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"Now he had what he needed to solve this puzzle. He had no idea how. But he knew himself. He knew he would solve it." Over 70% in, everything still keeps pointing to the answer that seemed obvious in the opening chapters. Every new clue points to it. The obviously vital link that Chee initially withheld was indeed vital. Story is fine, but the mystery is frustratingly more obvious than the characters realize.

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Finally getting some real conversation and possible connections. Mary continues to be an unseen ghost in Chee's head, lecturing him on how "exotic" but dumb she thinks his culture is. Fortunately, we're also getting a bit of Chee seeming to have second thoughts. There aren't many women in these stories, but as soon as Chee interacts with an attractive Navajo lady the relative flaws of Mary rise to his attention.

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Mostly good so far, but the pro-Pepsi propaganda in here is killing the book 🤮

Mary Landon continues to be in these stories only to serve as an example of bad behavior. When Chee drinks the rinse water from his coffee cup instead of wasting it, she has to let him know how weird she thinks it is, and calls it a cultural anomaly. As if it's conserving a resource that's the anomaly, not having the privilege of endless water in Wisconsin. She makes me like Chee less.

Wow the beads are the only solid connection they have between killings, 60% through the book. The beads Chee was reluctant to mention because he's a bad cop and a petulant child now that Leaphorn's sharing screentime. And after all this I'm still saying it's that doctor from the beginning.

Back to Leaphorn getting injured already, he can't catch a break even when he gets elderly.

I don't read much murder/mystery and it seems an average type of story but it has a lot of info about the Navajo way of life and customs that I think is true to life and I like that aspect of SKINWALKERS.

I really want to like this!