Sacred Clowns
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This article is about the Hillerman novel. For Native American Sacred Clowns, see Sacred Clown. For the Lakota religious figures, see Heyoka.
 First edition | |
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Jim Chee/Joe Leaphorn Navajo Tribal Police Series | |
| Author | Tony Hillerman |
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| Cover artist | Ernest Franklin[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Published | 1993 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| Preceded by |
Coyote Waits (1990) |
| Followed by |
The Fallen Man (1996) |
Sacred Clowns is a 1993 novel by Tony Hillerman.[2] It involves koshares, or sacred clowns, after which the book is named.[3]
Plot
The plot of the story surrounds several homicides and the relationship between Jim Chee and Janet Pete. Chee is still in training to become a Hatałii when he is assigned to work directly for Joe Leaphorn to solve the murder of a teacher killed at a mission followed by a violent death during a sacred clown dance.
Awards
The novel was nominated for the 1994 Anthony Award for Best Novel.[4]
References
- ↑ Tony Hillerman Books Illustrated by Ernest Franklin
- ↑ Klinkenborg, Verlyn (October 17, 1993). "CRIME/MYSTERY; The Reservation Is His Beat - New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- ↑ Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher (December 26, 1993). "Three suspense novels run true to formula". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- ↑ "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. October 2, 2003. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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