Hunting Badger

Zusatztext “Plenty of action and surprises, along with dynamic central characters struggling to live in the modern world without sacrificing their culture.”  Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Three men raid the gambling casino run by the Ute nation and then disappear into the maze of canyons on the Utah-Arizona border. When the FBI, with its helicopters and high-tech equipment, focuses on a wounded deputy sheriff as a possible suspect, Navajo Tribal Police Sergeant Jim Chee and his longtime colleague, retired Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, launch an investigation of their own. Chee sees a dangerous flaw in the federal theory; Leaphorn sees intriguing connections to the exploits of a legendary Ute bandit-hero. And together, they find themselves caught up in the most perplexing—and deadly—criminal manhunt of their lives. Zusammenfassung Don’t miss the TV series, Dark Winds , based on the Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito novels, now on AMC and AMC+!   The fourteenth novel featuring Leaphorn and Chee by New York Times bestselling author Tony Hillerman, now reissued in the Premium Plus format. Three men raid the gambling casino run by the Ute nation and then disappear into the maze of canyons on the Utah-Arizona border. When the FBI, with its helicopters and high-tech equipment, focuses on a wounded deputy sheriff as a possible suspect, Navajo Tribal Police Sergeant Jim Chee and his longtime colleague, retired Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, launch an investigation of their own. Chee sees a dangerous flaw in the federal theory; Leaphorn sees intriguing connections to the exploits of a legendary Ute bandit-hero. And together, they find themselves caught up in the most perplexing—and deadly—criminal manhunt of their lives. ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Tony Hillerman
• Editore: Harper Collins Usa
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.09.2010
• EAN: 9780061967825
• ISBN: 978-0-06-196782-5
• Pagine: 304
• Dimensioni: 108 mm x 192 mm x 20 mm
• Serie: A Leaphorn and Chee Novel
• Categorie: Narrativa > Gialli > Polizieschi, thriller, spionaggio; Narrative theme: Sense of place, Relating to indigenous peoples, Fiction: general and literary, Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Adventure fiction: Westerns, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, FICTION: Indigenous, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Thrillers / Crime, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Traditional, FICTION: Cultural Heritage, FICTION: Romance / Police & Law Enforcement, Adventure / action fiction