By Tony HillermanA missing box of rocks, a truck explodes outside of a hospital, and a dying man is murdered -- Sergeant Jim Chee is caught up in seemingly unrelated mysteries. Somehow they are all related to a decades old oil well explosion, at least in Chee's opinion. With an assassin is on his trail, Chee must solve this case quickly before he becomes the next victim.
I like this series. This story is the first one that focuses on Jim Chee instead of Joe Leaphorn, but still takes place in Navajo territory. The only quibble I have at all is with the white schoolteacher, Mary. She keeps cool in an emergency, but she's kind of snotty. I couldn't tell if she was flirting or just obnoxious. Chee is also trying to decide whether to join the FBI or stay and study his tribes' traditions. Will he join the "white man", or stay true to his heritage?
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