A Thief of Time
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A Thief of Time

by Tony Hillerman

1988•Mystery•297 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimehistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary

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Boxlist takeRealistic and intricate: a heavy mystery, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

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About This Book

A noted anthropologist vanishes at a moonlit Indian ruin where "thieves of time" ravage sacred ground for profit. When two corpses appear amid stolen goods and bones at an ancient burial site, Navajo Tribal Policemen Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee must plunge into the past to unearth the astonishing truth behind a mystifying series of horrific murders.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

MysteryDetectiveCrimeHistoricalSolving the riddle/not as it seemsInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSocial commentary

Subjects

AnasaziAnthropologyArchaeologyNavajo IndiansNavajo Indians in fictionIndian reservation policeSouthwestern States in fictionIndian reservation police in fiction

Details

Author
Tony Hillerman
Published
1988
Pages
297
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