Dance Hall of the Dead
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Dance Hall of the Dead

by Tony Hillerman

1973•Mystery•224 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimeunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeA smart, heavy mystery, otherwise balanced. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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About This Book

Two Native-American boys have vanished into thin air, leaving a pool of blood behind them. Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police has no choice but to suspect the very worst, since the blood that stains the parched New Mexican ground once flowed through the veins of one of the missing, a young Zuñi. But his investigation into a terrible crime is being complicated by an important archaeological dig . . .

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

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

Genres and themes

MysteryDetectiveCrimeSolving the riddle/not as it seemsInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardy

Subjects

MysteryPolice in fictionNavajo Indians in fictionPoliceNew southwest in fictionNavajo IndiansIndian reservation policeSouthwestern States in fiction

Details

Author
Tony Hillerman
Published
1973
Pages
224
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