... written by Anne Hillerman, who I assume is the wife of well-known author Tony Hillerman. Read as a talking book, so there was no info. inside the back fly-leaf for knowing more about the author. I have read a number of books written over the years by Tony Hillerman, some I've enjoyed more than once, as the characters that fill the pages seem like old friends to be revisited.
The lead in this tome was Officer Bernadette Manuelito, who has now married Sgt. Jim Chee. They are employed by the Navajo Tribal Police, and work in the vast area of the Four Corners in the southwest, covering the many uninhabited dusty miles of the reservation. Chee and his former boss Joe Leaphorn are brought into the story, as they investigate questionable behavior by members of the tribe, with the different story lines eventually coming together.
Manuelito is drawn into a search for a missing person, who vanished in a severe, barren landscape filled with caves where ancient burials have occurred. The man who disappeared was part of a program to help at risk teenagers who are in a program designed to develop character, independence.
Search and Rescue teams spend days out int the lava flow fields called El Malpais, hoping to find him alive. Manuelito and Chee chase threads of the plot, as their investigation leads them into blinding snowstorms, college campus buildings, encountering various natives who play parts in the complicated tale.
A boxed set of eight Cds, I listened during those multiple trips to Valdosta in the past week. Great traveling companions, since I have 'known' them all for years, and enjoyed being reacquainted with the Navajo law enforcement workers. Easy to get involved, and hard to stop trying to help those fictitious characters, warning them of danger or offering advice.
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