The Shape Shifter

By Tony Hillerman

Navajo Tribal Police Lt. Joe Leaphorn is newly retired, and still not ready to give up cases.  An old friend asks for his help finding out about a cursed Navajo story rug supposedly destroyed but recently photographed in a magazine.  The friend disappears shortly afterward, which adds to Leaphorn's curiosity.

This story was pretty convoluted... lots of back and forth, which made it hard to follow.  However, the ending was harder to predict than a usual Hillerman book, which was a pleasant surprise.