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Shutter (Rita Todacheene 1), by Ramona Emerson (2022)
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Premise: As if life weren‘t complicated enough for heroine Rita, being both a Dine woman who can see ghosts and a forensic photographer, lone spirit insists on tormenting her until she gets her justice.

Review: Though definitely gory in places, this was the palate cleanser I needed in the midst of literary award reading season. ⬇️

Pretty good book but I would have liked to see even more detail and any more conflicts they had with others in the military. Also wanted some more about the Navajo culture. Otherwise I'd recommend it if you are into WW2 history.

Starting a book about the Navajos who kept radio messages from the Japanese in WW2. They spoke in a version of Navajo which the enemy could not figure out. There were about 500 in the war.

The 4th Novel of the Leaphorn and Chee series and the inspiration for the AMC series “Dark Winds”. Navajo tribal police solve murders in the early 1970‘s. This book inspired season two of the Dark Winds series

Apparently I didn't read much in June. 🤔 My favorites were the Hillerman books, I need to get the next one.

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This was great! But also quite sad- small spoilers in comment. I'm glad I picked this series up again. I read them long ago (I was in HS, I think) and I've always remembered liking them and, upon rereading a couple, I can say I very much enjoy Hillerman's writing and I like being in Joe Leaphorn's head.

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Gripping crime.