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A review by amarj33t_5ingh
Skinwalkers by Tony Hillerman
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Skinwalkers is a quasi-supernatural foray into the world of Navajo mythology and how it integrates with its more modern universalistic counterpart. It is also the first meeting place between grizzled veteran Joe Leaphorn and upcoming Detective Jim Chee.
A series of seemingly unlinked homicides plague the Navajo reservation. These are largely forgotten when an assassin tries slaying Jim Chee in his own house. Joint investigations see him link up with Leaphorn and discover one chilling fact: the culprits they seek are steeped in Navajo lore and are believed by some to be the insidious human witches known as Skinwalkers.
Terse but also rapid while sacrificing none of Hillerman's trademark clarity of vision, Skinwalkers is one of Hillerman's darkest masterpieces.
A series of seemingly unlinked homicides plague the Navajo reservation. These are largely forgotten when an assassin tries slaying Jim Chee in his own house. Joint investigations see him link up with Leaphorn and discover one chilling fact: the culprits they seek are steeped in Navajo lore and are believed by some to be the insidious human witches known as Skinwalkers.
Terse but also rapid while sacrificing none of Hillerman's trademark clarity of vision, Skinwalkers is one of Hillerman's darkest masterpieces.