'Waiting on Wednesday' is an event where I feature an upcoming book that I am extra excited about. I love doing this, letting the 'word' spread about authors and series that I enjoy. Hope you'll stop by often and see what I'm 'waiting' on!
This week's book is by an author that I have enjoyed for many years. I also loved the books written by her father, Tony Hillerman, that contained many of the same characters. I think a lot of readers are aware of Tony Hillerman and his mystery series, set in the Four Corners region of the US, featuring Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee. After Tony's death, his daughter, Anne, continued writing the series and also brought to a more prominent role Officer Bernadette Manuelito. I'm fairly certain this is the 10th book with these characters written by Anne. Also, as you can see from the cover of the book, the TV series Dark Winds is also based on the Leaphorn/Chee/Manuelito characters. I think that Season 3 will be coming very soon. Have you read any of Tony or Anne Hillerman's books or seen Dark Winds? We've watched Dark Winds and will be looking forward to trying season 3. This week's book:
Shadow Of The Solstice
Publication Date: April 22nd
In this gripping chapter in New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillerman’s Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series, the detectives must sort out a save-the-planet meditation group connected to a mysterious death and a nefarious scheme targeting vulnerable indigenous people living with addiction.
The Navajo Nation police are on high alert when a U.S. Cabinet Secretary schedules an unprecedented trip to the little Navajo town of Shiprock, New Mexico. The visit coincides with a plan to resume uranium mining along the Navajo Nation border. Tensions around the official’s arrival escalate when the body of a stranger is found in an area restricted for the disposal of radioactive uranium waste. Is it coincidence that a cult with a propensity for violence arrives at a private camp group outside Shiprock the same week to celebrate the summer solstice? When the outsiders’ erratic behavior makes their Navajo hosts uneasy, Officer Bernadette Manuelito is assigned to monitor the situation. She finds a young boy at grave risk, abused women, and other shocking discoveries that plunge her and Lt. Jim Chee into a volatile and deadly situation.
Meanwhile, Darleen Manuelito, Bernie’s high spirited younger sister, learns one of her home health clients is gone–and the woman’s daughter doesn’t seem to care. Darleen’s curiosity and sense of duty combine to lead her to discover that the client’s grandson is also missing and that the two have become ensnared in a wickedly complex scheme exploiting indigenous people. Darleen’s information meshes with a case Chee has begun to solve that deals with the evil underside of human nature.
