London: Pluto Press Limited, 1985. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. SIGNED. 166pp. Duodecimo. [18.5cm] Black cloth over boards. Title stamped in silver gilt on spine. Illustrated dust jacket. Edges of text block slightly yellowed and jacket is lightly faded. Otherwise in great shape. Signed by author on half title page. A young Zuni Indian fire god disappears -- and is then found murdered. His Navajo friend is running for his life. Lt. Joe Leaphorn, also a Navajo, stalks a killer whose trail is crossed by archaeologist on the make, a Federal narcotics agent and hippy dropouts. -- From the back of the book.

Winner of Edgar 'Mystery Novel of the Year' Award.

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Dance Hall Of The Dead is the second of the Navajo Tribal Police series of crime fiction novels by Tony Hillerman. Centered around the character of police Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, Dance Hall of the Dead is, like many of Hillerman's books, set on the Navajo Reservation in the Four Corners region of the American Southwest. Themes of the book include the Zuni religion and hostility between the Navajo and the Zuni.

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Bookseller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 61902
Title: Dance Hall of the Dead
Author: Hillerman, Tony
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First UK Edition
ISBN 10: 0861046935
ISBN 13: 9780861046935
Publisher: Pluto Press Limited
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1985
Keywords: political; crime; mystery; fiction

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