A Thief of Time

ByTony Hillerman

Release Date: 2009-10-06
Genre: Police Procedural

Score: 4.5

4.5

From 318 Ratings

Description

Don’t miss the TV series, Dark Winds, based on the Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito novels, now on AMC and AMC+!

“All of Tony Hillerman’s Navajo tribal police novels have been brilliant, but A Thief of Time is flat-out marvelous.”—USA Today

From New York Times bestselling author Tony Hillerman, A Thief of Time is the eighth novel featuring Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee as they find themselves in hot pursuit of a depraved killer.

At a moonlit Indian ruin where "thieves of time" ravage sacred ground in the name of profit, a noted anthropologist vanishes while on the verge of making a startling, history-altering discovery. Amid stolen goods and desecrated bones, two corpses are discovered, shot by bullets fitting the gun of the missing scientist.

There are modern mysteries buried in despoiled ancient places, and Navajo Tribal Policemen Leaphorn and Chee must plunge into the past to unearth an astonishing truth and a cold-hearted killer. In his breakout novel, Hillerman paints a stunning portrait of the psychology of murder—and offers a heart-rending example of love and forgiveness.

Reviews

A Thief of Time Tony Hillerman
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By Wet again
LT. Joe Leaphorn’s wife has has just died. Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal police Officers doesn’t like but respects him. That will change. They will bond with their Navajo sense of history. A mystery of murders will slowly draw them together as well as Chee’s personal life. Another excellent read in this series!!! My highest recommendation!!
Another gripping book in the series
4
By Cokorado Lady
I’m mostly a reader of non-fiction, but make space for the Hillerman Leaphorn-Chee series in my reading as they are such a welcome escape. A Thief of Time is no exception, and another fun installment in the series!
Great partners
5
By Riskycatty
This is a great story……two very different police men with more in common than either one have truly realized.
Emotional, intelligent, and compelling story.
I need to read all the Leaphorn and Chee novels!