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    Spider Woman's Daughter: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel
    Spider Woman's Daughter: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel
    Spider Woman's Daughter: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel
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    Spider Woman's Daughter: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel

    Written by Anne Hillerman

    Narrated by Christina Delaine

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    Don’t miss the TV series, Dark Winds, based on the Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito novels, now on AMC and AMC+!  

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

    ""Spider Woman’s Daughter is an intricately plotted, suspenseful, colorful, and unforgettable journey. Readers will fall in love with Bernie Manuelito and look forward to Anne Hillerman’s next effort in what should be a long, enjoyable, successful series. Her depiction of the Navajo Nation is spot on. I loved this book."" — Jo-Ann Mapson, author of award-winning Solomon's Oak and Finding Casey

    Legendary tribal sleuths Leaphorn and Chee are back! The supremely talented daughter of New York Times bestselling author Tony Hillerman continues his popular series.

    It happened in an instant. After a breakfast with colleagues, Navajo Nation Police Officer Bernadette Manuelito sees a sedan careen into the parking lot and hears a crack of gunfire. When the dust clears, someone very close to her is lying on the asphalt in a pool of blood. With the victim in the hospital fighting for his life, every person in the squad and the local FBI office are hell-bent on catching the gunman. Bernie, too, wants in on the investigation, especially when her husband, Sergeant Jim Chee, is put in charge of finding the shooter.

    Bernie and Chee discover that a cold case involving Chee’s former boss and partner, retired lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, may hold the key to the shooting. Digging into the old investigation with fresh eyes and new urgency, husband and wife find themselves inching closer to the truth with every clue . . . and closer to a killer who will do anything to prevent justice from taking its course.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateOct 1, 2013
    ISBN9780062283832
    Author

    Anne Hillerman

    ANNE HILLERMAN is the bestselling author of the Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series. Lost Birds is her ninth novel in the series, which was created by her father, Tony Hillerman. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Tucson, Arizona, and is at work on her next novel.

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    • 2/5
      Maybe I'm too steeped in father Tony Hillerman's writing style, but I didn't like this book at all. Bernie Manuelito is a bad-tempered bitch; Jim Chee practically a hen-pecked husband. The Navajo women have lost all their inate dignity. Arguing with police officers, refusing to assist in a police investigation, whining about melting Fudgesicles when a man has been shot. Professor Louisa Bourbonnette, that mature and dignified woman, has been made to act like a high school girl having a hissy fit. Ugh.I'll re-read my old copy of Coyote Waits instead, still my favourite Hillerman.
    • 5/5
      I like her writing style plain simple sand easy to follow.
    • 2/5
      Not as compelling a read, and I felt like the mystery was not very mysterious. I did enjoy the cultural references.
    • 5/5
      Excellent characters, settings, and plot development plus pace of the mystery—phrased through Navaho culture and the New Mexico and Arizona landscape.
    • 5/5
      I have been missing the early Hillerman series. I enjoyed this one by I believe his daughter.
    • 5/5
      Great story...and wonderful to read a Hillerman tale. Read all of Tony's and now will read all of Anne's!!! Thanks for making audiobook!

    • 4/5
      Not sure how I missed this one, in my obsessive reading of this series, but I think Anne Hillerman did a bang-up job continuing her father's legacy. Good read.
    • 3/5
      This is one of the books I picked up at the library's bag sale. As far as I know, I've not read any previous novels in the series. (So I wasn't aware that this was Anne Hillerman's attempt to continue a series her father started.)The Navajo history on pottery and weaving was interesting. I do kind of wish there had been a glossary of the Navajo words included--most I could figure out, but there were some that were a bit confusing to me. (That may be because I jumped into the series at book 19)This book doesn't show us much of Leaphorn or of the partnership of Leaphorn and Chee. It actually seems to be more about the marriage and partnership of Chee and Miguelito. I was a bit worried Leaphorn was going to be killed off. I'm guessing Spider Woman was a name given to a woman who was a weaver (Bernie's mother, perhaps, which would fit with the daughter in the title.)
    • 3/5
      Some five years after the 2008 death of her father, author Tony Hillerman, Anne Hillerman continued her father’s Leaphorn and Chee series with Spider Woman’s Daughter. The novel was well received and even won the prestigious 2014 Spur Award for Best First Novel from the Western Writers of America in addition to earning its spot on the New York Times Best Seller list. What I find most striking about the novel, however, is the decision that Hillerman made practically to kill off Joe Leaphorn in the very first chapter of the very first book she added to the long-running series. After being shot in the head, Joe Leaphorn spends more than half of Spider Woman’s Daughter in a coma, and even by the end of the novel he can still barely communicate with others for more than a few seconds at a time. Leaphorn, although he is a secondary character in the story, is still very much a presence but he seems well on his way to becoming a Navajo legend — someone more often than not spoken of in the past tense. (And, from what I understand, Leaphorn continues to be very much a secondary character in the novels that follow Spider Woman’s Daughter.)For whatever reason Hillerman decided to take this approach to her father’s beloved Joe Leaphorn character, this is very much a novel belonging to two other Navajo cops: Sergeant Joe Chee and his wife Bernadette (Bernie) Manuelito. Primarily tasked with solving the attempted assassination of Leaphorn, even though Bernie is “officially” off the case because she witnesses the attempt on Leaphorn’s life, the couple makes an interesting team as they follow leads all over New Mexico. Joe Leaphorn is not a man without enemies. Over the course of his long career as a Navajo Nation Police Officer, Leaphorn has intimately touched the lives of numerous families living on Navajo land — not always in a positive manner — and the list of potential shooters who might want to avenge some perceived family slight by killing Leaphorn is not a short one. Even though Cree and Manuelito themselves grew up on the reservation and understand the sacredness of family ties and confidences there, they find it difficult to get anyone to talk to them about the attempt on Leaphorn’s life. But, they keep pulling on threads and, soon enough, it is not only people on the reservation who are getting nervous. Anne Hillerman has written a good story here, one that mystery fans, especially readers already familiar with the book’s main characters, are certain to enjoy. My only quibble with Spider Woman’s Daughter - and it is a pet peeve of mine — is that the author falls into that old cliché near the end of the novel of having the villain of the piece confess gleefully, and in great detail, to everything that’s only been hinted at before. This kind of confession always seems to happen when the bad guy is on the verge of killing the only cop that knows the whole truth, and that’s what happens here…paragraph after paragraph of confession even though every reader knows the villain is in for a big surprise. Call it the “James Bond Surprise,” if you will.Bottom Line: Spider Woman’s Daughter is very good, and it has rekindled my desire to read the whole Joe Leaphorn series that her father began in 1970, Anne’s additions included. I especially enjoyed the insights into contemporary Navajo Nation life and traditions that Hillerman so seamlessly includes with the core of the story, and I look forward to reading more of her work.
    • 3/5
      I enjoyed this book and look forward to another.
    • 4/5
      Spider Woman's Daughter: A Leaphorn & Chee Novel takes place not only on the Navajo reservation but also in Albuquerque, New Mexico. There are many suspects for the near murder of Leaphorn but the story takes a violent unexpected turn near the end of the story. This book is recommended if one likes a slow moving murder mystery and therefore received four stars in this review.
    • 5/5
      I'm glad Anne picked up the series for her dad. There are too many great stories left to tell and Chee and Bernie have a great future ahead of them. Anne gives a deeper sense of character than her father but I miss the detailed landscape and cultural references that Tony used. Still a great book though.
    • 4/5
      Years ago I enjoyed reading some of the Leaphorn and Chee novels. Anne Hillerman continued her father's series, beginning with this installment. Leaphorn spends most of the novel in the hospital with readers uncertain whether or not he'll survive an attempt on his life. Officer Bernadette "Bernie" Manuelito witnesses the incident and is placed on administrative leave. Her husband Jim Chee is put in charge of the Navajo side of the investigation with the FBI in charge of the case. As they puzzle through Leaphorn's computer and other case files to seek someone with a grudge, attention focuses on an appraisal Leaphorn performed for the AIRC in Santa Fe--mostly because a report that should have arrived did not. When it did show up, parts of the report were missing. Although the "whodunit" was fairly obvious, I still enjoyed the book. I listened to the audio book, and I appreciated the cadence of the narrator's voice which seemed to work well with the Navajo nation setting. I now want to re-read/read the older series as well as forge ahead with Anne's extension of it.
    • 4/5
      The pacing is excellent except for a couple of late stumbles, the characters pretty good, the setting well integrated. That the solution becomes obvious to the reader while the detectives don't catch on until too much later and the ranting of the villain is a total fail.
    • 4/5
      I'm impressed - the mystery was good, and the sense of place was a delight.
    • 5/5
      What a delight to be able to carry on reading the Hillerman Navajo books! After the death of her father Tony Hillerman, his daughter Anne Hillerman has taken on the cloak of wonderful Navajo mysteries. She has segued seamlessly into the series, which is not too surprising as she often worked with her father on the stories. All my favorite characters are here. Joe Leaphorn (but will he survive his attempted murder?), Chief Largo, Jim Chee, now married to fellow cop Bernie (Bernadette) Manuelito who is witness to the close up shooting. Who targeted Joe Leaphorn? Why? Where is his housemate who seems to have disappeared or just simply left the house? So much to be learned and Bernie, as the only witness, is not allowed to work the case. This is an in-depth look at the life and beliefs of the Navajo nation and at the same time a truly well thought out police case, with surprises, action, loss and crime. Chaco Canyon is as true to reality and mystery as always. Always a major crime to be solved but at the same time we learn a bit of history, a bit of lore, a bit of healing, and a sense of community. Wow! I loved this book! It's like being reunited with old friends. Thank you Anne Hillerman for continuing the series. I've missed the stories and am so happy to be able to continue with this new book. As before, the very active Navajo police at the fore, surrounded by the legends and lifestyles of the Navajo, Zuni, Pueblo and other nations; a wonderful balance.
    • 4/5
      It's hard to pick up from another author, even if that author was your father. Still I think Anne Hillerman has done a good job. I don't quite feel the characters as I did with Tony Hillerman but her descriptions and story development were quite well done. I have just downloaded another of her books.
    • 4/5
      "Interesting stories and good writing matter". I am grateful that Anne Hillerman is continuing the education via storytelling about the American Southwest and their Indigenous communities.
    • 4/5
      In this excellent reading, narrated by Christina Delaine, Bernie and Jim Chee are determined to find out who gunned down Leaphorn, right in front of Bernie. Leaphorn ends up in a coma in a Santa Fe hospital, and his longtime companion Louisa has disappeared. Their detective work leads them to some young Indian men with complicated stories and some dedicated archaeologists with a past. To add to the character development, we learn about Bernie's family situation, her elderly mother and her irresponsible younger sister, as well as the depth of her and Chee's marriage. There are loose ends, leading to an urge to read the next in the series.
    • 3/5
      I have read and enjoyed all of Tony Hillerman's books. This was written by his daughter after his death. I think that she continued the personalities of Jim Chee and Bernie Manuelito, but if didn't seem to have the depth of detail about the Navajo culture that his books did. I did enjoy the book and will probably read additional books that she writes in this series.
    • 4/5
      Tony Hillerman fans will deeply enjoy his daughter's novels. Anne remains true to the places and people...you can just see the locations. It's a great story of love and crime. Bernie has married Chee--her mother calls him Cheeseburger...funny. Leaphorn gets shot in the beginning and you wonder if Anne will kill him off as Bernie and Chee pursue the killer. In the end, strange motive!
    • 5/5
      Lucky Tony Hillerman fans will deeply enjoy his daughter's novels. This one encompasses the Leaphorn legacy, with Bernadette Manuelito now married to Chee, but with less violence and a wondrous sharing of Navaho weaving and pottery. It is one to be savored and shared. Very clever, written with love and humor - I'll now search for ROCK WITH WINGS - even the title is compelling.
    • 3/5
      I applaud Anne Hillerman for giving us one more book featuring her late father's well-loved characters. She remains true to his vision of the people and locale, and if the pacing is a bit slow at times, it's a small price to pay for one last installment featuring Leaphorn, Jim Chee, and Bernie Manuelito.
    • 4/5
      At first I was skeptical about how good, if at all, the book would be..... I wasn't sure that anyone would be able to follow in Tony Hillerman's footsteps, but I was happily disappointed.

      Jim Chee's wife, Dineh Police officer Bernie, is there when a blue car comes up & the driver shoots Joe Leaphorn point blank..... As Leaphorn lays in Bernie's arm, Bernie promises to find out who shot him.

      Leaphorn's notes are all cryptograms.... but they and a not mailed letter lead to AIRC, a museum in Santa Fe that has a fine collection of Southwestern Native American Artifacts. Leaphorn was working for them as an Insurance investigator, looking at a soon to be acquired collection that had some items that were grossly undervalued.

      The shooter's car turns up @ Basha's, which turns out to have been borrowed from a Cranky older Dineh woman..... Who has absolutely no idea, that her son has been loaning it out to others for a bit of cash.

      We also meet Bernie's mother & sister......which will be a continuing story.

      I found this to be fast reading & interesting... I held my interest and I liked it.... in fact I'm looking forward to reading more.
    • 4/5
      Ms. Hillerman does a great job of capturing her father's tone and way of story telling and it is so good to have another Jim Chee book to read. I really enjoyed seeing Jim and Bernie and how they worked together. And a nice nod to one of Mr Hillerman's own stories.
    • 4/5
      Very nice installment in the Leaphorn/Chee mystery series. Hillerman's daughter wrote it and di a very good job. I like that it was mostly from Bernadette “Bernie” Manualito's viewpoint. It lacked maybe a tiny something that kept it from being as good as Tony Hillerman's books, maybe that I knew very early on who the killer was and the motive. They clues kind of dropped like anvils.
    • 4/5
      I've enjoyed many of Tony Hillerman's Leaphorn and Chee novels. His daughter has delivered a new novel and I started it yesterday and was very happy to finish it today. As her father would, Hillerman adds many details of Navaho art and setting in the police procedural.
    • 1/5
      I listened to only the first and last CDs of Spider Woman. Ms. HIllerman offended me by having Joe Leaphorn shot in the first CD. I listed to the last just to find out if she would have the gall to kill off her father's character. Normally, I prefer reading mysteries with a heroine as the main character instead of a hero, but not this time. If the cover had been honest and billed this as a 'Bernadette Manuelito with some assistance from Jim Chee' novel, I wouldn't have felt cheated.As for narrator Christina Delaine, the only time I didn't wince was when she wasn't attempting an accent or a male character. I spent the climax having my nerves grated instead of being thrilled by Bernie and Chee's deadly peril. The killer's dialog with Bernie was interesting. Still doesn't make up for what happened to Joe, though.Perhaps reading the print version would be better, but I'm in no mood to try that.
    • 5/5
      I stumbled onto Anne Hillerman’s book, SPIDER WOMAN’S DAUGHTER, and felt instantly at home. I did not realize that she was writing ‘Leaphorn & Chee’ mystery novels - carrying on the excellent series begun by her father, Tony Hillerman. Ms. Hillerman did a fine writing job - crisp, concise writing with many references to the Navajo language and culture and belief systems, and a plot with many twists and turns. I like that Officer Bernadette Manuelito (now married to Jim Chee) had a large role in the mystery. Indeed, she was a catalyst in solving the mystery. I like the title very much and the reference to Spider Woman being the teacher of weaving to the Navajo. Bernie’s mother was a master weaver and I hope Bernie might be artistically inclined, also. There are references to the loom set up outside Jim Chee & Bernie’s trailer.I was a big fan of the Joe Leaphorn/Jim Chee mysteries and read and reread every title. I am thrilled that the series is being revived. I feel like I know these characters personally and have gained an insight into Navajo culture.The next title by Ms. Hillerman is ROCK WITH WINGS soon to be published. I have already preordered a copy. Thank you.
    • 4/5
      I never really got into Tony Hillerman's books, although there are many of them on my shelves since my husband is a big fan. I did however get a chance to listen to this one last month while I was snowed in, and have decided that the Hillerman books are definintely worth adding to the my teetering TBR pile. I especially liked the female protagonist in this well plotted story that paints a detailed picture of the police procedures employed when crimes occur on Native American reservations in the southwest. I'm definitely going to be reading more of hers when they're published, and will be going back to look at Tony Hillerman's popular series.