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Crime Fiction · 1999 · PG-13

Hunting badger

by Tony Hillerman

An armored car robbery and two suspects on the run draw Leaphorn and Chee into Utah canyon country

For14+GenreCrime FictionLength230 pagesRead time~6 hours

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Violence

Some

Murder and criminal violence

Language

Barely any

Mild language

Sexual Content

None

No sexual content

Substance Use

Barely any

Minor references

Emotional Intensity

Some

Moderate psychological tension in pursuit narrative

What this book is about

When a casino is robbed and two tribal police are killed, Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn work both sides of the investigation, searching for fugitives in the remote canyon country of the Utah-Arizona border. Hillerman brings the stark landscape to life as the hunters become the hunted.

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Murder investigation

Criminal pursuit in remote terrain

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