Sacred Clowns
Sacred Clowns by Tony Hillerman, published by HarperCollins in 1993, is a first edition novel comprising 305 pages. This work unfolds against the backdrop of the Navajo Reservation, where a teacher’s murder at a mission school sets off a chain of events that intertwines with a tribal ceremony in the Tano Indian pueblo. As the sacred kachinas perform, the atmosphere shifts from celebration to tension when a clown’s red wagon hints at deeper troubles, leading to another murder that complicates the investigation.
Readers will follow Officer Chee and Lieutenant Leaphorn as they navigate the complexities of both crimes, initially believing the deaths to be unrelated. However, the peculiar actions of a runaway student reveal connections that challenge their assumptions. The narrative explores themes of cultural heritage and the intersection of traditional practices with modern dilemmas, providing a rich context for the unfolding mystery. This edition invites readers into a world where ancient customs and contemporary issues collide, making for a thought-provoking exploration of human nature and justice.
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“Yesterday a teacher was killed at a mission school on the Navajo Reservation, but today in the Tano Indian pueblo murder seems inconceivable as a tribal ceremony unfolds. The sacred kachinas have danced into the ancient plaza, and the koshare in their grotesque disguises have tumbled down from the rooftops to ape the foolishness of humankind. At first, the crowd welcomes this troupe of sacred clowns with laughter. But something in one clown’s red wagon hushes the crowd. And then murder strikes at Tano. To Officer Chee and Lieutenant Leeaphorn, now working as an uneasy team, the solution to the killing at the mission school seems straight-forward, and the death at Tano seems to be out of their jurisdiction. But the odd behavior of a runaway student connects the two crimes and shows that neither is what it seems. Chee and Leaphorn’s search for the truth propels them into a realm where battles as old as humanity’s foibles and as new as its high technology are fought to the death.”–Jacket
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