A review by mg_in_md_
Cave of Bones by Anne Hillerman

4.0

I always enjoy picking up this series and have liked watching it evolve, especially with the introduction of Bernie Manuelito as a primary character on equal footing with Chee and Leaphorn. This installment finds Bernie visiting a camp for troubled young women; instead of giving the speech she was expecting to give, she is pulled into a missing person's case and finds herself accused of colluding with the camp's director by a local politician. Meanwhile, her husband, Jim Chee, is attending a seminar in Santa Fe, near an art school that Bernie's sister is considering attending. Chee is also working on a missing person's case and dealing with some drama involving Bernie's sister. The two storylines were equally engaging, as were the scenes in which Joe Leaphorn appeared. I liked the pacing and how the stories were resolved. While the books in this series can be read as standalone novels, I have liked watching the characters evolve over the course of the series and think that has given me an even deeper appreciation for it. I look forward to picking up the next book in the series soon!

I selected this as my pick for the 2020 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge prompt "read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman," and the 2020 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge prompt "a book that passes the Bechdel test."