The Way of the Bear, Anne Hillerman
The Way of the Bear, Anne Hillerman
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The Way of the Bear
A Novel

Bestseller

Author: Anne Hillerman

Narrator: DeLanna Studi

Unabridged: 7 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper

Published: 04/25/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Fossil harvesting, ancient lore, greed, rejected love and murder combine in this gripping new installment of New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillerman’s Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series.An unexpected death on a lonely road outside of Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument raises questions for Navajo Tribal Police officers Jim Chee and Bernadette Manuelito. Why would a seasoned outdoorsman and well-known paleontologist freeze to death within walking distance of his car? A second death brings more turmoil. Who is the unidentified man killed during a home invasion where nothing much seems to have been taken? Why was he murdered?The Bears Ears area, at the edge of the Navajo Nation, is celebrated for its abundance of early human habitation sites and the discovery of unique fossils which revolutionized the scientific view of how early animals dealt with their changing world. Chee and Manuelito appreciate the area’s scenery and wealth of human and scientific resources, but their visit to this achingly beautiful place is disrupted by a current of unprecedented violence that sweeps them both into danger. Illicit romance, a fossilized jawbone, hints of witchcraft, and a mysterious disappearance during a blizzard add to the peril.It takes all of Manuelito’s and Chee’s experience, skill, and intuition to navigate the threats that arise and see justice served.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

About Anne Hillerman

A New Mexico author, Anne Hillerman, followed in her father's footsteps. Tony Hillerman was most noted for his Leaphorn and Chee mystery novels. When Anne first began writing, she wrote for a newspaper covering local points of interest, travel, and dining. After her father's death in 2008, Anne continued her father's mysteries with Spider Women's Daughter, which was included in the New York Times best sellers list. That was followed by Rock with Wings and Song of the Lion. In April 2018, Anne released Cave of Bones which is the fourth of her additions to the series.

The most popular award winning book not in the mystery series is a collaboration with her photographer husband, Don Strel entitled Tony Hillerman's Landscape: On the Road with Chee and Leaphorn.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mike on May 27, 2023

Have read all of the Tony/Anne Hillerman novels. Many of them multiple times. This one is not cut from the same cloth. Read more like a script from a commercial television show. All of the story takes place in just 24 hours. Will look forward to a return to form in 2024.......more

Goodreads review by CYIReadBooks on August 22, 2023

The Way of the Bear is the eighth novel in the Leaphorn, Chee, and Manuelito series. Even though it’s the eighth novel, it is possible to read it as a standalone. I didn’t particularly care for the author’s style of writing. It seemed somewhat detached. Perhaps her journalistic background had somethi......more

Goodreads review by Elisa on May 01, 2023

I gobbled this down so fast that I am not sure what it tasted like. My general impression is "meh". Perhaps getting a little too formulaic. Having Leaphorn off in Hawaii deprives the books of a certain philosophical context as does the shift to almost exclusive focus on Bernie. I suspect the move to......more

Goodreads review by Paulette on May 22, 2023

I love this series. Set in Utah's Bear Ears National Monument, Navajo tribal officers Bernie Manuelito and Jim Chee are drawn in to several murders, a break-in, assaults, and defacement of artifacts. The landscape is beautiful, treacherous and as much a character in these novels as Chee and Manuelit......more

Goodreads review by Charlene on May 24, 2023

Really enjoyed this mystery. This time Jim Chee and Bernie are a couple of hours north of their Shiprock, NM home in Bluff, Utah, home of the new and controversial Bears Ears National Monument, a sacred area to the Navajo and other native groups, and an area rich in fossils, petroglyphs and ancient......more

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