Hunting Badger
Product Description In 1998 three heavily armed "survivalists" came out of the Four Corners canyons in a stolen truck, murdered a policeman -- and eluded an epic manhunt. The crime and the bungled FBI investigation left behind a web of mysteries. The most puzzling of all: what crime were the men enroute to commit when Office Dale Claxton stopped them -- and paid for his bravery with his life? In his newest bestseller, Tony Hillerman assigns these real-life puzzles to his fictional Navajo Tribal police officers -- Sergeant Jim Chee and Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn (retired). The time is now, and the memory of the mishandled manhunt of 1998 is still painfully fresh when three men stage a pre-dawn raid on the Ute Tribe's gambling casino, and then disappear in the maze of canyons on the Utah-Arizona border after killing a policeman. Together, Chee and Leaphorn discover an intriguing pattern connecting this crime with the exploits of a legendary Ute hero/bandit. Tightly plotted and beautifully written, Hunting Badger proves once again that no one tells a story like Tony Hillerman. From Library Journal As the FBI bungles its way through a manhunt near the Navajo Reservation (in a scenario based on actual events), Hillerman stalwarts Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn take charge from the sidelines. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review "Tony Hillerman is a wonderful storyteller" -- -- New York Times Book Review About the Author Tony Hillerman is past president of Mystery Writers of America and has received their Edgar and Grand Master Awards. His other honors include the Center for the American Indian's Ambassador Award, the Silver Spur Award for the best novel set in the West, the Navajo Tribe's Special Friend Award, the National Media Award from the American Anthropological Association, the Public Service Award from the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Nero Wolfe Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oklahoma Center for the Book, an honorary life membership in the Western Literature Association, and the Grand Prix de Littérature Policiére. In addition to his election to Phi Beta Kappa, Tony Hillerman has been named Doctor of Humane Letters at Arizona State University and at Oregon's Portland State University. He lives with his wife, Marie, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Fiction / GeneralMystery & Detective - GeneralFictionAbridged Audio - Fiction/MysteryUnabridged Audio - Fiction/MysteryAudiobooks
RELEASED1999
PUBLISHERHarperAudio
LENGTH30
LANGUAGEEN
Anthony Grove Hillerman was an American author of detective novels and nonfiction works best known for his Navajo Tribal Police mystery novels. Several of his works have been adapted as theatrical and television movies.
Hunting Badger
Product Description In 1998 three heavily armed "survivalists" came out of the Four Corners canyons in a stolen truck, murdered a policeman -- and eluded an epic manhunt. The crime and the bungled FBI investigation left behind a web of mysteries. The most puzzling of all: what crime were the men enroute to commit when Office Dale Claxton stopped them -- and paid for his bravery with his life? In his newest bestseller, Tony Hillerman assigns these real-life puzzles to his fictional Navajo Tribal police officers -- Sergeant Jim Chee and Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn (retired). The time is now, and the memory of the mishandled manhunt of 1998 is still painfully fresh when three men stage a pre-dawn raid on the Ute Tribe's gambling casino, and then disappear in the maze of canyons on the Utah-Arizona border after killing a policeman. Together, Chee and Leaphorn discover an intriguing pattern connecting this crime with the exploits of a legendary Ute hero/bandit. Tightly plotted and beautifully written, Hunting Badger proves once again that no one tells a story like Tony Hillerman. From Library Journal As the FBI bungles its way through a manhunt near the Navajo Reservation (in a scenario based on actual events), Hillerman stalwarts Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn take charge from the sidelines. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review "Tony Hillerman is a wonderful storyteller" -- -- New York Times Book Review About the Author Tony Hillerman is past president of Mystery Writers of America and has received their Edgar and Grand Master Awards. His other honors include the Center for the American Indian's Ambassador Award, the Silver Spur Award for the best novel set in the West, the Navajo Tribe's Special Friend Award, the National Media Award from the American Anthropological Association, the Public Service Award from the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Nero Wolfe Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oklahoma Center for the Book, an honorary life membership in the Western Literature Association, and the Grand Prix de Littérature Policiére. In addition to his election to Phi Beta Kappa, Tony Hillerman has been named Doctor of Humane Letters at Arizona State University and at Oregon's Portland State University. He lives with his wife, Marie, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Fiction / GeneralMystery & Detective - GeneralFictionAbridged Audio - Fiction/MysteryUnabridged Audio - Fiction/MysteryAudiobooksAudio Adult: Books On Tape
RELEASED1999
PUBLISHERHarperAudio
LENGTH30
LANGUAGEEN
Anthony Grove Hillerman was an American author of detective novels and nonfiction works best known for his Navajo Tribal Police mystery novels. Several of his works have been adapted as theatrical and television movies.
