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Mystery · 2021 · PG-13

The Wailing Wind

by Tony Hillerman

A legend of lost gold and two cold cases test the aging partnership of Chee and Leaphorn

The mishandling of a murder scene places Navajo Tribal Police sergeant Jim Chee on the bad side of the FBI and brings ex-lieutenant Joe Leaphorn out of retirement into an old crime he hoped to forget.

For14+GenreMysteryLength230 pagesRead time~6 hours

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Violence

Some

Murder and investigation of past violence

Language

Barely any

Mild language

Sexual Content

None

No sexual content

Substance Use

Barely any

Minor references

Emotional Intensity

Some

Moderate psychological complexity of converging cold cases

What this book is about

Jim Chee finds a dying man clutching a coffee can, a case that connects to a cold case Joe Leaphorn investigated — the disappearance of a woman and the legend of a lost gold mine. As the two detectives work their separate angles, the truth about the Wailing Wind mine proves dangerous to uncover.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Murder investigation

Greed and conspiracy themes

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