The Ghostway by Tony Hillerman is a must read for mystery lovers. The story takes place on the Navajo Indian Reservation in the southwest United States. The main character is Officer Jim Chee who works for the Navajo Tribal Police. Chee is also the protagonist of several other novels by Hillerman.
A car thief from Los Angeles is put into the witness protection program and sent to the Navajo reservation. As the book moves on, you will learn that the Navajo Tribal Police was not told of this criminal who now lives among them.
The novel will keep you interested when people are sent to find this car thief. The action starts with a shooting in a laundromat. This is where Jim Chee inters the scene to try to solve the mystery of why the shooting took place.
Chee searches his feelings and the rituals and beliefs he was brought up with. He tries to follow the old Navajo ways while working for the tribal police.
As the story unfolds, you will learn that the criminal that was shot was buried in an old abandoned Navajo place. This is where the novel gets its title from. The Ghostway is where the soul is trapped forever in the burial place.
If you are looking for a good mystery with great suspense, this is the novel for you. Each page will give you different insights into the action. Once you've opened this book, you'll find it hard to put down.
