The Dark Wind
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The Dark Wind

by Tony Hillerman

1982•Mystery•304 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimeunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA layered mystery, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

Navajo tribal policeman Jim Chee, barred from following up on a multi-million dollar drug case, investigates a murder and a vandalism incident and finds that perhaps all three cases are part of the same pattern.

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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/vengeanceSocial commentary

Subjects

MysteryPolice in fictionNavajo Indians in fictionPoliceNew southwest in fictionNavajo IndiansSouthwestern States in fictionIndians of north america

Details

Author
Tony Hillerman
Published
1982
Pages
304
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