time not only reinforces that claim, but surpasses it. It is a rich and evocative mystery and is, simply, Hillerman at his best.…
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- Title
- A Thief of Time
- Author
- Hillerman, Tony
- Publisher
- Harper & Row, Publishers, New York
- Publication year
- 1988
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hard Back
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0060159383
- ISBN 13
- 9780060159382
- Dimensions
- 6 1/2" X 9 1/2"
- Series
- Book 8 of 28: Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito
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Reviews
- Annette Demeritt, Houston Public Library
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Topping even his highly praised The Blessing Way and Skinwalkers, Hillerman's new novel seamlessly unites drama, pathos and naturally humorous incidents in the continuing story of Navajo life set in the American Southwest. Tribal police officers Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee head a big and skillfully realized cast involved in the disappearance of anthropologist Eleanor Friedman-Bernal. Near Dr. Friedman-Bernal's secret dig, Chee finds the bodies of men who have been stealing the Anasazi cultural relics the anthropologist is dedicated to protecting. Leaphorn makes his way to this dangerous, almost inaccessible site after consulting with Chee and questioning the missing woman's friends, Maxie Davis and her colleague, Randall Elliott. They are also, the detective feels, prickly scientific rivals, a factor that deepens the mystery as does each step on the trail that ends when Leaphorn's mission seems accomplished in an eerie meeting with a mad hermit. But there is a twist in circumstances so suspenseful it stops the reader's breath. Once more, Hillerman's artistry ensures that his latest cannot be easily classified as murder mystery or thrilleror anything except a fine novel. 75,000 first printing; $100,000 ad/promo, BOMC, QPBC, Detective Book Club and Mysterious Book Club alternates; author tour.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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