The Dark Wind

By Tony Hillerman

Sgt. Jim Chee is still a newcomer to the Navajo Tribal Police. So when a corpse is found with skinned hands and feet, and a windmill is continuously damaged, the locals are too distrustful to help.  Then a plane transporting drugs crashes, and although Chee is warned away, he can't help himself from wondering what really happened.

Despite the fact that I figured out all the villains early in the story, I still wanted to see how Chee would tie it all up.  Hillerman has a tendency to quick endings, but even his lesser characters are well-drawn and interesting.  Good, easy mystery.