The Tony Hillerman Companion: A Comprehensive Guide to His Life and Work

by Martin H. Greenberg (Editor)

This guide to Hillerman's art and the world it portrays offers fascinating revelations about the man's extraordinary life and work. Includes a detailed synopsis of each novel, concise sketches of every character, an extensive, never-before-published interview with Hillerman, and a timeline of the most important events in his life. 8-page photo insert. HC: HarperCollins.

Genres: Nonfiction, Mystery, Reference, Biography, Essays, Native American

479 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1994

About the author

Martin Harry Greenberg was an American academic and speculative fiction anthologist. In all, he compiled 1,298 anthologies and commissioned over 8,200 original short stories. He founded Tekno Books, a packager of more than 2000 published books. In addition, he was a co-founder of the Sci-Fi Channel.

For the 1950s anthologist and publisher of Gnome Press, see Martin Greenberg.

Reviews

[Nikki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Having already read all Tony Hillerman's mysteries featuring Navajo policemen Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee, I noticed this on the library shelf just after hearing of Hillerman's death. For the most part it has synopses/checklists of the books, which I skipped, but it does include some information on the Navajo and their clan system, plus an interview with Hillerman and three of his short stories -- two featuring the Navajo police and one, First Lead Gasser, that will stay with me a long time.

[Jane Fudger · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a quick read as I knew much of what was written in the book.Recently I found copies of Tony Hillerman's fiction which I had read quite a few years ago when I lived in America . Having now found copies of all Hillerman's fiction in the UK I used this book as a quick refresher before i explore the novels again.
If you have not read Tony Hillerman before and enjoy crime fiction this maybe a good introduction particularly as it is set in a Native American situation

[Marvin · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good if non-essential resource to Tony Hillerman and his Navajo Mysteries. Lots of detail in here not just about Hillerman and his novels but Navajo clans, names, and culture.

[Lucy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Has a long compendium of character names as well as some Tony Hillerman prose.

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