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People Of Darkness (Mass Market Paperback)

by Hillerman (Author) "It was a job which required waiting for cultures to grow, for toxins to develop, for antibodies to form, for reagents to react ..." (more)

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Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Harper; Reprint edition (Nov 29 1990)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061099155
ISBN-13: 978-0061099151
Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.7 x 2 cm
Shipping Weight: 205 g

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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"Great suspense."-- "Chicago Tribune"Hillerman transcends the mystery genre." -- "Washington Post Book World"Hillerman's mysteries are unique in American crime fiction." -- "Los Angeles Times""Hillerman knows the value of suspense. He packs his scenes with tantalizing details, his detectives with intelligent persistency and his story with an understated sense of urgency." -- "People""Hillerman . . . is in a class by himself." -- "Los Angeles Times""This series of Southwestern mysteries from Tony Hillerman is superb." -- "Daily News""Whatever your pleasure, you can't go wrong with this gifted, skillful and . . . unique writer." -- "San Diego Union"Hillerman deserves to be included in any list of the best living mystery writers." -- "Dallas Morning News""He makes the desert come, alive." -- "Denver Post""Hillerman is surely one of the finest and most original craftsmen at work in the genre today." -- "The Boston Globe""The only mysteries I read are Hillerman's." -- "Ursula K. Le Guin ""Hillerman is an expert puzzle-maker." -- "The Atlantic""Readers who have not discovered Hillerman should not waste one minute more." -- "Oklahoma City Oklahoman"Hillerman gets better with every book." -- "San Francisco Chronicle"

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5.0 out of 5 stars "The mole, his hunting place is darkness.", May 18 2004

By	bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

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"The mole, his hunting song is silence."

Sgt Jim Chee of the Navaho tribal police is asked by the wife of Benjamin J. Vines to retrieve a mysterious box stolen from her husband's safe while he was away. When mister vines returns he tells Chee that it was all a mistake and hands Chee a check. We all know Chee can not let this lay still so the mystery leads him to people that use a mole for their talisman "The people of Darkness" and it appears that something (or someone) is killing them all off.

The mystery is fair and Tony Hillerman does not hide clues or surprise suspects to the last minute so it is not too hard to guess most of the plot or who the good guys and bad guys are. We are introduced to the Navaho concept of witches and Mary Landon who will play parts (if she survives) in future novels. In the process we get a vivid description of the four corners and other areas near buy. In People of darkness he picks up a Lota Burger and I have eaten a few of them my self. In future books we will be introduced to the Navaho Taco. For the anthropologist in us he describes many sings and ways.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Introducing Navaho Policeman Jim Chee, Nov 1 2002

By	Smallchief - See all my reviews

This is the fourth book in Tony Hillerman's masterpiece "Navajo Detectives" series and one of the best of the whole series. In the first three books Lt. Joe Leaphorn is the main character. "People of Darkness" introduces Sgt. Jim Chee, a younger and more complex man who is torn between the white man's world - and a career in the FBI - and the Navajo way as a "singer" or shaman. Also introduced in this book is an appealing, peaches-and-cream Wisconsin girl, Mary Landon, as a mild love interest for Chee.

A bomb goes off in a hospital parking lot, apparently aimed at killing a man who is already dying of cancer, a box containing little of apparent value disappears from a rich man's house, and an oil well explosion thirty years back has some connection to these events. This is vintage Hillerman: a story than ranges over vast areas of time and space. The villain in "People of Darkness" is one of Hillerman's best: a cold professional with the vulnerability of a battered child.

Hillerman's strengths are authenticity and atmosphere. Elements of Navajo culture, religion, and folkways are woven into the fabric of his novels. His landscapes are harsh and spectacular. Nature is magnificent, but also menacing. In this exotic setting, the supernatural seems almost possible and little chilly fingers tickle your spine. If you are an urbanite, you may not like Hillerman; but if you are drawn to big, blank spots on the map you will likely love him. Not the least of his accomplishments is that he has probably taught more people about the Navajo -- and generated more interest in Navajo culture -- than any other writer.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of Hillerman's best, Jun 14 2000

By	Sheila L. Beaumont (South Pasadena, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The title refers to the members of an underground Native American Church peyote cult whose totem is the mole, "the predator of the nadir." The mystery involves the attempted murder of a dying man, the disappearance of his corpse from the hospital morgue, a uranium mine, a fatal oil-well explosion 30 years earlier, and the theft of a keepsake box filled mostly with black rocks. This novel has the distinction of featuring the scariest, most chilling villain of the series: an emotionless, psychopathic, methodical killer for hire who leaves nothing to chance. The suspense builds as the point of view alternates between the killer's and Navajo policeman Jim Chee's. "People of Darkness" is one of the best in a literate and very entertaining Southwestern series. For other well-written American Indian-related mysteries, try James D. Doss' Shaman series and Margaret Coel's Arapaho series.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites
To me, this is is Hillerman's second-best mystery (after "Dance Hall of the Dead"). Introducing a new detective seems to have sparked his creativity, and his cast of... Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent
This book is a real page turner. I liked the story. It helps to know what an amulet is. If you don't it doesn't make a bit of sense.

Published on Sep 18 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars The ending came way too soon.
I was very disappointed in Tony Hillerman with this book. It was good up until maybe chapter 30. It seemed as if he was in a rush to finish the book, leaving a very undetailed... Read more

Published on Sep 11 1999