A review by liberrydude
The Sacred Bridge by Anne Hillerman

3.0

Duty separates Chee and Bernie as they pursue suspects at the far corners of the Navajo Nation. Chee has few days off and is checking on a cave of significant spiritual interest in the vicinity of Lake Powell and Page, Arizona. He’s contemplating his future in law enforcement too when he finds a body floating in the lake. He ends up helping the NPS ranger with the case and doing most of the heavy lifting in a very predictable outcome.

Bernie back in the Shiprock area witnesses a violent hit and run murder of a pedestrian. She ends up going undercover on a hemp farm on the Nation where the pedestrian worked. She’s still waiting for her interview to become a detective too. She gets more than she bargained for in a fast paced and quickly resolved case.

It will be interesting to see where both officers go in their next adventure. Chee wants more spiritual pursuits but still relishes police work. Bernie is ready to be a detective. Both want to start a family.