Hunting Badger (Leaphorn & Chee #14) [MM0007]

2001 MMPB with minor wear. The fourteenth novel featuring Leaphorn and Chee by New York Times bestselling author Tony Hillerman. Three men raid the gambling casino run by the Ute nation and then disappear into the maze of canyons on the Utah-Arizona border. When the FBI, with its helicopters and high-tech equipment, focuses on a wounded deputy sheriff as a possible suspect, Navajo Tribal Police Sergeant Jim Chee and his longtime colleague, retired Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, launch an investigation of their own. Chee sees a dangerous flaw in the federal theory; Leaphorn sees intriguing connections to the exploits of a legendary Ute bandit-hero. And together, they find themselves caught up in the most perplexing -and deadly- criminal manhunt of their lives.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Great as always and I love the way Leaphorn keeps getting dragged into these investigations. Plot inside a plot inside a plot on this one. History repeats and greed is eternal."; "Another mystery solved. The interaction between Leaphorn and Chee enhances the mystery portion of the story. In addition, the book provides a learning experience for both the cultural and geographic aspects of the Navaho nation."; "I hadn't picked up a Tony Hillerman book in twenty years until I spotted this one in a library sale. Yes, it's twenty-five years old but it made for pleasurable reading. Here is a mingling of Navaho lore and lifestyle mixed with a mystery that moves along at an engrossing pace. As a bonus, we have well remembered characters, now retired Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and Tribal Policeman Jim Chee. We even have a hint of possible romance."