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Violence
Some
Murder; smuggling violence; federal jurisdiction conflict
Language
Barely any
Mild language; Hillerman's desert register
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate; the exploitation of Native land for energy infrastructure; the federal agencies that protect it
What this book is about
The sixteenth Leaphorn and Chee mystery: a body found near a pipeline on the New Mexico–Arizona border seems to be a federal concern, but Chee investigates anyway. Hillerman's late series is in its most politically engaged mode — the pipeline and energy politics of the Southwest are the backdrop. The border setting allows for the smuggling plots that define the region.
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