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Changing Woman 2 reviews
St. Martin's Press, 2002
excellent Southwest mystery
Life on the Navaho reservation in New Mexico is never easy but this winter is particularly hard. The weather is abnormally cold, unemployment is up, and many people are forced to choose between eating and heating up their homes. The Tribal Council, responsible for the welfare of the people on the reservation, debates whether to legalize gambling as a way of bringing in revenue. Navaho ...
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Red Mesa (Ella Clah)4 reviews
Aimee Thurlo, David Thurlo
Forge Books, 2002
A long running mystery where the heroine becomes the villain
Navaho Police Special Investigator Ella Clah and her cousin, police officer Justine Goodluck loudly argue in public over a recent incident. When a few days later, Justine's burnt bones are found partially buried on the top of RED MESA, everyone, including some members of her own family, conclude that Ella killed Justine. Even Ella's beloved mother believes her daughter has turned evil and wants ...
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Bad Faith 8 reviews
Aimee Thurlo, David Thurlo
Thorndike Press, 2003
A great new series!
These two authors have written a number of series, most of which I find very strange, but one of the most recent features Sister Agatha, an extern nun for a cloistered order. These are cozy murder mysteries and I found the first one, Bad Faith, highly enjoyable (haven't gotten around to reading the rest yet). Sister Agatha was a journalism professor before becoming a nun and when a murder brings ...
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Prey for a Miracle 8 reviews
Aimee Thurlo, David Thurlo
Thorndike Press, 2006
Prey for a Miracle (A Sister Agathe Mysstery)
My wife and I both enjoyed the book. We even ordered a second copy for a friend. We have the whole series and have enjoyed them all.
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Thief In Retreat (A Sister Agatha Mystery)4 reviews
Aimee Thurlo, David Thurlo
Thorndike Press, 2005
exciting amateur sleuth
Sister Agatha stops a robbery in progress by punching the felon in the nose; then rides back to Our Lady of Hope monastery where she will confess to the mother superior that she committed violence against another human being. Before her confession occurs, the archbishop talks to her.
He wants her to go to the retreat; a former monastery where religious folk art belonging to the archdiocese is ...
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False Witness (A Sister Agatha Mystery)3 reviews
Aimee Thurlo, David Thurlo
St. Martin's Minotaur, 2007
exciting Sister Agatha who-done it
In the Our Lady Of Hope Monastery resides a community of nuns bound by a vow of enclosure which means they have nothing to do with the outside world. Three extern nuns who are not bound by enclosure are the spokeswomen for the monastery and have dealings of all kind with the outside world. Sister Agatha is one of those and her ability to get donations has saved the monastery from going broke on ...
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Turquoise Girl: An Ella Clah Novel (Ella Clah)7 reviews
Aimee Thurlo, David Thurlo
Forge Books, 2008
The Turquoise Girl
Once again the Thurlo's have given us a great mystery. This book is a continuation of their great Ella Clah series and one of the best. If you like Tony Hillerman, Margaret Coel, and Michael McGarrity, then this series is for you. I strongly suggest that you start with the first book of the series and read them straight thru.
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Pale Death: A Lee Nez Novel (Lee Nez)4 reviews
Aimee Thurlo, David Thurlo
Forge Books, 2005
Sink your teeth into this savory book
The Lee Nez novels featuring duh Lee Nez, who now calls himself in the present, Leo Hawk, has a continued quality of excellence. The Thurlos, as many others, have other series with other characters, but Lee Nez appealed more to me - see, he's a half-vampire - ravaged by a vampire, he goes to a medicine man who knows how to counteract the curse to let Lee be able to function in the daylight hours ...
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Wind Spirit: An Ella Clah Novel6 reviews
Forge Books, 2004
A Craftily Written Novel Rich in Navajo History
Aimee and David Thurlo have added a ninth installment to their Ella Clah series. These novels take place on a Four Corners, New Mexico reservation where Clah is a special investigator for the Navajo Tribal Police. Her family is "traditionalist" and her brother Clifford is a respected hataalli, or medicine man, who at the start of the book is singing hatals. "These songs of blessing compelled the ...
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Blood Retribution : A Lee Nez Novel (Lee Nez)1 review
David Thurlo, Aimee Thurlo
Amazon Remainders Account, 2004
fantastic horror mystery thriller
He is a nightwalker, a Navaho vampire who because he is only half Nosferatu has the strength not to succumb to the allure of the dark side of his nature. He is a New Mexico state police officer who is often teamed up with beautiful FBI agent Diane Lopez who not only knows what Lee Nez is but accepts him for his good heart. Right now they are trying to infiltrate a smuggling ring made up of ...
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Plant Them Deep 7 reviews
Aimee Thurlo, David Thurlo
Forge Books, 2005
Best Ever
This book is the best work by the Thurlos. It is great to get to know Ella's mother Rose so much better. The book wonderfully illustrates the plight of indigenous peoples when dealing with the outside world's pressure to take their land's natural resources, and brings the plant people to the forefront of the story.
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Tracking Bear (Ella Clah)3 reviews
Aimee Thurlo, David Thurlo, 2003
great police procedural
Money is scarce on the Navaho reservation and the lack of funds in the police department means less officers and increasingly faulty and out of date equipment. Officer Frankin calls in a possible burglary in progress and requests help but the broken radio stopped working before he can give a location. By the time Ella Clah, the officer in charge of the special investigations unit, finds him, he ...
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Surrogate Evil: A Lee Nez Novel (Lee Nez)6 reviews
Aimee Thurlo, David Thurlo
Forge Books, 2006
Loved it!!!
This is the first book by the Thurlo's for me. I got it yesterday and finished it today!!!! I loved it!!! So very entertaining!!! I read until 1:30 last night. I will be reading more of their books.
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Second Sunrise: A Lee Nez Novel9 reviews
Aimee Thurlo, David Thurlo
Forge Books, 2002
Second Sunrise: A Lee Nez Novel
This is the first book in a series of three--so far. Lots of Navajo culture and
beliefs are incorporated into an exciting mystery based in New Mexico. Authors
write in a pleasing manner. You forget about your problems when you become
involved in this great read.
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Bad Medicine: An Ella Clah Novel (Ella Clah Novels)4 reviews
Aimee Thurlo, David Thurlo
Forge Books, 1997
A great work in a great series
Navaho tribal investigator Ella Clah is
isolated form the Navaho community she is sworn to
protect because of her FBI training and her family
heritage of being vessels of powerful magic. Ella
herself is torn between the traditional beliefs of
her people and the scientific method employed in
the Anglo world. When the Anglo miners form the
Brotherhood, a group that preaches hatred and
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Spirit Line3 reviews
David Thurlo, Aimee Thurlo
Viking Juvenile, 2004
Good Intro to Navajo culture for 5-8th Graders
This book has realistic characters, a good mystery, and does a really excellent job of introducing 5th to 9th graders to Navajo culture in a non-boring and non-lecturing way. My daughter and I read the book together in the evenings, and it was so interesting to her that she was finding excuses to head up a bit early. I really hope the authors consider writing another book for children this age.
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Mourning Dove: An Ella Clah Novel7 reviews
Forge Books, 2006
Navajo culture
Well paced mystery as usual with the Thurlos. I like that they sprinkle in bits & pieces of Navajo culture into the story. The end of the mystery of the death of the soldier did not turn out as I thought it would. What happens with Ella's romance? I guess I will have to purchase the next book to find out.
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Death Walker (Ella Clah Novels)3 reviews
Aimee Thurlo, David Thurlo
Forge, 1996
Don't start it, if you don't have time to finish it.
As an avid Tony Hillerman fan, I loved this book. It may even surpass many of his efforts. The story grabs you from the start and makes one want to read it through without stopping. Hopefully, we will now have a more steady flow of Navajo-Rez mysteries and lore with both Hillerman and the Thurlo's churning them out.
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White Thunder: An Ella Clah Novel (Ella Clah)7 reviews
Aimee Thurlo, David Thurlo
Forge Books, 2005
Another great Ella Clah book....
The Ella Clah series is one of my favorite law enforcement series! Ella is a Special Investigator for the Navajo Police Department. While each book in the series builds on the previous ones in terms of character development, each book is also a stand alone novel. This novel begins with Navajo Police Chief Big Ed Atcitty informing Ella that a new FBI agent, Andrew Thomas, is missing after ...
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Shooting Chant (Ella Clah Novels)7 reviews
Aimee Thurlo, David Thurlo
Tandem Library, 2001
Ella returns
I've been a fan of the Ella Clah novels from the beginning, and they just keep getting better and better. This one combines a complex mystery and Ella's personal problems. Even having a baby isn't entirely a personal matter when you factor in the relationships among the Navajo clans and the legendary past of Ella's family. The Thurlos do a terrific job of showing us the problems and ...
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