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A review by srash
Coyote Waits by Tony Hillerman
4.0
This was a pretty solid book. Chee and Leaphorn find themselves working on the same case, though not really working together, in the wake of a Navajo officer being killed in the line of duty. I particularly liked how Hillerman worked in the Navajo mythology about coyotes, and I thought the inclusion of an academic subplot was pretty realistic in its own way.
I'd assumed Chee and Leaphorn would become a team after Hillerman started pairing them up, and part of me is disappointed they don't have that kind of relationship, while another part of me is impressed Hillerman seems so determined to avoid that trope. I don't think I've ever read another mystery series about two protagonists where they're not friends or work partners or frenemies.
My goal was to get to Book 10 and the series, and now that I have, I'm going to take a pause to read other things, but I'd like to finish the series at some point. They're really enjoyable reads, with interesting and likable characters and an iconic setting that's well rendered.
I'd assumed Chee and Leaphorn would become a team after Hillerman started pairing them up, and part of me is disappointed they don't have that kind of relationship, while another part of me is impressed Hillerman seems so determined to avoid that trope. I don't think I've ever read another mystery series about two protagonists where they're not friends or work partners or frenemies.
My goal was to get to Book 10 and the series, and now that I have, I'm going to take a pause to read other things, but I'd like to finish the series at some point. They're really enjoyable reads, with interesting and likable characters and an iconic setting that's well rendered.