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A Thief of Time

Joe Leaphorn/Jim Chee Mysteries, Book 8

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A Thief of Time

By: Tony Hillerman
Narrated by: George Guidall
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Don’t miss the TV series, Dark Winds, based on the Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito novels, now on AMC and AMC+!

“All of Tony Hillerman’s Navajo tribal police novels have been brilliant, but A Thief of Time is flat-out marvelous.”—USA Today

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 heart-rending example of love and forgiveness.

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Engaging Mystery • Cultural Richness • Excellent Narration • Fascinating History • Great Story
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I love Joe and Jim working together. I'm anxious to see how Jim's love life turns out and the following books.

Love it!

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Best yet in the Hillerman series! The weave of Navaho culture throughout along with its expression of connection to the landscape and Hillerman’s ability to convey a lot with spare prose held this reader in rapt attention throughout!

Totally Engaging

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This was an excellent story Kept me engaged all the way through the entire book

One of Hillerman’s Best

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The story was gripping. We learned more about Leaphorn and Chee as their paths cross again.

Anthropology theme

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Another fascinating and spellbinding book from Hillerman. As always, George Guidall is a superb narrator.

Outstanding

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The description of the weather patterns in the desert is very interesting. Also, the cultural differences are explained. I hope many who read this authors books are led to research and learn more.

descriptions of tribal ways and the lands

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The story was good, but the sound quality was so poor it was a challenge to understand at points. The narrator sounded like he had a mouth full of marbles.

Good story, narration a mess

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But audio muffled for much of the book. Hard to listen to. I really hate these minimum word requirements. Makes me not want to bother leaving a review I’ve said what I wanted to say!

Great plot line

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Very good story, excellent narration, but kind of short, as are many of Hillerman's. On to the next in the series.

good solid 4 stars

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Great , story, premise, flow, characters, history and background. Leaphorn ‘s grief. Jim Chee’s grief and awkwardness with women.

Tony Hillerman the Best

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