Part of Leaphorn & Chee, book 19
First published 2013
Bernadette Manuelito finishes breakfast with her fellow Navajo Nation Police officers when a sedan speeds into the parking lot. Gunshots ring out. Someone she cares about lies bleeding on the pavement. The victim fights for life in the hospital while every cop and FBI agent mobilizes to find the shooter. Bernie wants to join the manhunt, especially when her husband Sergeant Jim Chee takes charge of the case. Their investigation leads them to an old unsolved case that involved Chee's former partner, retired lieutenant Joe Leaphorn. Bernie and Chee reexamine the cold case with new perspective and desperate urgency. Each clue brings them closer to the truth about both crimes. The deeper they dig, the more dangerous their pursuit becomes. The killer will stop at nothing to escape justice.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, found-family
Setting: Navajo Nation
301 pages · Hardcover · Harper