A Thief of Time (Leaphorn & Chee #8) [MM0011]

2009 tall MMPB in nice clean condition, of the 1988 original. "All of Tony Hillerman's Navajo tribal police novels have been brilliant, but A Thief of Time is flat-out marvelous."-USA Today. From bestselling author Tony Hillerman, A Thief of Time is the eighth novel featuring Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee as they find themselves in hot pursuit of a depraved killer.

At a moonlit Indian ruin where 'thieves of time' ravage sacred ground in the name of profit, a noted anthropologist vanishes while on the verge of making a startling, history-altering discovery. Amid stolen goods and desecrated bones, two corpses are discovered, shot by bullets fitting the gun of the missing scientist. Modern mysteries are buried in despoiled ancient places, and Navajo Tribal Policemen Leaphorn and Chee must plunge into the past to unearth an astonishing truth and a cold-hearted killer. In this breakout novel, Hillerman paints a stunning portrait of the psychology of murder-and offers a heart-rending example of love and forgiveness.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Best one yet in the series. I like Leaphorn and Chee working together"; "I took about two years off from my Tony Hillerman binge and coming back feels like putting on a comfy hoodie."; "This was a gripping read. The ending was scary almost to the finish, a complete surprise and very satisfying. Hillerman did it again."