The Wailing Wind

The Wailing Wind

"The Wailing Wind" is a novel by Tony Hillerman.

Like the other books in the series, it is set in the American Southwest.

One of the main themes of the book is gold, and human greed for gold and the results thereof.

The plot also involves a homicide and the mishandling of the scene of this homicide.

Characters include Joe Leaphorn, Jim Chee, Bernadette Manuelito, and Wiley Denton.


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