In 1978, aged twelve, Sissy Olikara was living with her parents and baby brother on a school campus, on the outskirts of Lusaka. But much has changed since her childhood in Zambia: she is now a translator, based in the United States. Looking back, Sissy remembers the gentle routine her family enjoye
The Dark Wind
โ Scribed by Tony Hillerman
- Publisher
- Harper Paperbacks;HarperCollins e-Books
- Year
- 1990;2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 202 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Review
"A beauty of a thriller . . . exotic and compelling reading." -- _-- _Cleveland Plain Dealer
"A book to read with pleasure." -- _-- _Colorado Springs Sun
"Background, characters, story--all first rate." -- _-- _Amarillo Texas News
"Hillerman is first-rate . . . fresh, original, and higly suspenseful." -- _-- _The Los Angeles Times
"Hillerman's best book in an already strong series." -- _-- _The New Republic
"Tony Hillerman continues to teach and delight." -- _-- _Ashville, N.C. Citizen-Times
Product Description
The corpse had been "scalped," its palms and soles removed after death. Sergeant Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police knows immediately he will have his hands full with this casea certainty that is supported by the disturbing occurrences to follow. A mysterious nighttime plane crash, a vanishing shipment of cocaine, and a bizarre attack on a windmill only intensify Chee's fears. A dark and very ill wind is blowing through the Southwestern desert, a gale driven by Navajo sorcery and white man's greed. And it will sweep away everything unless Chee can somehow change the weather.
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