Greatly enjoyed this audiobook . . . the puzzle itself is not my incentive in returning to the early books of the series. Instead what gives me pleasure is the honest character of Jim Chee, young Navajo policeman, the landscape of the Four Corners area (and its harsh and surprising weather), and the glimpses of Navajo traditional culture. Very interesting is what drives the plot of this book: the concept of revenge as a trait of white men, not Navajo.

Tony Hillerman passed away in October of 2008. His 18 books in his Navajo series have won numerous award and have earned Mr Hillerman "Friend of the Navajo" status. As you read Hillerman I suggest you keep a notebook handy something I will do so as I read my next novel. His native American characters share a depth of cultural information worth remembering. Dark wind is Jim Chee at his best. Wind mills,holy ground, rain, Navajos, Hopis, theft, murder, plane crash, drugs and floods. This like othe...

"They're not going to kill him and walk away from it.""But sometimes they do," Chee said. "That's the way it is.""No," she said. The tone was suddenly vehement. "They won't get away with it. You understand that?""Not exactly," Chee said."Do you understand "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"?""I've heard it," Chee said."Don't you believe in justice? Don't you believe that things need to be evened up?"... As a matter of fact, the concept seemed as strange to him as the idea that someone with

Jim Chew, a rookie Navajo tribal policeman is assigned to find who is damaging a windmill to supply water to the Hopi Indians. He is staking out the windmill when he witnessed a plane crashing landing in a nearby arroyo. He is first to reach the plane and finds a dead man shot in the middle of the road. He reports the accident and learns that the plane is carrying drugs. The FBI accused him of removing the drugs. He is ordered to stay away from the investigation. He is to find the answer to the

This is a great book with many unique twists and turns and the great thing is it is about an American Indian lawman..I believe it should be made into a movie...

Officer Jim Chee's confusion is understandable. He has recently been transferred to the Tuba City, Arizona subagency of the Navajo Tribal Police. His chief, Capt. Largo, reviews his unimpressive record of the past six months. The long list of unsolved cases includes a jewelry theft from the Burnt Water Trading Post run by 20-year resident Jake West; a vandalized windmill recently installed to pump water; an unidentified Navajo murder victim whose corpse has been ravaged by coyotes, crows and oth...

3.5 starsI liked it...and it was a short, clean read. I learned a little about Navaho and Hopi cultures,the Arizona desert, and the relationship & responsibilities between these 2 groups and federal law enforcement agencies, specifically the DEA. Good humor and interesting mystery solved by the reader moments before it is solved by Che, the main character. audio version is well done.

Elements of a great Leaphorn & Chee book:1. Vivid description of the setting including the gorgeous landscape of the Navajo Reservation and its sometimes harsh and sometimes dramatic weather2. Memorable characters, some of whom you feel like you know very well - especially Leaphorn & Chee themselves - and their relationship to other recurring characters, in particular their boss, Largo, and their significant others3. The rich cultural heritage of the Navajos (and other 4 Corners area tribal peop...

Living in New Mexico and being a mystery lover and not reading Tony Hillerman is probably some sort of sin. Possibly even multiple sins. So I plan to work on rectifying that travesty. THE DARK WIND is my initiation into the mystery series revolving around Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn.The setting made this book for me. Sure, Jim Chee proved to be a likeable enough character with well-meaning intentions and motivations, and the bad guys eased off the page like green goo with simple, yet concrete nefa...

I like how Hillerman shows how we do not all think alike and why. Maybe we need to use more of this world wide? Why do we expect everyone to think the same as we do...I had this discussion with a person from the mid-east. That was a humbling experience to say the least. I also like that if you follow the clues and think as Chee does logically, you can figure out for the most part whodunit :)

I love reading books where the geographic location becomes almost a character in the story and I particularly love reading such books when I am physically in that location. So, while on a recent trip to the Southwest, I thought it was a perfect time to read a few Tony Hillerman books. I found the experience to be enhanced when Hillerman was describing the topography and I would look up from the book and see those same mountains or town. In this fifth book in the Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee series

Have never read any Tony Hillerman books before. Now having visited Arizona, and some of the areas Tony writes about , had to check him out. Really good read. loved the characters, especially Jim Chee. Book only 300 pages reads super fast and very difficult to put down. I loved it. Will be reading several more. I brought 7 other of his books home from Arizona. If you've never read Hillerman, what are you waiting for ??????

I'm hooked. I can't stop reading books in this series of mysteries set in the Navajo Tribal Nation. Getting good cultural insights while second guessing a good old-fashioned murder. So much more fun than dry text just giving the facts about the land and the people who live in a sun-burned landscape without any emotional impact. I'm afraid I will end up reading all of the books in the series and forget about what ever else needs to be done.

Admittedly, I listened to this book, which may have colored my response to it. On the other hand, I have difficulty with books where seemingly unrelated plot-lines all merge together in the end or never get tied up. On the other hand, the setting and cultural details of the Navajo and Hopi tribes, not to mention the big-bad federal agents are always interesting. I know there's a trend in some camps to denigrate writers who write about an ethnicity to which they do not belong. It seems to me Hill...

This is more of a 2.5 for me. So far I'm not overly enthusiastic about Chee as a character. I know he develops more as the series goes on but his elastic sense of right and wrong bothers me. Probably the most genuine part was his outrage at the way he was mistreated by the DEA people. I found the mystery confusing although his red herrings were very well done. I'm going to keep on reading since I know how much I enjoyed future titles. If I didn't have that knowledge, I'd likely stop here.

quote from pages 147 - 148 "There was no reason to kill him," she said. "And whoever did it is going to suffer for it.".... "They won't get away with it. You understand that?" "Not exactly," Chee said. "Do you understand 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth'?" "I've heard it," Chee said. "Don't you believe in justice? Don't you believe that things need to be evened up?" Chee shrugged. "Why not?" he said. As a matter of fact, the concept seemed as strange to him as the idea that someone wit...

Sergeant Jim Chee is working a new territory and has three investigations working. Someone has been sabotaging a water windmill on tribal lands, some pawned silver jewelry has been stolen from a trading post and a plane crash and murders of suspected drug dealers very near where he had been staking our the windmill. Things come to ahead as all the cases interconnect.

A definite step up from the first Chee novel, largely because the tribal politics and beliefs are more prominent, but also because the author has gotten more comfortable with the character. Still, Chee is not an equal to Leaphorn, but the supporting cast make up for that lack.As usual, the pacing is methodical, the prose distant and unadorned, and the plot twisty. It's good stuff, and deserving of it's acclaim, but not terribly engaging. The series has grown on me, but it will be a while before

Another intricate mystery by Tony Hillerman. The book is very suspenseful, and, once again, it is not who you think perpetrated the crime. This book focused mainly on Chee, with a comment that Leaphorn is in DC testifying in another case. Mr. Hillerman's descriptions of the Black Mesa, the Wepo Wash and the surrounding country are very detailed and make you feel as if you are there. He infuses the books with descriptions of Navajo and Hopi traditions, and explores how they affect the actions of

Finished reading: December 10th 2014 "Then, as he thought it through all the way, through from the east, the south, the west, and the north, and back to the east again, just as his uncle had taught him, he saw that it might help. Everything must have a reason. Nothing was done without a cause." (view spoiler)[It's not the first time I read a book by Tony Hillerman. I read Hunting Badger last year and I remember enjoying the Native American elements in that novel. The Dark Wind is no exc