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Violence
Some
Murder investigation including death during ceremony
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief romantic subplot
Substance Use
Barely any
Minor references
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate psychological complexity with cultural depth
What this book is about
Jim Chee investigates the murder of a man killed during a sacred Tano Pueblo ceremony, while Joe Leaphorn looks into the death of a school dropout. The two cases converge in a mystery that blends ceremonial Pueblo traditions, the politics of Native American education, and the collision between tribal custom and modern law.
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Murder investigation
Cultural ceremony themes
Violence
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