The Fallen Man

Name: The Fallen Man
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.67 (6 reviews)
Author: Tony Hillerman
ISBN: 9781501907661

Author: Tony Hillerman

Series: Joe Leaphorn/Jim Chee Mysteries #12

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 7 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/01/2016

Categories: Fiction, Indigenous, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural

Synopsis

In his Chee/Leaphorn series, best-selling author and recipient of the Navajo Tribe's Special Friend Award, Tony Hillerman, magically combines Navajo lore and modern American culture. In The Fallen Man, he brings Leaphorn out of retirement to join Chee in solving one of his most chilling mysteries to date. When a human skeleton is discovered on sacred Navajo land, the publicity surrounding the find sets in motion a widespread investigation and a series of attempted murders. After a Washington group hires Leaphorn to investigate the "fallen man's" past, he joins Chee in unraveling a deadly intrigue that finally involves players from both the FBI and a suspicious corporation. Sensitive insight into Navajo culture and intricate storytelling explain why Hillerman's tales are bestsellers. Guidall's dramatic, well-paced narration makes clear why each release in the Leaphorn/Chee series attracts a wider audience.

About Tony Hillerman

TONY HILLERMAN served as president of the Mystery Writers of America and received the Edgar and Grand Master Awards. His other honors include the Center for the American Indian’s Ambassador Award, the Spur Award for Best Western Novel, and the Navajo Tribal Council Special Friend of the Dineh Award. A native of Oklahoma, Tony Hillerman lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, until his death in 2008.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Carmen on March 28, 2016

They sat a while, engulfed by sunlight, cool air, and silence. A raven planed down from the rim, circled around a cottonwood, landed on a Russian olive across the canyon floor, and perched, waiting for them to die. Another excellent mystery novel from Hillerman. I have been really enjoying these entr......more

Goodreads review by Glen on December 13, 2023

When a skeleton is discovered in a niche in a dangerous climbing mountain, the local police and the newly retired Joe Leaphorn, now a PI get on the case. Then someone shoots the only witness in the case. A lot driving around and investigating eventually crack the case. Not bad, but felt like the book......more

Goodreads review by Chris on September 23, 2019

Bought this from the local library a few days ago. I like Tony Hillerman because he's a decent mystery writer and because his stories are set in the Southwest/Four Corners region of the USA. I keep my Road Atlas and both my Arizona Delorme Atlas and my New Mexico Delorme Atlas nearby for consultatio......more

Goodreads review by Michael on August 28, 2023

This may be my favorite Tony Hillerman novel. It brings together some of his more notable characters introduced in prior books and continues to percolate their inter-personal drama plotted over multiple novels. But the characters are fuller, more mature. All this is cast against the events of skelet......more