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From New York Times bestselling author Tony Hillerman comes another unforgettable mystery in which Leaphorn & Chee must race against the clock to solve two brutal murders. “[Hillerman's] clowns are . . . every bit as raucous, profane, and funny as Shakespeare's."—New York Times Book ReviewDuring a kachina ceremony at the Tano Pueblo, the antics of a dancing koshare fill the air with tension. Moments later, the clown is found bludgeoned to death, in the same manner a reservation schoolteacher was killed only days before. Officer Jim Chee and Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn believe that answers lie in the sacred clown's final cryptic message to the Tano people. But to decipher it, the two Navajo policemen may have to delve into closely guarded tribal secrets—on a sinister trail of blood that links a runaway, a holy artifact, corrupt Indian traders, and a pair of dead bodies.

From New York Times bestselling author Tony Hillerman comes another unforgettable mystery in which Leaphorn & Chee must race against the clock to solve two brutal murders. “[Hillerman's] clowns are . . . every bit as raucous, profane, and funny as Shakespeare's."―New York Times Book ReviewDuring a kachina ceremony at the Tano Pueblo, the antics of a dancing koshare fill the air with tension. Moments later, the clown is found bludgeoned to death, in the same manner a reservation schoolteacher was killed only days before. Officer Jim Chee and Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn believe that answers lie in the sacred clown's final cryptic message to the Tano people. But to decipher it, the two Navajo policemen may have to delve into closely guarded tribal secrets―on a sinister trail of blood that links a runaway, a holy artifact, corrupt Indian traders, and a pair of dead bodies.

During a kachina ceremony at the Tano Pueblo, the antics of a dancing koshare fill the air with tension. Moments later, the clown is found bludgeoned to death, in the same manner a reservation schoolteacher was killed only days before.Officer Jim Chee and Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn believe that answers lie in the sacred clown's final cryptic message to the Tano people. But to decipher it, the two Navajo policemen may have to delve into closely guarded tribal secrets -- on a sinister trail of blood that links a runaway, a holy artifact, corrupt Indian traders, and a pair of dead bodies.Performed by Gil SilverbirdEnhanced CD: CD features an interactive program which can be viewed on your computer, including: a photo galary, an author Q&A and a 35 years of excellence timeline.

Pub Date: 2009-05-26 Pages: 384 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins US Best friends since back in the day. Aggy and Nely are as different as two women could possibly be Aggies slim. stylish. and owns an upscale boutique and. a long history of no-strings relationships. Nely has a busy baby. a metiche mother-in-law. and some extra post-pregnancy pounds she cant quite shed. And when they reconnect at a New Age spa. each friend finds herself wishing . just a little that she had the other ones life Big mistake Thanks to the metaphysical meddling of a somewhat grumpy guru. Nely is now Aggie and Aggie is Nely -!... switching bodies. love lives. families. closets everything The! grass may not be quite as green as it originally appeared. As luck has it. theyll be stuck this way until the next full moon! And with a husband. his very suspicious mama. a temperamental tot. a busin...

Sacred Clowns, published in 1993, is number eleven in the Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee Navajo Police series written by the deceased Tony Hillerman. While the original Leaphorn and Chee series has eighteen books, his daughter Anne Hillerman has continued the series with books nineteen through soon-to-be-released twenty-three. I came across Tony Hillerman's series when researching Ancestral Pueblos and Hopi. Although most of Hillerman's books are deeply rooted on the Navajo Rez, the Sacred Clowns novel branched out into the world of Hopi customs, including the Kachina Koshare, as well as life within a Pueblo. This book also hints at the complicated inter-relationship between different Native American groups, such as when Chee, a Navajo, is awed by the Cheyenne FBI agent whom he refers to as "an Indian's Indian." C-6

From New York Times bestselling author Tony Hillerman comes another unforgettable mystery in which Leaphorn & Chee must race against the clock to solve two brutal murders. “[Hillerman's] clowns are . . . every bit as raucous, profane, and funny as Shakespeare's."―New York Times Book ReviewDuring a kachina ceremony at the Tano Pueblo, the antics of a dancing koshare fill the air with tension. Moments later, the clown is found bludgeoned to death, in the same manner a reservation schoolteacher was killed only days before. Officer Jim Chee and Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn believe that answers lie in the sacred clown's final cryptic message to the Tano people. But to decipher it, the two Navajo policemen may have to delve into closely guarded tribal secrets―on a sinister trail of blood that links a runaway, a holy artifact, corrupt Indian traders, and a pair of dead bodies.

FIRST HARPER PAPERBACKS PRINTING. Aug. 1994 HarperCollins mass market paperback, 14th printing. Tony. Hillerman (The Blessing Way). During a kachina ceremony at the Tano Pueblo, the antics of a dancing koshare fill the air with tension. Moments later, the clown is found bludgeoned to death, in the same manner a reservation schoolteacher was killed only days before.