Navajo Mysteries

Reservation "bad boy" Thomas Begay is found dead drunk under the La Plata Bridge, which is not unusual for him. What is unusual, however, is that beautiful BIA investigator Patsy Greyhorse is found lying beside him, not drunk or even a Navajo but very dead nonetheless. Charlie Yazzie, fresh from law school, risks his career and even his life to help his old friend. The answer seems to lie with the Yeenaaldiooshii...should one choose to believe in such things.

Tressa Tarango's husband lost his soul somewhere on the cold high desert of the Navajo Reservation. She doesn't know who killed him and only by venturing among warring drug cartels can she exact the revenge to pacify his restless soul. Only she can ensure Luca's troubled spirit finds peace in the underworld. Though his murderous rampage will keep him from heaven—Tressa hopes she might yet secure him a higher place in hell.

An icy chill foretells a harsh winter for the Navajo people—and for perpetually down on his luck Harley Ponyboy the situation grows increasingly desperate. What evil is this that dogs his every step? When a lucky lottery ticket comes his way, Harley uses the new resources to search for a lost love—only to find she has fallen to appalling depths. His stubborn resolve to help puts him on a collision course with her abusive companion . . . and with his own mortality.

Only a few short months after humanity's first interstellar flights, the first shots have been fired in what will eventually become known as the Alliance Wars. Terran Fleet Command teeters on the edge of chaos in the aftermath of Chairwoman Crull's removal from power, while in space, Earth's defense falls squarely on the shoulders of Admiral Kevin Patterson. With only a small number of ships capable of bringing the fight to the enemy, he makes the bold decision to divide his forces, meeting the Resistance task force head-on at two separate locations.

A frantic young girl flees the reservation to escape the horrors of abuse at the hands of her adoptive family. Despising her white father they blame for the death of the girl's mother. The man is driven out only to be found dead along a lonely stretch of dirt road. Suffering through a long and desperate struggle on the back streets of Albuquerque, the girl somehow manages to survive, and against all odds, eventually claws her way up from the depths of degradation to a life of success beyond her wildest imagining.

An ancient, disabled girl holds the key to unlock two modern day murders on the Dine Bikeyah. Archeology and murder entwine in Chappell's latest Canyon Lands thriller.

Deadfall tracks Charlie Yazzie, Thomas Begay, and Harley Ponyboy into unfamiliar territory. When a family member unexpectedly dies, a debilitating sense of loss overcomes our friends on the reservation. The ties that have bound them begin to unravel. What witch's evil is at work? Is the bond forever broken? Or is there a connection to the ancient past that might bring this malevolent aura to an end?

An old silversmith's body is dumped along the highway, and Legal Services Investigator Charlie Yazzie isn't content to stand by while the FBI and Tribal look for clues—not when he sees his friends Thomas Begay and Harley Ponyboy sucked into a tightening web of evil.

Dreams tell old man Paul T'Sosi he's dying. So why is Navajo trickster Magpie trying to tell him a far more terrifying secret? Hungry for revenge, Ma'iitsoh Dine', the Navajo Wolf, is out for blood. Summoning his darkest powers, the Witch of Ganado circles tribal investigator Charlie Yazzie's young son and close friends. Some may survive the witch's evil vendetta, but others will die to settle an old score.

Auf den staubigen Pfaden der Black Mesa wird eine Leiche im Unterholz entdeckt, Hände und Füße geschunden. Kurz darauf wird Officer Jim Chee vor den Umrissen des Low Mountain Zeuge eines nächtlichen Flugzeugabsturzes. Eigentlich soll Chee nur einen Fall von Vandalismus aufklären, und dem zunehmenden Gerede um Hexerei in der Gegend nachgehen. Doch am Flugzeugwrack findet er etliche Spuren, die dem FBI entgangen sind. Als er den Hinweisen nachgeht, wird er vom Verfolger zum Verfolgten. Ein dunkler Wind treibt Gier und Gewalt über den Südwesten im zweiten Fall für Jim Chee.

Zu seiner Überraschung wird der junge Officer Jim Chee beim FBI angenommen, doch eigentlich will er bei der Navajo-Police bleiben und sich gleichzeitig zum rituellen Singer ausbilden lassen. Während er über einer Entscheidung brütet, wird er mit den Ermittlungen in einem scheinbar unbedeutenden Diebstahl beauftragt, für den sich aber auffällig viele Leute interessieren. Chees Nachforschungen führen ihn zu einer dreißig Jahre alten Vision und einer mysteriösen Gruppe, die sich »Volk der Finsternis« nennt.

Rita Todacheene is a forensic photographer working for the Albuquerque police force. Her excellent photography skills have cracked many cases—she is almost supernaturally good at capturing details. In fact, Rita has been hiding a secret: she sees the ghosts of crime victims who point her toward the clues that other investigators overlook. As a lone portal back to the living for traumatized spirits, Rita is terrorized by nagging ghosts who won’t let her sleep and who sabotage her personal life.

Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn von der Navajo-Police ermittelt im zerklüfteten Canyon Country, beschattet von den scharfkantigen Felsen des Corn-Mountain-Massivs. Aus den Angelegenheiten der benachbarten Zuñi hält er sich eigentlich raus. Als aber zusammen mit dem jungen Zuñi Ernesto auch dessen bester Freund George, ein Navajo, verschwindet, wird Leaphorn hinzugezogen. Die beiden Jungen waren fasziniert von den Ritualen des Zuñi-Volkes und deren rachsüchtigen Göttern. Die aber, so heißt es, zeigen sich nur jenen, denen der Tod seine Aufwartung macht.

Bei einer Verkehrskontrolle entgeht Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn von der Navajo-Police nur knapp einem Mordversuch. Während er sich bemüht, den flüchtigen Täter ausfindig zu machen, wird ihm ein neuer Fall übertragen: ein Doppelmord in einem abgelegenen Hogan. Die alte Margaret Cigaret will ihn in einer Vision vorhergesehen haben. Leaphorn folgt den verschlungenen Wegen der beiden Fälle und findet sich bald in einem Labyrinth aus Täuschungen, Widersprüchen und Geheimnissen wieder – ein Labyrinth, das ihn in eine gefährliche Richtung zwingt.