chee, jim (fictitious character)

Navajo Tribal Police officers, Sergeant Jim Chee and retired Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, are called to investigate when the FBI, looking into the robbery of the Ute tribe's gambling casino, identify a wounded deputy sheriff as a suspect.

A skeleton found on the ledge of a sacred mountain, believed to be the remains of 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 a decade-old case.

A guide to the writings of Tony Hillerman, including a comprehensive "concordance" of all the characters in his fiction, a chronology of his life, a personal interview, background information on Navajo Indians, and a selection of short fiction and nonfiction by Hillerman.

Navajo tribal policeman Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee attempt to unravel a web of tribal politics and murder.

Separate police investigations become closely related when it becomes clear that Henry Highhawk is wanted by others besides the police and is involved in more than grave robbing.