The Wailing Wind
The Wailing Wind by Tony Hillerman is a reprint edition published by Harper Collins on September 28, 2010. This 304-page book is written in English and delves into the complexities of crime and investigation within the Navajo Tribal Police. The narrative begins with Officer Bernadette Manuelito discovering a dead man in an abandoned pickup truck, leading to a series of events that intertwine past and present crimes, ultimately drawing retired Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn back into the fray.
Readers will find a gripping exploration of the repercussions of past mistakes as the story unfolds in the Southwestern landscape. The investigation reveals connections between a long-ago disappearance and current events, highlighting the haunting nature of unresolved crimes. The book presents themes of duty, memory, and the impact of history on the present, all set against the backdrop of the desert wind that carries the whispers of secrets long buried.
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Officer Bernadette Manuelito found the dead man slumped over in the cab of a blue pickup abandoned in a dry gulch off a dirt road, with a rich ex-con’s phone number in his pocket . . . and a tobacco tin nearby filled with tracer gold. It’s her initial mishandling of the scene that spells trouble for her supervisor, Sergeant Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police, but it’s the echoes of a long-ago crime that call the legendary former Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn out of retirement. Years earlier, Leaphorn followed the trail of a beautiful, young, and missing wife to a dead end, and his failure has haunted him ever since. But ghosts never sleep in these high, lonely Southwestern hills. And the twisted threads of craven murders past and current may finally be coming together, thanks to secrets once moaned in torment on the desert wind.
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