A review by rowanandtarot
Lost Birds by Anne Hillerman

5.0

I mostly listened to the Audible version of this novel. I swapped back and forth with the kindle edition. This is Anne Hillerman's best novel yet. I loved it! Leaphorn, Manuelito, and Chee are narrators as well as a couple of other characters. I enjoyed having several mysteries going at the same time. Some of them turned out to be related, another not. That is the mark of a good mystery to me. Some of the issues relevant to this mystery are missing indigenous women, domestic violence, alcoholism, gambling addiction, the problem of aging for both the older people and children of those who are aging, mental illness, children who were adopted off the reservation before that practice was stopped, underfunded schools, and the lack of running water for many on the Navajo reservation. Weaving is highlighted as an artform in this book to my great delight. Once again, thank you to Anne Hillerman for keeping the stories of Leaphorn, Chee, Manuelito, and all the rest of our beloved characters going. I love how they all care for each other and have each other's backs in their work lives and personal lives.