Legendary tribal sleuths Leaphorn and Chee are back again!

The supremely talented child of NY Instances bestselling author Tony Hillerman continues his popular series with this fresh, new mystery-her debut novel-filled with captivating lore, startling suspense, bold new characters, vivid color, and rich atmosphere.

It happened immediately: After a breakfast with co-workers, Navajo Nation OFFICER Bernadette Manuelito sees a sedan career in to the parking great deal and hears a split of gunfire..Read More on the subject of Spider Woman’s Little girl: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Book When the dirt clears, someone extremely close to her is lying around the asphalt within a pool of blood.

Using the victim in the hospital fighting for his life, everyone in the squad and the neighborhood FBI office is hell-bent on catching the gunman. Bernie, as well, wants in over the analysis, despite regulations totally forbidding eyewitness involvement. Her excellent may have purchased her to take some leave, but that doesn’t mean she’s going to sit idly by, particularly when her husband, Sergeant Jim Chee, can be devote charge of finding the shooter.

Pooling their skills, Bernie and Chee find that a cold case involving Chee’s former boss and partner, retired lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, may hold the key to the capturing. Digging into the outdated investigation with discriminating eye and a fervent urgency, couple end up inching closer to the reality with every idea . . . and nearer to a killer who’ll do anything to avoid justice from taking its course.