People of Darkness (Jim Chee Novels)

Author - Tony Hillerman ... [Goo?] [Posters]

This Mass Market Paperback Book item from HarperTorch was reviewed on 11-Dec-2008.

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1) Mass Market Paperback Book People of Darkness (Jim Chee Novels) by HarperTorch. Tony Hillermann stands out even better over time, as fresh and stimulating as ever. Interesting ethnic details draw us into the center of a way of life along with the eternal contest between the powers of good and evil residing in human beings and inexplicable spiritual forces anchored in the Rez.¤

2) Mass Market Paperback Book People of Darkness (Jim Chee Novels) by HarperTorch. Product was received in very good condition. This is a good read for those of us who like well written stories. I enjoyed every page of it.¤

3) Mass Market Paperback Book People of Darkness (Jim Chee Novels) by HarperTorch. I always enjoy Tony Hillerman. He has great, interesting characters with vivid descriptions of the landscape and a fascinating story. The characters and description were there; however, this was not my favorite storyline. Overall enjoyable.¤

4) Mass Market Paperback Book People of Darkness (Jim Chee Novels) by HarperTorch. This is one of Tony Hillerman´s better books. I heartily recommend it.¤

5) Mass Market Paperback Book People of Darkness (Jim Chee Novels) by HarperTorch. In "People of Darkness", Navajo tribal police Sargent Jim Chee stumbles onto a mystery and unravels multiple crimes after being asked to find a keepsake box belonging to a wealthy man outside of Chee´s jurisdiction. The wealthy man´s second wife specifically requested Chee as investigator because Jim Chee is considered an authority on his Indian tribe´s religion, studying to be a "yataalii" (a medicine man or "singer") and the suspects are thought to be The People of Darkness.

It is in this book that blue-eyed blonde, Mary Landon first makes her acquaintance with Chee. I found her to be an unlikable character with an aggressive, pushy, prodding, provocative, smart-mouth personality and arrogant attitude and was glad to know, from reading subsequent books of this particular series, Chee and she never married.

Alas, it is also in this book that Chee is on another mission - to learn more about white people and their culture. His yataalii uncle, who was to train him in the art along the path of balance and beauty, instructed Chee that he must first truly understand the value system of the white people, knowing everything it contains, before fully being able to embrace his decision of following the traditional Navajo walk.

Tony Hillerman packed this book full of relevant Navajo culture and lore, as always. Near the end of the story, Chee explains, "We don´t have much violence, we Navajos. What there is is mostly associated with witchcraft. Changing Woman taught us how to cope with the Navajo Wolves. We turn the evil around so it works against the witch." The story ends with Chee´s spirit in need of repair: "But he knew the cause and the cure. Changing Woman had taught them about it when she formed the first clans of the Dinee from her own skin. The strange ways of strange people hurt the spirit, turned the Navajo away from beauty. Returning to beauty required a cure." Hence the planning for a traditional Enemy Way ceremony to be held.

As with all of the Tony Hillerman books, I would give more than five stars if I could.
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6) Mass Market Paperback Book People of Darkness (Jim Chee Novels) by HarperTorch.

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 haunt Sgt. Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police as he journeys into the scorching Southwest. But there, out in the Bad Country, a lone assassin waits for Chee to come seeking answers, waits ready and willing to protect a vision of death that for thirty years has been fed by greed and washed in blood.

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