The Tale Teller: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel: The Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novels, book 5 by Anne HillermanMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Another entertaining little bundle of mysteries on the reservation. Here, Hillerman has her three main characters involved in cases that end up being related. This kind of thing has a tendency to happen in her stories… Most interesting to me was Joe Leaphorn’s case involving what appears to be a priceless heirloom of the Native American past, a donation to a museum, that goes missing in transit. Here Joe investigates the way he used to investigate police cases, but you also see the personal side, where he is dealing with medical problems and relationship issues. In fact, relationships are more a part of this and the last few Hillerman stories than in previous ones. Perhaps Anne is adding her fingerprints to the series in this way. Again, I read this as a digression from other kinds of books, and, even though the plot was a bit convoluted, it was a good diversion. Looking forward to the next one.
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