Shadow of the Solstice: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel

ISBN: 0063344866

Author: Hillerman, Anne

Condition: New

An Instant New York Times BestsellerAnne Hillerman deserves recognition as one of the finest mystery authors currently working in the genre.-New York Journal of BooksIn this gripping chapter in New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillermans Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series, the detectives must sort out a save-the-planet meditation group connected to a mysterious death and a nefarious scheme targeting vulnerable indigenous people living with addiction.The Navajo Nation police are on high alert when a U.S. Cabinet Secretary schedules an unprecedented trip to the little Navajo town of Shiprock, New Mexico. The visit coincides with a plan to resume uranium mining along the Navajo Nation border. Tensions around the officials arrival escalate when the body of a stranger is found in an area restricted for the disposal of radioactive uranium waste. Is it coincidence that a cult with a propensity for violence arrives at a private camp group outside Shiprock the same week to celebrate the summer solstice? When the outsiders erratic behavior makes their Navajo hosts uneasy, Officer Bernadette Manuelito is assigned to monitor the situation. She finds a young boy at grave risk, abused women, and other shocking discoveries that plunge her and Lt. Jim Chee into a volatile and deadly situation.Meanwhile, Darleen Manuelito, Bernies high spirited younger sister, learns one of her home health clients is gone-and the womans daughter doesnt seem to care. Darleens curiosity and sense of duty combine to lead her to discover that the clients grandson is also missing and that the two have become ensnared in a wickedly complex scheme exploiting indigenous people. Darleens information meshes with a case Chee has begun to solve that deals with the evil underside of human nature.