Monday, October 27, 2008
HILLERMAN
Tony HIllerman died today at 83.
I have read all of his mysteries based on Navajo lore.
I am sure that they had an impact on my attraction to the desert.
Most of the novels are based in Arizona, the Four Corner area. The heroes he used, Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee, were engaged in solving mysteries but at the same time were exploring their own Navajo history.
Hillerman used the novels to teach as well as keep a good yarn going.
Maybe it is time to dig them all out and have a re-reading.
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