Coyote Waits

Coyote Waits

1st edition cover (Harper & Row)
Jim Chee/Joe Leaphorn Navajo Tribal Police Series
Author	Tony Hillerman
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Detective
Published	1990 - present
Media type	Print (hardcover and paperback)
Preceded by	Talking God, 1989
Followed by	Sacred Clowns, 1993

Coyote Waits (1990) is a novel by Tony Hillerman. It was adapted as a TV film, which aired in 2003.

Coyote Waits (novel)

The plot involves rock formation vandalism, a dead policeman, an elderly Navajo accused of his murder, a bottle of expensive scotch, and a book on Navajo witchcraft beliefs.

This book involves the characters Joe Leaphorn, Jim Chee, and Janet Pete.

Coyote Waits (2003 film)

It was adapted for television in November 2003 and was directed by Jan Egleson. It aired as part of PBS's Mystery! series. It starred Adam Beach as Chee and Wes Studi as Leaphorn. It also featured Jimmy Herman, Alex Rice, Graham Greene, Keith Carradine and Gary Farmer. The filming locations were in New Mexico.

See also

Novels portal

• Skinwalkers (2002 film)
• Skinwalkers (novel)

External links

• Coyote Waits at the Internet Movie Database