Crime
People of Darkness
1980·293 pages
Navajo officer Jim Chee probes a stolen box, a murdered dying man, and deadly secrets tied to a peyote group in the desert Southwest.
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Navajo officer Jim Chee probes a stolen box, a murdered dying man, and deadly secrets tied to a peyote group in the desert Southwest.
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Loaded with e-book extras (not available in the print edition), including Tony Hillerman's running commentary on his work, his series heroes Leaphorn and Chee, and a special profile of the Navajo nation.An assassin waits for Officer Jim Chee in the desert to protect a vision of death that for thirty years has been fed by greed and washed by blood.Who would murder a dying man? Why would someone steal a box of rocks? And why would a rich man's wife pay $3,000 to get them back? These questions haun...
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Mild romantic interest subplot involving Chee; no explicit content
Violence & gore
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Murders, an assassin, and a climactic shootout; limited gore
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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Peyote use by a Native American Church group is central to the plot
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Navajo spiritual practices, medicine-man path, and a peyote church are central
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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Recurring themes of Navajo–white cultural clash and identity
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Murder of a dying man; cancer deaths tied to radiation exposure
Other
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