The Tony Hillerman Audio Collection: Skinwalkers / Talking God

Leaphorn & Chee #7, 9

by Tony Hillerman

Against the sublime beauty of the American southwest, Tony Hillerman has created his unique landscape for murder and mystery. Like any great mystery writer, he is able to give us insights into the sensibilities of his characters, and Tony Hillerman has spent years getting to know the Navajo people. On this recording he reads two of his most poplar novels.

The characters of Officer Jim Chee and Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn are united for the first time in Skinwalkers. Here they attempt to solve three murders that occured hundreds of miles apart and encouter the magic of the Navajo witches, of "Skinwalkers."

In Talking God, Washington politics and protest lead Chee and Leaphorn to cases of grave robbing and to a body that was found stripped of all identification.

Navajo country--about which little is known and much is imagined--makes a wonderful location for mystery. And no one capture the flavor like Tony Hillerman.

Audio Cassette

First published October 1, 1992

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

Reviews

[Don Mckinley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoy Tony Hillerman's books. I grew up in the Four Corners area and I know all the places he is talking about. He is a quick, fun read. The only thing that gets under my skin is his significant over use of the word "wry". I hope that some day he gets a thesaurus and can find some new words and expand his vocabulary. That is the reason for the Three Star rating

[Margene Edwards · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Hillerman's novels, in fact the ones that I read long ago I am re-reading them. Great Author. The characters actually feel like friends.