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Title: Listening Woman by Tony Hillerman ISBN: 0-06-100029-9 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 15 June, 1990 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.73 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Very solid work
Comment: There are few things as satisfying in the modern mystery novel as looking into the methodical mind of Detective Joe Leaphorn. While many people read Tony Hillerman for his insights into Navajo culture, I most enjoy his depiction of the always thoughtful Leaphorn.
In Listening Woman, Leaphorn faces his usual intertangled mess of events: being nearly run over by a maniac, the theft of a helicopter, and two unsolved deaths in a remote corner of the reservation. The joy of this book is its window into Leaphorn's mind as he tries to make sense of seemingly random events.
Hillerman's myteries are enjoyable because he keeps the details in front of the reader. His detectives express bafflement, hold erroneous assumptions, and are very much prone to mistaken judgement. As such, they are real and believable.
Listening Woman features a remarkable and intense closing sequence, which I have no intention of ruining. This is one of Hillerman's best novels and I heartily recommend it.
Rating: 5
Summary: My first Hillerman Novel
Comment: This, as my review title says, was the first Hillerman novel I ever read. Obviously it made me want to return again and again. Well, I really want to ask a question, but since I owe you all a review, presumably a focussing on the unique qualities of this book, this is it: If you are new to Hillerman but like mysteries, read Listening Woman for that intense, life-or-death adventure on U.S. soil that you can count on from T.H. If you are a Hillerman reader but haven't read this one, prepare for some terrifying suspense. If you read it already but just want to see what others say, well, all the excellent, elegant writing is here in this one too. My question is: Can anyone tell me the name of the artist who did the paperback covers for the early (1970's) Joe Leaphorn novels? The same artist did boot advertisements with the southwetern backgrounds.
Rating: 5
Summary: A great cliff hanger
Comment: Joe Leaphorn can put the loose ends together even when no one else realizes there are loose ends. The story starts out with an old man being bludgeoned and later Leaphorn is intentionally almost rundown by a mysterious man in gold rimed glasses. He tries to tie these together. Then he uses an old robbery as an excuse to get out of a Boy Scout commitment and track down the antagonist. Needles to say the story gets more convoluted for everyone but Leaphorn.
This is an excellent story with the added plus of the description of the area and the Navaho that occupies this area. What seems at first to be over description later enhances the final scenes.
Speaking about the location and Navaho, even the schools, this story is even more enjoyable if you read "Seldom Disappointed" first. Tony describes how he comes by the plot and the people. He even goes out to locations first as research.
I have read the book but the addition of the voice of George Guidall adds a dimension to the story by helping visualize the people and correcting pronunciation of certain words. I suggest you read the book and listen to the recorded version.
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Title: The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman ISBN: 0061000019 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 15 February, 1990 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Dance Hall of the Dead by Tony Hillerman ISBN: 0061000027 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 15 March, 1990 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: People of Darkness by Tony Hillerman ISBN: 0061099155 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 15 January, 1991 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Dark Wind by Tony Hillerman ISBN: 0061000035 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 February, 1990 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Skinwalkers by Tony Hillerman ISBN: 0061000175 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 15 April, 1990 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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