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Sinister Pig Cdn Ed (Hardcover)

by Tony Hillerman (Author)
2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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From Publishers Weekly

Bestseller Hillerman's 16th Chee/ Leaphorn adventure offers deeper intrigue and a tighter plot than his previous entry, The Wailing Wind (2002), in this enduring series. When the body of an undercover agent, who's been looking for clues to the whereabouts of billions of dollars missing from the Tribal Trust Funds, turns up on reservation property near Four Corners, Navajo cop Sgt. Jim Chee and Cowboy Dashee, a Hopi with the Federal Bureau of Land Management, investigate. But the book's real star is officer Bernadette "Bernie" Manuelito, Chee's erstwhile romantic interest, now working in the New Mexico boot heel for the U.S. Border Patrol. The miles have only strengthened her feelings for Chee-and vice versa. A routine patrol puts Bernie on the trail of an operation involving some old oil pipelines that connects to the Four Corners murder. Meanwhile, Joe Leaphorn is checking into the same murder from another direction. The three lines converge on a conspiracy of drugs, greed and power, and those who most profit, including the "sinister pig" of the title, will stop at nothing to keep it a secret. With his usual up-front approach to issues concerning Native Americans such as endlessly overlapping jurisdictions, Hillerman delivers a masterful tale that both entertains and educates.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.


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Adult/High School-Hillerman masterfully juggles the pieces of a puzzle involving billions of dollars in missing oil royalties owed to Native Americans; the drug war; and a badly fragmented bureaucracy. When a stranger is found murdered on Navajo land, Sergeant Jim Chee of the Tribal Police steps in, but before long the investigation is joined-and muddied-by a plethora of government agencies including the FBI, the U.S. Customs Service, and the Bureau of Land Management, and by Navajo, Hopi, and Apache tribal viewpoints. Help comes from two old friends, the retired Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and the former Navajo tribal policewoman Bernadette Manuelito, who escaped a stalled relationship with Chee to join the U.S. Border Patrol. The victim had been looking into possible fraud using old oil pipelines (hence "sinister pig," a piece of switching equipment). Meanwhile, another kind of sinister pig, the blue-blooded Rawley Winsor, appears at a private ranch in the area, and through his deep involvement in drug trafficking, Hillerman presents a trenchant perspective on the drug war. Winsor's mistress and his driver, two more colorful characters, add an interesting subplot, as do the prickly Bernie and the bashful Chee, when their attraction is reawakened. The story might sound complicated, but the author breezes through, making it look easy. This outing ventures beyond the Navajo landscape that Hillerman's fans expect, but they-and general readers-should enjoy the broader geographical and social canvas just as well, in this tale of ordinary people unraveling knots of fraud and skulduggery.
Christine C. Menefee, Fairfax County Public Library, VA
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars This little piggy went to market, Jul 23 2006
By bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sinister Pig (Audio Cassette)
Not quite the Hillerman formula but done well just the same. All our old friends are in this story and it looks like everything can get wrapped up if Hillerman decided would be his last. However it looks like there is at least one more novel and probably two. In this novel we get to be into the heads of the good guys and bad guys from the start as they banter around.

An ex-CIA spy with knowledge of the oil industry is sent to find out information on how oil companies bypass paying royalty money to the First Nations Trust Fund. He ends up committing suicide with a bullet in the back. Mean while way down south Bernie now with the U.S. Customs Service gets lost, goes off the map, and puts her foot in it.

Bernie's co-worker gets suspicious and tells Joe. Jim gets out some snaps; Joe gets out his maps; Bourbonette gets out the coffee and brains. They hold a committee to figure out what is happening.

Will Bernie smell what she stepped in, or just walk right in to her demise?
Will the cavalry arrive over the hill in time (does not look promising?)
Who or what is the "Sinister Pig?"

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not his best, but still superior, Oct 24 2003
By Douglas Pass (Prospect, Nova Scotia Canada) - See all my reviews
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The charm of Hillerman's books is the place and the people. The familiar characters are here in a slightly different setting, though I think his books with Jim Chee or Joe Leaphorn are stronger than those with both characters. Hillerman's stories have their own pace, and this one like others moves along leisurely to a fast finish. The plot is clever, and reprises Hillerman's themes of corrupt Easterners and Byzantine law enforcement agencies. It's a good read.
The edition I read, though, was the single worst proof-read book I have ever encountered, beginning with the author's forward. The publisher should have been embarrassed to release it.
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1.0 out of 5 stars I was so disappointed., Jun 23 2003
By Susan Gardner Bowers "Susu" (Whittier, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sinister Pig (Hardcover)
I share the sentiments of my fellow reviewers - this was contrived, shallow and a total let-down. It was as if Mr. Hillerman hired out the writing. I am a total fan, and eagerly awaited the book. Now I will eagerly await the next one. I am always an optimist.
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3.0 out of 5 stars What happened?
I, like many Hillerman fans, waited anxiously for Sinister Pig. Unfortunately, when it arrived I was disappointed. The story has potential, but fails to reach it. Read more
Published on Jun 21 2003 by L. Coltharp

4.0 out of 5 stars Why such diverging reviews?
This novel demonstrates the spare, elegant prose and tight plot that characterizes Hillerman at his best - as in Blessing Way or Dark Wind. Read more
Published on Jun 18 2003 by Charles J. Marr

1.0 out of 5 stars A Thief of My Time...
It's quite clear that Tony Hillerman has squeezed the last ounce of blood from this turnip. You know he's run out of ideas for his venerable Native American heroes when he's more... Read more
Published on Jun 17 2003 by Samuel Louis

3.0 out of 5 stars (2 1/2) A Disappointing Effort Saved By An Ingenious Plot
This book seems to be Tony Hillerman attempting to masquerade as James Patterson. Some familiar characters, a murder and related violence, short chapters, almost continual action... Read more
Published on Jun 17 2003 by Tucker Andersen

4.0 out of 5 stars Different, But Not Boaring
For the dedicated Hillerman reader, this latest may be disappointing. We have become accustomed to excellent mysteries which are also anthropology lessons. Read more
Published on Jun 17 2003 by John W. Bates

1.0 out of 5 stars Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice ...
OK, I thought, "The Wailing Wind" was an aberration, a hiccup in the career of a very good author. But two points define a line, and "The Sinister Pig" plots Mr. Read more
Published on Jun 14 2003 by R. Altizer

5.0 out of 5 stars Satisfying
(I almost want to write a review of some of the early reviewers, whiney, thoughtless and ill-spirited. Read more
Published on Jun 14 2003

3.0 out of 5 stars Was this really written by Hillerman?
The reading of this book became a real chore....I found myself reading just to be reading, but not really enjoying. Read more
Published on Jun 12 2003 by Bobbrun

1.0 out of 5 stars What a disappointment!
I am a devoted Hillerman fan and have read (and sometimes re-read) all of his books. I anxiously awaited publication of Sinister Pig to feed my Hillerman Jones. Read more
Published on Jun 12 2003 by Erin Dwyer

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