A Thief of Time, Tony Hillerman
A Thief of Time, Tony Hillerman
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A Thief of Time

Author: Tony Hillerman

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 6 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/13/2023


Synopsis

From New York Times bestselling author Tony Hillerman, A Thief of Time is the eighth novel featuring Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee as they find themselves in hot pursuit of a depraved killer.

At a moonlit Indian ruin where "thieves of time" ravage sacred ground in the name of profit, a noted anthropologist vanishes while on the verge of making a startling, history-altering discovery. Amid stolen goods and desecrated bones, two corpses are discovered, shot by
bullets fitting the gun of the missing scientist.

There are modern mysteries buried in despoiled ancient places, and Navajo Tribal Policemen Leaphorn and Chee must plunge into the past to unearth an astonishing truth and a cold-hearted killer. In his breakout novel, Hillerman paints a stunning portrait of the psychology of
murder—and offers a heartrending example of love and forgiveness.

About Tony Hillerman

TONY HILLERMAN served as president of the Mystery Writers of America and received the Edgar and Grand Master Awards. His other honors include the Center for the American Indian’s Ambassador Award, the Spur Award for Best Western Novel, and the Navajo Tribal Council Special Friend of the Dineh Award. A native of Oklahoma, Tony Hillerman lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, until his death in 2008.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bobby on July 23, 2017

Visiting Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee in the pages of a Hillerman mystery is the next best thing to sleeping under the stars in Navajo country, wondering if there is magic in the sky above. A Thief of Time has atmosphere to spare, and a complex plot. Leaphorn and Chee are also fleshed out more than usua......more

Goodreads review by Carmen on November 05, 2015

It wasn't the sort of friendship that needed answers. This was a great Hillerman novel, I really enjoyed it. This is the second book where Leaphorn and Chee are teaming up to solve a mystery. Both are going through some problems. Leaphorn is struggling to deal with(view spoiler)[ the death of his beloved wife, Emma. (hide spoiler)]......more

Goodreads review by Frank on August 28, 2023

Another very good entry in the Leaphorn and Chee series by Hillerman. I have only read a few of these but I really enjoy the series and started reading them after watching and enjoying the TV series Dark Winds on AMC. Dark Winds is now in its second season and I have have been avidly watching as Lea......more

Goodreads review by David on August 15, 2019

Loved all Hillerman books with Leaphorn and Chee.......more

Goodreads review by Bill on June 05, 2023

An anthropologist studying Anasazi pottery disappears. Various pot hunters start turning up dead. Are they linked? How and why? Leaphorn and Chee are on the case and take the reader along with them as they delve into the mysterious culture of the ancient Anasazi in an attempt to solve this series of......more