The First Eagle A Leaphorn and Chee Novel
The First Eagle by Tony Hillerman is a reprint edition published by HarperCollins Publishers on February 2, 2021. This novel is the thirteenth installment in the Leaphorn and Chee series and features a blend of mystery and police procedural elements. The story begins when Acting Lt. Jim Chee discovers a Hopi poacher over the body of a murdered Navajo Tribal police officer, leading to an investigation that intertwines the lives of various characters and the complexities of their environments.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into themes of superstition and science, as retired officer Joe Leaphorn is drawn into the search for a missing biologist who may hold the key to a dangerous plague. The plot thickens with the appearance of a skinwalker, a figure from Navajo folklore, adding layers of intrigue to the investigation. With a page count of 352, this edition presents a vivid sense of place and nuanced character development, inviting readers into a world where traditional beliefs and modern challenges intersect.
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“The First Eagle displays all the strengths of Hillerman’s writing: a vivid sense of place, nuanced characters, and a complex, engrossing plot.” — Washington Post
The thirteenth novel in the Leaphorn and Chee series by New York Times bestselling author Tony Hillerman.
When Acting Lt. Jim Chee catches a Hopi poacher huddled over a butchered Navajo Tribal police officer, he has an open-and-shut case–until his former boss, Joe Leaphorn, blows it wide open. Now retired from the Navajo Tribal Police, Leaphorn has been hired to find a hotheaded female biologist hunting for the key to a virulent plague lurking in the Southwest. The scientist disappeared from the same area the same day the Navajo cop was murdered. Is she a suspect or another victim? And what about a report that a skinwalker–a Navajo witch–was seen at the same time and place too? For Leaphorn and Chee, the answers lie buried in a complicated knot of superstition and science, in a place where the worlds of native peoples and outside forces converge and collide.
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