THE BLESSING WAY, Hillerman, 1ST EDITION & PRINT, Harper Row, 1970, SIGNED card

Description: Here on offer is a nice copy of Tony Hillerman's debut novel, The Blessing Way, introducing Navajo Nation police officer Joe Leaphorn. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Harper & Row in 1970. Included with the book is a laid-in SIGNED card by the author. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve. ****************************************************************************************************************** "Homicide is always an abomination, but there is something exceptionally disturbing about the victim discovered in a high lonely place, a corpse with a mouth full of sand, abandoned at a crime scene seemingly devoid of tracks or useful clues. Though it goes against his better judgment, Navajo Tribal Police Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn cannot help but suspect the hand of a supernatural killer. There is palpable evil in the air, and Leaphorn's pursuit of a Wolf-Witch is leading him where even the bravest men fear, on a chilling trail that winds perilously between mysticism and murder." ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Anthony Grove Hillerman (May 27, 1925 – October 26, 2008) was an American author of detective novels and nonfiction works, best known for his mystery novels featuring Navajo Nation Police officers Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee. Several of his works have been adapted for film and television. . . . Hillerman's writing is noted for the cultural details he provides about his subjects: Hopi, Zuni, European settlers, federal agents, and especially the Navajo Nation Police. His works in nonfiction and in fiction reflect his appreciation of the natural wonders of the American Southwest and his appreciation of its indigenous people, particularly the Navajo. His mystery novels are set in the Four Corners area of New Mexico and Arizona, sometimes reaching into Colorado and Utah, with occasional forays to the big cities of Washington, DC, Los Angeles, and New York City. The protagonists are Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee of the Navajo Nation Police. Lt. Leaphorn was introduced in Hillerman's first novel, The Blessing Way (1970). Sgt. Jim Chee was introduced in the fourth novel, People of Darkness. The two first work together in the seventh novel, Skinwalkers, considered his breakout novel, with a distinct increase in sales with the two police officers working together." The above text taken from, respectively, HarperCollins publishing (via Google Books) and Wikipedia.[Hillerman, Tony. The Blessing Way. United States: HarperCollins, 2009.]

Price: 189.95 USD

Location: College Station, Texas

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