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  • Dance Hall of the Dead

  • Written by: Tony Hillerman
  • Narrated by: Michael Ansara
  • Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (13 ratings)

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Dance Hall of the Dead

Written by: Tony Hillerman
Narrated by: Michael Ansara
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Publisher's Summary

A Zuni Indian boy dies in a bizarre ritual slaying - and his best friend, a Navajo youth, is missing. Navajo police lieutenant Joe Leaphorn tracks the friend from Zuni village to Navajo hogan, from anthropological dig to hippie commune, across the desert of New Mexico and Arizona. In his search, Leaphorn discovers the ancient secrets of the Zunis and the hidden crimes of white men. Narrator Michael Ansara's experience with American Indian roles on stage and screen lends authenticity to his resonant reading of this Edgar-winning tale of murder and deception.
(P)1986 by The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.

What the critics say

  • Edgar Allan Poe Award Winner, Best Novel, 1974

"High entertainment...An aesthetically satisfying glimpse of the still-powerful tribal mysteries." (The New Yorker)

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GREAT story

JOE LEAPHORN IS a great chatacter but he seemed tp struggle in his character in this book. The ending seemed forced.

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