southwestern states

A skeleton found on a ledge of a sacred mountain believed to be the remains of Harold Breedlove, a ranching heir who disappeared years earlier, throws retired Lt. Joe Leaphorn and acting Lt. Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police, back together in an attempt to solve decade-old case.

An investigation of the murder of a tribal policeman leads to a historical find worth a fortune.

Navajo Tribal policeman Jim Chee joins with his mentor, now-retired Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, to solve a complicated case when a young officer is murdered on the same day that biologist Cathy Pollard, hot on the trail of the source of the bubonic plague, disappears.

A new assignment with the tribal police in the troubled Navajo/Hopi borderlands draws Jim Chee into a world of Hopi sorcery, Navajo witchcraft, and smuggling.

Describes the religious and cultural role of the Spanish missions in New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, and California.

Describes the dwellings of the Pueblo Indians of the Southwest, including the rectangular buildings of stone and clay called pueblos, underground community rooms known as kivas, and cliff dwellings.

Illustrated verses present plants and animals of the desert from A to Z.

Uses the first-person accounts of four illegal immigrants to discuss the situations and concerns related to this problematic issue.

Three hundred plus easy-to-fix recipes from the American Southwest and Northern Mexico, covering all courses from breakfast to dessert.

Text and photographs discuss the traditional and modern way of life of the Pueblos, examining their history, culture, religion, and ability to survive and thrive in difficult conditions.