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Tony Hillerman

USA  (1925 - )
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About Tony Hillerman
Tony Hillerman was born in Oklahoma in 1925. He joined the US Army in 1943 and won the Silver Star, the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart after being wounded. After the war he attended the University of Oklahoma and worked as a journalist, eventually becoming editor of the New Mexican. In 1963 he went to graduate school at the University of New Mexico and joined the journalism faculty there in 1966. His first Navajo mystery, The Blessing Way, was published in 1970.
 
Tony Hillerman recommends
The Watcher
The Watcher (1978)
Collin Wilcox
"Wilcox gets better and better."
Undercurrents
Undercurrents (1988)
(Boldt / Matthews, book 1)
Ridley Pearson
"A real winner!"
The Grandfather Medicine
The Grandfather Medicine (1989)
(Mitch Bushyhead, book 1)
Jean Hager
"Jean Hager gives me a journey home to my Oklahoma childhood - not just an intriguing mystery but a clear-eyed evocation of the Cherokee culture."
Murder by Deception
Murder by Deception (1989)
(John Lloyd Branson, book 2)
D R Meredith
"If you haven't read D.R. Meredith, here's the book to begin with."
Shadow Dancers
Shadow Dancers (1989)
Herbert Lieberman
"A gripping, suspenseful novel... You can't put it down."
Murder by Masquerade
Murder by Masquerade (1990)
(John Lloyd Branson, book 3)
D R Meredith
"D. R. Meredith's mysteries started great and got better... delightful characters in a dandy story."
Painkiller
Painkiller (1990)
Steven Spruill
"Thriller lovers rejoice - add this to your must read list."
The Woman Who Married a Bear
The Woman Who Married a Bear (1992)
(Cecil Younger, book 1)
John Straley
"A fascinating Alaskan setting, great characters, a highly unusual plot... a winner."
Corruption
Corruption (1993)
Andrew Klavan
"Klavan is as good as they get."
Murder by Sacrilege
Murder by Sacrilege (1993)
(John Lloyd Branson, book 5)
D R Meredith
"Don't miss D.R. Meredith's High Plains mysteries. Delightful characters, vast Texas landscapes, dandy yarns."
The Children of First Man
The Children of First Man (1994)
James Alexander Thom
"A powerful book... James Alexander Thom projects us into an American prehistory as it may well have been."
Tensleep
Tensleep (1994)
(Em Hansen, book 1)
Sarah Andrews
"Lively... don't miss it!"
Blackening Song
Blackening Song (1995)
(Ella Clah, book 1)
Aimée Thurlo and David Thurlo
"Mystery readers who like their murders solved by applied intelligence will love Ella Clah."
The Ghost Walker
The Ghost Walker (1996)
(Wind River Reservation mystery, book 2)
Margaret Coel
"Margaret Coel guides us mystery lovers on another of her gripping tours of evil among the Wind River Arapahos."
Tularosa
Tularosa (1996)
(Kevin Kerney, book 1)
Michael McGarrity
"Mystery fans shouldn't miss Tularosa."
The Ex
The Ex (1996)
John Lutz
"Lutz just keeps getting better and better."
Meridian
Meridian (1997)
Norman Zollinger
"If you read only one novel of the historic west this year, make it Norman Zollinger's Meridian."
The Pumpkin Seed Massacre
The Pumpkin Seed Massacre (1999)
(Ben Pecos, book 1)
Susan Slater
"...a gripping novel."
Nordic Nights
Nordic Nights (1999)
(Alix Thorssen, book 3)
Lise McClendon
"...a good idea, a wonderful setting, and skillful writing. You'll like it."
Dirty Pool
Dirty Pool (1999)
(Bubba Mabry, book 5)
Steve Brewer
"...wit, writing skill, and a yarn-spinner's talent..."
The Stolen Blue
The Stolen Blue (2000)
(Claire Reynier, book 1)
Judith Van Gieson
"Van Gieson's back - and better than ever. Don't miss The Stolen Blue."
Black Mountain
Black Mountain (2000)
Les Standiford
"It's suspense all the way."
An Improper Death
An Improper Death (2002)
(Dr. Alexandra Gladstone, book 2)
Paula Paul
"A lively mixture of ruling class murder, Victorian morals, and love."
The Shooting Gallery
The Shooting Gallery (2002)
(Detective Yablonsky, book 2)
Joseph Trigoboff
"THE SHOOTING GALLERY is not a book for naptime reading. Trigoboff never gives you a dull moment. And the background is as intriguing as the plot. Hope to see it on the bestseller lists."
Letter From Home
Letter From Home (2003)
Carolyn Hart
"In Letter from Home the scene of the crime is bygone days in small-town Olkahoma. It took me back to my own boyhood... You'll enjoy it."
Death Takes a Gander
Death Takes a Gander (2004)
(Birdwatcher's Mysteries, book 4)
Christine L Goff
"One needn't be a bird lover to love Christine Goff's charming bird mysteries."
Wild Indigo
Wild Indigo (2007)
(Jamaica Wild, book 1)
Sandi Ault
"Sandi Ault uses her knowledge of the high, dry West to give us a look at Pueblo Indian culture."



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