Skinwalkers
With the reading of Tony Hillerman's Skinwalkers, I'm only about 20 years behind in the Navajo mystery series. This is the one where Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn meet for the first time. Leaphorn's wife is gravely ill, and somebody's trying to whack Chee.
Yes, just like last time, I realize I'd read this one before, but couldn't remember the plot. What I remembered was the letter from Chee's girlfriend, off in Wisconsin or someplace. Also, the cat. And yes, Hillerman fell into his habit of overly dramatic endings. The butcher's bill in this one, in killed and wounded, is a bit much.
That said, it was an enjoyable read. I'm fairly certain I've read Talking God and Coyote Waits, and know I've read A Thief of Time, so Sacred Clowns will be the next one on the list. If and when I get back to this series. (Seton Hill residency is coming up, and with it a pile of student manuscripts.)
CBsIP: Empress Orchid, Anchee Min
De Re Militari, Flavius Vegetius
Indian Castles 1206-1526, Konstantin S. Nossov
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, Jack Weatherford