A deadly bombing needs Navajo Tribal cops Bernadette Manuelito, Jim Chee, and their mentor, the legendary Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, back to the past to discover a vengeful killer within this riveting Southwestern mystery from your bestselling writer of Spider Woman’s Girl and Rock with Wings.

When a car bomb kills a young man in the Shiprock SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL parking lot, Officer Bernadette Manuelito discovers that this intended victim was a mediator for the multi-million-dollar development planned on the about Song of the Lion: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel Grand Canyon.

But what appears like an act of ecoterrorism turns out to be something a lot more nefarious and organic. Piecing collectively the clues, Bernadette and her hubby, Sergeant Jim Chee, uncover a system to disrupt the discussions and inflame tensions between your Hopi and Dine tribes.

Retired Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn offers seen almost everything in his lengthy career. As the tribal police’s investigation unfolds, he starts to suspect that the bombing could be linked to a cool case he managed years back. As he, Bernadette, and Chee cautiously distance themself the levels behind the crime, they make a troubling finding: a meticulous and very individual killer having a long-simmering plan of revenge.

Writing having a clarity and grace that is all her have, Anne Hillerman depicts the wonder and mystery of Navajo Country and the rituals, myths, and customs of its people within a mystery that develops on and complements the beloved, bestselling mysteries of her acclaimed father, Tony Hillerman.