Who Is Tony Hillerman Mystery Writer
Tony Hillerman Detective Novels About Navajo Culture And New Mexico
Where do you find detective novels, Navajo culture, Skinwalkers, Hopi culture, New Mexico landscape beauty, humor and great reading in one place? In a Tony Hillerman novel.  Tony Hillerman is my favorite author. I always looked forward to his next book. I love the way he wrote. As he told his stories, he described everything in such great detail that I feel like I know the places and the people. (1925-2008)

Tony Hillerman - Novelist of the Southwest
For Mysteries and Adventures with a Southwestern Viewpoint - Tony Hillerman
The Four Corners area (where Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico borders connect) forms the main setting for most of Tony Hillerman's novels. His stories show a deep understanding of Native American cultures--those of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, and Pueblo tribes--who live on the wide mostly-desert expanses of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico.   Some of his novels have been made into movies--and some of those are available as DVDs. Tony Hillerman recently passed away (October 26, 2008)...

Tony Hillerman
Author of Navajo Police Mysteries
Tony Hillerman is best known for his mystery novels about the Navajo Tribal Police, known officially as the Navajo Department of Law Enforcement. His two main characters are Joe Leaphorn, the "Legendary Lieutenant," and Sergeant Jim Chee. His books have won a number of awards - see the list in the unofficial home page linked below.  Hillerman was born in Oklahoma in 1925 and is a combat veteran of World War II. He was wounded in the war and received several medals. Since the 1950's he has liv...

Tony Hillerman
The Joe Leaphorn & Jim Chee Mystery Novels
I like this series of books for several reasons: (1) It has detailed knowledge of a subject/place/time that makes the books re-readable and interesting far beyond the mystery that's being solved.  In this case the place is the Navajo reserverations in the south-western USA, and the knowledge is the Navajo (and other Native American) customs of that area.    (2) The main characters grow and change and get older.  In this case, the older detective retires and the younger one is then in charge o...