- Hardcover
- Publisher: Popular Culture Ink (March 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0765108232
- ISBN-13: 978-0765108234
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 13.7 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 499 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
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"They sat for a while, engulfed by sunlight, cool air and silence. A raven planed down from the rim, circled around a cottonwood, landed on a Russian olive across the canyon floor and perched, waiting for them to die."
Nobody in the world could have written that paragraph but Tony Hillerman. Two old men sit, surrounded by the natural beauty of Canyon de Chelly, talking about death. The fact that one of the men is Joe Leaphorn, (the Legendary Lieutenant, as his younger colleague Jim Chee irreverently but accurately calls him behind his back) means that something serious has happened--a crime in some way connected to the Navajo people. But Leaphorn has retired from the Navajo Tribal Police, and the only person dead so far is a rich Anglo named Hal Breedlove, who fell while trying to climb Ship Rock 11 years before. Chee is busy on another, more prosaic matter, but he can't resist helping his thorny mentor on Leaphorn's first case as a private detective. The Fallen Man is brisk, beautiful, funny, and poignant--as good a place as any for first-timers to plunge into Hillerman Country. Then they can catch up on past triumphs with Three Joe Leaphorn Mysteries (The Blessing Way/Dance Hall of the Dead/Listening Woman) and Three Jim Chee Mysteries (People of Darkness/The Dark Wind/The Ghostway). --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal
YA. The latest Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn mystery has vivid descriptions of Native American mythology and traditions but lacks the suspense and tightly woven plot of the earlier titles in this popular series. A skeleton is found on a high ledge of Ship Rock mountain, a place sacred to the Navahos. Tribal Police Lieutenant Chee and the now retired Leaphorn suspect correctly that it belongs to a wealthy rancher missing for 11 years, and Chee tries to discover if it is murder or an accidental death. Meanwhile, Leaphorn is hired by a lawyer to look into the investigation for the rancher's Eastern family, who want to own his land legally so they can accept a lucrative bid for the mining rights. The obvious suspects, if there was foul play, are the young woman who inherited the ranch and her brother who manages it. In addition to uncovering the cause of death, Chee must determine if the rancher died before or after his 30th birthday when he legally inherited the ranch from a family trust. The continuing rocky romance between Chee and tribal lawyer Janet Pete brings an interesting love angle to the story. Environmentalism and the survival of Native American culture are strong themes.?Penny Stevens, formerly at Fairfax County Public Library, VA
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Hmmm....,
This review is from: The Fallen Man (Mass Market Paperback)
This book was immensly boring. I feel utterly stupid for having wasted my time reading this blithering mass of mindless jargon. This mystery did NOT keep me on the edge of my seat like it should have. The characters were poorly described and muh! What a waste! I'm just sorry that I couldn't choose to give negative stars.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Like Visiting Two Old Friends,
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This review is from: The Fallen Man (Mass Market Paperback)
It was so nice to catch up with Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee again that the story was almost secondary. Joe has always been my favorite of the two, but Jim Chee's character really captivated me in this one. Every part of this book has something to recommend it. The mystery is intriguing. The process of solving the mystery is very interesting. And the resolution is perfect when considered in the light of the Navaho search for harmony and balance. All in all, a great read. Now, if Mr. Hillerman could just write them as fast as I read them, all would be well.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Did Hillerman really write this??? Or was it an intern.,
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This review is from: The Fallen Man (Mass Market Paperback)
I love reading Hillerman. When you live in New Mexico you know first hand what he's writing about. That is until I was at page 4 of the "Fallen Man" and Hillerman described the autumn sun as being "far to the north" and "the shadow of Ship Rock .... stretched southeastward". That stopped me in my tracks right there and I had to read it again several times.First of all, the sun sets far to the south in autumn and the shadows stretch northeast. The only way I could explain this error is perhaps Hillerman placed the scene in the late spring in an earlier draft, then changed the season without changing other details. I was disappointed that Hillerman didn't catch this. In Roswell, New Mexico, I watch the summer sun set behind El Capitan Mountain that sits on the most northern point of the suns path through the sky. El Capitan looks like a pyramid and acts as a buffer from the strong rays of the setting sun. As the sun travels back to the south on the western horizen in the fall, I am very aware of its position because it shines right in my face as I drive home. That is first hand knowledge for you. This small detail might not be important to a lot of people, but it was a glaring (forgive the pun) error on the writer's part.
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