Legendary Navajo policeman Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn uses center stage with this riveting atmospheric mystery from NY Moments bestselling author Anne Hillerman that combines crime, superstition, and tradition and brings the desert Southwest vividly alive.

Joe Leaphorn might have retired in the Tribal Police, but he finds himself knee-deep inside a perplexing case involving a priceless artifact-a reminder of a dark time in Navajo history. Joe’s been employed to discover a missing biil, a traditional gown about The Tale Teller: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel that had been donated towards the Navajo Nation. His investigation takes a sinister switch when the leading believe dies under secret conditions and Leaphorn himself receives anonymous warnings to beware-witchcraft is certainly afoot.

As the veteran detective is busy attempting to untangle his strange case, his former colleague Jim Chee and Officer Bernie Manuelito are collecting evidence they hope will lead to a cunning criminal behind a rash of burglaries. Their case requires a challenging switch when Bernie discovers a body near a popular running trail. The situation grows more difficult when the death is normally ruled a homicide, and the Tribal cops are thrust into a turf battle because the murder entails the FBI.

As Leaphorn, Chee, and Bernie draw closer to solving these crimes, their parallel investigations start to merge . and provide an unexpected opportunity that opens a new chapter in Bernie’s existence.