Listening Woman
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (634 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0061967769 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The blind shaman called Listening Woman speaks of witches and restless spirits, of supernatural evil unleashed. To ignore the warnings of a venerable seer, however, might be reckless foolishness when Leaphorn's investigation leads him farther away from the comprehensible and closer to the most brutally violent confrontation of his career.. But Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police is sure the monster who savagely slaughtered an old man and a teenage girl was human. The solution to a horrific crime is buried somewhere in a dead man's secrets and in the shocking events of a hundred years past
“Hillerman’s mysteries are special Listening Woman is among the best.” (Washington Post)“A good exciting mystery that has everything.” (Pittsburgh Press)
"Excellent plot twists and turns" according to Linda Barnett. As always Hillerman tries to portray the true spirit of the Navajo people, with great success, if you are listening. Listening, the lost art of communication - everyone could take that page, if nothing else, from the Navajo culture and be improved.Joe Leaphorn is a fallible hero - in the end he will prevail, but often times he fails to protect everyone and reg. DianneT said Another Hillerman win!. I guess being from the Northeast puts one at a disadvantage with these Navajo books, all of which I've loved. I enjoy Hillerman's ability to create a milieu, a way to escape to a totally new place. My problem is that I have a very hard time picturing the scene-settings, as many of the features that are key to the story are completely unknown to me. Nevertheles. Classic Hillerman "Listening Woman" has one of the most intriguing opening chapters of any of Tony Hillerman's novels. A blind shaman (Margaret Cigaret, also called Listening Woman) performs a healing ritual for an old man (Hosteen Tao) who is suffering from an illness, clearly not just physical:"Listening Woman sprinkled the pollen carefully over the shoulders of Hosteen Tso,
He had received every major honor for mystery fiction; awards ranging from the Navajo Tribal Council's commendation to France 's esteemed Grand prix de litterature policiere. In 2001, his memoir, Seldom Disappointed, won both the Anthony and Agatha Awards for best nonfiction.. Tony Hillerman (1925–2008), an Albuquerque, New Mexico, resident since 1963, was the author of 29 boo