Mystery
The Ghostway
1984·313 pages
Navajo policeman Jim Chee hunts a killer from the reservation to L.A., blending murder mystery with sacred ceremony and cultural conflict.
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Navajo policeman Jim Chee hunts a killer from the reservation to L.A., blending murder mystery with sacred ceremony and cultural conflict.
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Old Joseph Joe sees it all. Two strangers spill blood at the Shiprock Wash-O-Mat. One dies. The other drives off into the dry lands of the Big Reservation, but not before he shows the old Navajo a photo of the man he seeks.
This is all Tribal Policeman Jim Chee needs to set him off on an odyssey that moves from a trapped ghost in an Indian hogan to the seedy underbelly of L.A. to an ancient healing ceremony where death is the cure, and into the dark heart of murder and revenge.
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Mild romantic tension with Mary Landon; no explicit sexual content
Violence & gore
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Murders, blood at crime scenes, and an assassin attack; not highly graphic
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Central Navajo Ghostway ceremony; traditional beliefs on death and ghosts
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Navajo-white cultural tension; tribal versus federal authority themes
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Murder victims and criminal violence referenced; no sustained abuse focus
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