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Hapwo (Download Free Pdf) the Dark Wind Online hapwo (Download free pdf) The Dark Wind Online [hapwo.ebook] The Dark Wind Pdf Free Par Tony Hillerman *Download PDF | ePub | DOC | audiobook | ebooks Download Now Free Download Here Download eBook Détails sur le produit Rang parmi les ventes : #165790 dans eBooksPublié le: 2009-03-17Sorti le: 2009-03- 17Format: Ebook Kindle | File size: 43.Mb Par Tony Hillerman : The Dark Wind before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised The Dark Wind: Commentaires clientsCommentaires clients les plus utiles1 internautes sur 1 ont trouvé ce commentaire utile. "A dark wind has entered his soul"Par Bernie"Enemies unseen... Fears unspoken...... A dark wind has entered his soul"Navajo Tribal Police Sgt. Jim Chee seems to be batting zero; so far he has not been able to solve a series of seemingly unrelated crimes. In an area that was joint use land between the Navaho and the Hopi (now Hopi) Sgt Jim Chee is given the task of finding the vandal that keeps destroying a windmill placed there to make Hopi life easer. He hears an airplane landing in the dark of night with no lights. The plane crashes and leaves a dying pilot. Also a dead man sitting up against a rock with a note in his hand saying if you want it back contact...Sgt Chee is told that it is probably drugs and federal jurisdiction. Chee is not supposed to go anywhere near or have anything to do with the case. He has his own problems with the mill, a missing thief, and a mysterious ritual death. Naturally he listens, and can not help it if they overlap.One of the reasons for reading Hillerman's books maybe more important than the overlying mystery is the descriptions of the area and the Ways of the Navaho and Hopi. Hillerman suggests you also read "The Book of the Hopi" by Frank Waters.Not as intricate as the book but still fun is the movie "Dark Wind" (Lou Diamond Phillips as Officer Jim Chee, Fred Ward as Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn)0 internautes sur 0 ont trouvé ce commentaire utile. "A dark wind has entered his soul"Par Bernie"Enemies unseen... Fears unspoken...... A dark wind has entered his soul"Navajo Tribal Police Sgt. Jim Chee seems to be batting zero; so far he has not been able to solve a series of seemingly unrelated crimes. In an area that was joint use land between the Navaho and the Hopi (now Hopi) Sgt Jim Chee is given the task of finding the vandal that keeps destroying a windmill placed there to make Hopi life easer. He hears an airplane landing in the dark of night with no lights. The plane crashes and leaves a dying pilot. Also a dead man sitting up against a rock with a note in his hand saying if you want it back contact...Sgt Chee is told that it is probably drugs and federal jurisdiction. Chee is not supposed to go anywhere near or have anything to do with the case. He has his own problems with the mill, a missing thief, and a mysterious ritual death. Naturally he listens, and can not help it if they overlap.One of the reasons for reading Hillerman's books maybe more important than the overlying mystery is the descriptions of the area and the Ways of the Navaho and Hopi. Hillerman suggests you also read "The Book of the Hopi" by Frank Waters.Not as intricate as the book but still fun is the movie "Dark Wind" (Lou Diamond Phillips as Officer Jim Chee, Fred Ward as Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn)0 internautes sur 0 ont trouvé ce commentaire utile. BienPar Danièle WauquierComme toujours satisfaite des ouvrages de cet auteur Tony Hillerman. Référence dans ce genre de lecture. Je le recommande sans problème. Présentation de l'éditeurA corpse whose palms and soles have been "scalped" is only the first in a series of disturbing clues: an airplane's mysterious crash in the nighttime desert, a bizarre attack on a windmill, a vanishing shipment of cocaine. Sgt. Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police is trapped in the deadly web of a cunningly spun plot driven by Navajo sorcery and white man's greed.Revue de presse“A book to read with pleasure.” (Colorado Springs Sun)“Background, characters, story—all first rate.” (Amarillo Texas News)“Hillerman is first-rate ....Fresh, original, and highly suspenseful.” (Los Angeles Times)“Hillerman’s best book in an already strong series.” (New Republic)“Tony Hillerman continues to teach and delight.” (NC Citizen Times)Présentation de l'éditeurA corpse whose palms and soles have been "scalped" is only the first in a series of disturbing clues: an airplane's mysterious crash in the nighttime desert, a bizarre attack on a windmill, a vanishing shipment of cocaine. Sgt. Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police is trapped in the deadly web of a cunningly spun plot driven by Navajo sorcery and white man's greed. 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