196:
215:, he is not as well versed in Navajo rituals, though he has attended the usual ceremonies. He is fluent in Navajo and in English. In the first three novels of the series, he has no staff; he reports to Captain Largo in the Navajo Tribal Police and works with officers of other tribes and often with federal investigative agencies. Leaphorn's approach to his cases is informed by some Navajo, or
254:
noted the "quiet, wise presence of
Leaphorn himself, unselfconsciously drawing on the best of two clashing cultures." Another Kirkus review praised "Hillerman's anything but wooden Indians and the way in which he informs their way of life with affection and dignity." Greg Herren wrote, "what makes
222:
Leaphorn holds a Navajo world view, with no expectation of heaven in the afterlife, instead a need to find his place in this life and lead his life well. He follows the rules of courtesy of the Navajo as to the ebb and flow of conversations, and his ability to handle demanding characters from the
167:). In addition to anthropology, he has a lifelong interest in the many religions of American Indians and peoples of the world. In the earlier books of the series, Leaphorn is married to the love of his life, Emma. They have no children.
150:
The mother of Joe
Leaphorn was Anna Gorman. His maternal grandfather was Hosteen Klee Thlumie, called as Hosteen Klee by young Leaphorn. As a child, Leaphorn was told the stories of the Navajo way of life
157:) by Thlumie. He was educated in the lower grades near home on the reservation, but sent to boarding school for the higher grades. He attended college at
229:, the year following the death of his wife, Leaphorn has a Blessing Way ceremony done for him by Jim Chee, an event that both find beneficial.
1091:
1096:
700:
1106:
479:
529:
516:
503:
488:
473:
458:
443:
428:
413:
398:
383:
368:
353:
338:
315:
300:
285:
630:
1101:
591:
604:
232:
In his career he works in a number of locations, including a brief stint training at the FBI headquarters in
693:
559:
1021:
250:
Several reviewers have praised
Hillerman's culturally sensitive depiction of the Leaphorn character.
212:
158:
1028:
686:
208:
321:
In the three novels published between 1978 and 1986, the stories focus on the younger Jim Chee.
734:
291:
163:
583:
242:, Leaphorn retires, and as part of the plot he gets a commission as a private investigator.
839:
200:
184:
180:. Leaphorn is always in love with Emma, but he enjoys Louisa's sharp mind and her company.
130:
657:
8:
1003:
902:
864:
769:
329:
748:
260:
846:
587:
525:
512:
499:
494:
484:
469:
454:
439:
424:
409:
394:
379:
364:
349:
334:
311:
296:
281:
51:
832:
825:
727:
464:
449:
276:
233:
39:
811:
776:
741:
419:
344:
306:
153:
122:
195:
161:, where he completed a master's degree in anthropology, writing a thesis paper (
818:
804:
710:
434:
404:
238:
171:
126:
80:
62:
1085:
797:
755:
389:
216:
979:
The Best of the West: An
Anthology of Classic Writing from the American West
259:
so outstanding, for me, is that it takes the reader inside the world of the
872:
790:
762:
374:
176:
678:
783:
359:
225:
133:
who are featured in a number of
Hillerman's novels. The other officer is
930:
The Tony
Hillerman Companion: A Comprehensive Guide to His Life and Work
1047:
76:
72:
174:
named Louisa
Bourebonette, whom he meets while working on a case in
1070:
554:
134:
121:
is a fictional character created by the twentieth-century
American
324:
In each of the following
Leaphorn and Jim Chee work together:
580:
Cops and
Constables: American and British Fictional Policemen
199:
Joe Leaphorn is a member of the Navajo Tribal Police (now
511:(October 2013) (written by Anne Hillerman) HarperCollins
524:(May 2015) (written by Anne Hillerman) HarperCollins
1083:
552:were each adapted for television as part of the
219:, tradition, but also by Anglo-European logic.
578:George N. Dove and Earl F. Bargainnier (eds),
271:Joe Leaphorn appears in the following novels:
145:
985:The Oxford Book of American Detective Stories
694:
940:Kilroy Was There: A Gi's War in Photographs
708:
701:
687:
637:(October 1, 1973 ed.). April 4, 2012
537:(April 2017) (written by Anne Hillerman)
194:
183:Leaphorn lives in the Navajo capital of
170:Later, Leaphorn becomes attracted to an
611:(April 1, 1978 ed.). April 4, 2012
129:. He is one of the two officers of the
1084:
991:Best American Mysteries of the Century
655:
140:
950:Indian Country: America's Sacred Land
682:
597:
1092:Fictional American police detectives
190:
13:
649:
14:
1118:
1097:Fictional characters from Arizona
662:Reviewing the Evidence, Reviews
266:
656:Herren, Greg (February 2003).
623:
572:
1:
885:Buster Mesquite's Cowboy Band
565:
1107:Fictional police lieutenants
245:
207:Educated in assimilationist
103:Navajo tribal police officer
28:The Leaphorn and Chee series
7:
909:The Great Taos Bank Robbery
720:Navajo Tribal Police novels
560:Public Broadcasting Service
223:white world around him. In
146:Personal life and education
10:
1123:
879:The Boy Who Made Dragonfly
1058:
1013:
971:
894:
856:
717:
107:
99:
91:
86:
68:
58:
46:
34:
26:
21:
631:"Dance Hall of the Dead"
213:Bureau of Indian Affairs
159:Arizona State University
1102:Fictional Navajo people
1014:Adaptations from novels
914:The Spell of New Mexico
718:Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee
582:, Popular Press, 1986,
509:Spider Woman's Daughter
209:Indian boarding schools
87:In-universe information
735:Dance Hall of the Dead
292:Dance Hall of the Dead
204:
164:Dance Hall of the Dead
887:(for children) (1973)
881:(for children) (1972)
198:
997:New Omnibus of Crime
958:with Robert Reynolds
201:Navajo Nation Police
185:Window Rock, Arizona
131:Navajo Tribal Police
1004:The Mysterious West
903:Seldom Disappointed
865:The Fly on the Wall
236:Five months before
141:Character biography
16:Fictional character
926:(with Ernie Bulow)
749:People of Darkness
261:Navajo reservation
205:
1079:
1078:
964:with David Muench
945:Hillerman Country
924:Talking Mysteries
847:The Shape Shifter
605:"Listening Woman"
555:American Mystery!
495:The Shape Shifter
191:Professional life
115:
114:
52:The Shape Shifter
1114:
1059:Related articles
1051:(2022 TV Series)
952:with Bela Kalman
935:Canyon De Chelly
833:The Sinister Pig
826:The Wailing Wind
728:The Blessing Way
703:
696:
689:
680:
679:
673:
672:
670:
668:
653:
647:
646:
644:
642:
627:
621:
620:
618:
616:
601:
595:
576:
535:Song of the Lion
465:The Sinister Pig
450:The Wailing Wind
277:The Blessing Way
234:Washington, D.C.
211:operated by the
40:The Blessing Way
35:First appearance
19:
18:
1122:
1121:
1117:
1116:
1115:
1113:
1112:
1111:
1082:
1081:
1080:
1075:
1054:
1041:A Thief of Time
1009:
967:
890:
852:
812:The First Eagle
777:A Thief of Time
742:Listening Woman
719:
713:
707:
677:
676:
666:
664:
654:
650:
640:
638:
629:
628:
624:
614:
612:
603:
602:
598:
577:
573:
568:
546:A Thief of Time
522:Rock With Wings
420:The First Eagle
345:A Thief of Time
307:Listening Woman
269:
248:
193:
154:Listening Woman
148:
143:
111:Native-American
79:
75:
47:Last appearance
17:
12:
11:
5:
1120:
1110:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1094:
1077:
1076:
1074:
1073:
1068:
1062:
1060:
1056:
1055:
1053:
1052:
1044:
1038:
1032:
1025:
1017:
1015:
1011:
1010:
1008:
1007:
1000:
994:
988:
982:
975:
973:
969:
968:
966:
965:
959:
953:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
921:
919:Indian Country
916:
911:
906:
898:
896:
892:
891:
889:
888:
882:
876:
869:
860:
858:
854:
853:
851:
850:
843:
836:
829:
822:
819:Hunting Badger
815:
808:
805:The Fallen Man
801:
794:
787:
780:
773:
766:
759:
752:
745:
738:
731:
723:
721:
715:
714:
711:Tony Hillerman
706:
705:
698:
691:
683:
675:
674:
648:
635:Kirkus Reviews
622:
609:Kirkus Reviews
596:
570:
569:
567:
564:
558:series by the
539:
538:
532:
519:
506:
491:
476:
461:
446:
435:Hunting Badger
431:
416:
405:The Fallen Man
401:
386:
371:
356:
341:
319:
318:
303:
288:
268:
265:
252:Kirkus Reviews
247:
244:
239:The Fallen Man
192:
189:
172:anthropologist
147:
144:
142:
139:
127:Tony Hillerman
113:
112:
109:
105:
104:
101:
97:
96:
93:
89:
88:
84:
83:
81:Zahn McClarnon
70:
66:
65:
63:Tony Hillerman
60:
56:
55:
48:
44:
43:
36:
32:
31:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1119:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1089:
1087:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1063:
1061:
1057:
1050:
1049:
1045:
1042:
1039:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1030:
1026:
1024:
1023:
1022:The Dark Wind
1019:
1018:
1016:
1012:
1006:
1005:
1001:
998:
995:
992:
989:
986:
983:
980:
977:
976:
974:
970:
963:
960:
957:
954:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
904:
900:
899:
897:
893:
886:
883:
880:
877:
875:
874:
870:
867:
866:
862:
861:
859:
855:
849:
848:
844:
842:
841:
837:
835:
834:
830:
828:
827:
823:
821:
820:
816:
814:
813:
809:
807:
806:
802:
800:
799:
798:Sacred Clowns
795:
793:
792:
788:
786:
785:
781:
779:
778:
774:
772:
771:
767:
765:
764:
760:
758:
757:
756:The Dark Wind
753:
751:
750:
746:
744:
743:
739:
737:
736:
732:
730:
729:
725:
724:
722:
716:
712:
704:
699:
697:
692:
690:
685:
684:
681:
663:
659:
658:"Skinwalkers"
652:
636:
632:
626:
610:
606:
600:
593:
589:
585:
581:
575:
571:
563:
561:
557:
556:
551:
547:
543:
536:
533:
531:
530:9780062270511
527:
523:
520:
518:
517:9780062270481
514:
510:
507:
505:
504:0-06-056345-1
501:
497:
496:
492:
490:
489:0-06-056344-3
486:
482:
481:
477:
475:
474:0-06-019443-X
471:
467:
466:
462:
460:
459:0-06-019444-8
456:
452:
451:
447:
445:
444:0-06-109786-1
441:
437:
436:
432:
430:
429:0-06-109785-3
426:
422:
421:
417:
415:
414:0-06-109288-6
411:
407:
406:
402:
400:
399:0-06-109260-6
396:
392:
391:
390:Sacred Clowns
387:
385:
384:0-06-109932-5
381:
377:
376:
372:
370:
369:0-06-109918-X
366:
362:
361:
357:
355:
354:0-06-100004-3
351:
347:
346:
342:
340:
339:0-06-100017-5
336:
332:
331:
327:
326:
325:
322:
317:
316:0-06-100029-9
313:
309:
308:
304:
302:
301:0-06-100002-7
298:
294:
293:
289:
287:
286:0-06-100001-9
283:
279:
278:
274:
273:
272:
264:
262:
258:
253:
243:
241:
240:
235:
230:
228:
227:
220:
218:
214:
210:
202:
197:
188:
186:
181:
179:
178:
173:
168:
166:
165:
160:
156:
155:
138:
136:
132:
128:
124:
120:
110:
106:
102:
98:
94:
90:
85:
82:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
61:
57:
54:
53:
49:
45:
42:
41:
37:
33:
29:
25:
20:
1066:Joe Leaphorn
1065:
1046:
1040:
1035:Coyote Waits
1034:
1027:
1020:
1002:
996:
990:
984:
978:
961:
955:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
923:
918:
913:
908:
901:
884:
878:
873:Finding Moon
871:
863:
857:Other novels
845:
840:Skeleton Man
838:
831:
824:
817:
810:
803:
796:
791:Coyote Waits
789:
782:
775:
768:
763:The Ghostway
761:
754:
747:
740:
733:
726:
665:. Retrieved
661:
651:
639:. Retrieved
634:
625:
613:. Retrieved
608:
599:
579:
574:
553:
550:Coyote Waits
549:
545:
541:
540:
534:
521:
508:
493:
480:Skeleton Man
478:
463:
448:
433:
418:
403:
388:
375:Coyote Waits
373:
358:
343:
328:
323:
320:
305:
290:
275:
270:
267:Bibliography
256:
251:
249:
237:
231:
224:
221:
206:
182:
177:Coyote Waits
175:
169:
162:
152:
149:
119:Joe Leaphorn
118:
116:
69:Portrayed by
50:
38:
27:
22:Joe Leaphorn
1029:Skinwalkers
972:Anthologies
784:Talking God
770:Skinwalkers
542:Skinwalkers
360:Talking God
330:Skinwalkers
257:Skinwalkers
226:Talking God
117:Lieutenant
108:Nationality
1086:Categories
1048:Dark Winds
962:New Mexico
956:Rio Grande
895:Nonfiction
592:0879723343
584:pp. 98–113
566:References
100:Occupation
59:Created by
709:Works by
246:Reception
77:Wes Studi
73:Fred Ward
30:character
1071:Jim Chee
667:March 7,
135:Jim Chee
615:May 28,
498:(2006)
483:(2004)
468:(2003)
453:(2002)
438:(1999)
423:(1998)
408:(1996)
393:(1993)
378:(1990)
363:(1989)
348:(1988)
333:(1986)
310:(1978)
295:(1973)
280:(1970)
125:writer
123:mystery
1043:(2004)
1037:(2003)
999:(2005)
993:(2000)
987:(1996)
981:(1991)
868:(1971)
641:20 May
590:
562:(PBS)
528:
515:
502:
487:
472:
457:
442:
427:
412:
397:
382:
367:
352:
337:
314:
299:
284:
92:Gender
669:2012
643:2014
617:2014
588:ISBN
548:and
526:ISBN
513:ISBN
500:ISBN
485:ISBN
470:ISBN
455:ISBN
440:ISBN
425:ISBN
410:ISBN
395:ISBN
380:ISBN
365:ISBN
350:ISBN
335:ISBN
312:ISBN
297:ISBN
282:ISBN
217:Diné
95:Male
263:".
1088::
660:.
633:.
607:.
586:,
544:,
187:.
137:.
702:e
695:t
688:v
671:.
645:.
619:.
594:.
203:)
151:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
