***Set against the tumultuous background of apartheid South Africa, a powerful and moving debut about family, sacrifice, and discovering what it means to belong...*** Celia Mphephu knows her place in the world. A black servant working in the white suburbs of 1960s Johannesburg, she's all too
Spider Woman's Daughter
โ Scribed by Hillerman, Anne
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 162 KB
- Edition
- Reprint
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0062270508
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โฆ Synopsis
Anne Hillerman, the talented daughter of bestselling author Tony Hillerman, continues his popular Leaphorn and Chee series with Spider Woman's Daughter , a Navajo Country mystery, filled with captivating lore, startling suspense, bold new characters, vivid color, and rich Southwestern atmosphere.
Navajo Nation Police Officer Bernadette Manualito witnesses the cold-blooded shooting of someone very close to her. With the victim fighting for his life, the entire squad and the local FBI office are hell-bent on catching the gunman. Bernie, too, wants in on the investigation, despite regulations forbidding eyewitness involvement. But that doesn't mean she's going to sit idly by, especially when her husband, Sergeant Jim Chee, is in charge of finding the shooter.
Bernie and Chee discover that a cold case involving his former boss and partner, retired Inspector Joe Leaphorn, may hold the key. Digging into the old investigation, husband and wife find themselves...
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