Skeleton Man

Leaphorn & Chee #17

by Tony Hillerman, George Guidall (Narrator)

Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Tony Hillerman is an Edgar, Silver Spur and Nero Wolfe Award winner. Skeleton Man received starred reviews from Booklist and Publishers Weekly. 

Former Navajo Tribal Police Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn comes out of retirement to investigate a simple robbery. But soon the trail leads back 50 years, to a plane crash in the Grand Canyon that killed a man protecting a fortune in diamonds. 

"...considerable suspense in the race to bottom of one of the most spectacular and treacherous landscapes Hillerman's ever explored."-Kirkus Reviews

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Published May 14, 2023

About the author

Tony Hillerman, who was born in Sacred Heart, Oklahoma, was a decorated combat veteran from World War II, serving as a mortarman in the 103rd Infantry Division and earning the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and a Purple Heart. Later, he worked as a journalist from 1948 to 1962. Then he earned a Masters degree and taught journalism from 1966 to 1987 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, where he resided with his wife until his death in 2008. Hillerman, a consistently bestselling author, was ranked as New Mexico's 25th wealthiest man in 1996. - Wikipedia