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Hour of The Hunter
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Hour of The Hunter
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Hour of The Hunter

Written by J. A. Jance

Narrated by Gene Engene

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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After only six years in prison, Andrew Carlisle has been released. A brilliant psychopath convicted of the brutal torturemurder of a Papago Indian girl, he is free once more to prowl the Arizona desert to feed his insatiable hunger for blood and fear.. and revenge. A teacher on the Tohono O'othham reservation, Diana Ladd's testimony helped convict Andrew Carlisle. And now the terrified young widow can't ignore the dire peril foretold in dark, mystical omens and ancient Papago lore: a hunter is stalking Diana Ladd and her son...and his hour is at hand.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJan 15, 1993
ISBN9781596071766
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J. A. Jance

J. A. Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the J. P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, the Ali Reynolds series, six thrillers about the Walker Family, and one volume of poetry. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, she lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Boy and mother are involved in murder from the past in the context of Indian mythology. Fairly good plot with a really BAD, BAD guy!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    loved this book and hope the author has some more.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The language of the Indians also the translation. I loved it.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A good book about many ugly topics; Native American, child and spousal abuse, for starters. Police and prison graft have their moments, also. Many flashbacks and O'othham Legends and Tales enrich the story but make it a slow read, A genealogy or list of characters would have helped quite a bit. But all in all, a good Jance story that fills in much of the Ladd/Walker history for those that started later on.

    1 person found this helpful

  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is the first book by this author I have read and truly enjoyed it. A killer returns out for revenge. The story is strong, the characters (and relationships between character) are wonderful, and the infusion of stories from indian culture create a great backdrop, Although a bit slow in the beginning, it became very hard to put down. Definitely worth the read.

    2 people found this helpful

  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I've been a fan of J. A. Jance for some time, but I just started reading her Walker series. I received a pre-release copy of Queen of the Night to review, but realized there were several other books in the series so I'm catching up, starting with Hour of the Hunter.There is a definite distinction between this book and her others. While this is still set in Southern Arizona, it takes place in the mid-70's. There is also a tighter integration of native peoples into the story line, particularly the Papago. This includes a prelude to each chapter of a Papago mythology story that foreshadows the contents of that chapter. It was a nice touch and this draws the obvious likening to Tony Hillerman's works.While a bit slow to start, I was surprised by the break-neck speed of the plot development in the later half of the book. I've found her other series to be paced with an even placement of action peaks and valleys. In this book, you're racing through the last half to see how it ends. This might be her most action-packed novel yet.I also enjoyed the relationship of the two main characters; Diana and Rita. These are two women of different generations, culture and social standing that have established a supportive relationship fallen out of a terrible tragedy. It is only barely accepted by those around them, but it serves them well in the end.Since Jance's books are so dependent on plot, it's difficult providing a thorough review of her works without including too many spoilers. To keep it simple, if you like any of her other series, you'll like this one as well.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is a good book written about the murder of a Papago Indian girl. It is set in the 1970���s and has flashbacks to explain how certain characters are involved. Diana and her son David live on the Tohono O���Othham Indian Reservation near Tuscan Arizona. Rita Antone is a Papago Indian and helps to take care of David. It was Rita���s granddaughter who was killed and Diana���s testimony helped to put the man Andrew behind bars. Now Andrew���s out of jail and wants his revenge. The story goes from there to see how Andrew works his way to get to Diana. My favorite part is the various stories or legends that have been included from tribes. They add to the atmosphere of the culture being used in this story and helped to make it unique. It is interesting and suspenseful with very colorful and good characters. They are developed so well and their personalities described so that you know them. The exception would be Andrew Carlisle who is gruesome and not a good guy but every murder mystery has to have a bad guy.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    For six years Diana Ladd had hoped having Andrew Carlisle in prison was enough to keep them safe. After the tragedy that took her husband, her unborn child’s father reputation and life from them all she could do was find a way to carry on. Raising the child (a boy named David) had been a little easier when the strange bond had formed with Rita Antone. The grandmother of the women Garrison Ladd had been accused of murdering had held no grudge, surprisingly to everyone involved she grew to care for the Ladd family as if they were her own. Finding that Gary’s co-conspirator was out of jail reminded them all of the mouthed words he had spoken to a very pregnant Diana Ladd on the day he went to jail. He was coming after her and none of them were safe, no matter what Detective Brandon Walker, the lead detective, had said about justice all those years ago. Book 1 ….. A suspense to the last of it, with the bad guy / killer showing his ugliness early on in the book, it is full of descriptive horrible acts. While the depravity is abundant from the evil characters, the generosity of heart and self is apparent in others. This story has several time periods that it covers, it bounces from the 60’s (and before) to the “current” which takes place in the mid - 70’s. Not only does it cover the history of Diana and her family through memories of first meeting and marrying Gary to the time of the murder, but it also includes the history of Rita who is a Papago Indian. The Indian culture is very prominent in the book, including several legends and folklore about the animals, the weather and the lands of the Tohono O’otham as well as other peoples. While the legends are interesting, sometimes it does distract from the story, they left me wondering from time to time what they were included for and other times I could see a link. I liked Brandon Walker and Diana Ladd enough to be interested in the next book of this series, Kiss of the Bees, from what I understand is set 20 years after this one (making it all the way to the 90’s).