The wailing wind /

The wailing wind /

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Nothing had seemed complicated about the old "Golden Calf" case. A con game had gone sour. Wealthy old Wiley Denton had shot the swindler, called the police, confessed, and done his short prison time. No mystery there, except why did the rich man's bride vanish? And now, papers found...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hillerman, Tony
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : HarperCollins Publishers, [2002]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Leaphorn, Joe, Lt. (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Chee, Jim (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Indian reservation police > Fiction.
Police > New Mexico > Fiction.
Navajo Indians > Fiction.
New Mexico > Fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Online Access:Publisher description
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Summary:Nothing had seemed complicated about the old "Golden Calf" case. A con game had gone sour. Wealthy old Wiley Denton had shot the swindler, called the police, confessed, and done his short prison time. No mystery there, except why did the rich man's bride vanish? And now, papers found by Sergeant Jim Chee and Officer Bernie Manuelito in a new homicide case connect the victim to Denton and to the mythical Golden Calf Mine.
Item Description:Map on lining papers.
Physical Description:viii, 232 pages : map ; 23 cm.
ISBN:0060194448 (alk. paper)
9780060194444 (alk. paper)