The Shape Shifter
by Tony Hillerman
List Price:
Our Price: $0.97
You Save: $25.98 (96%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $0.01 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Tony HillermanEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-11-21
ISBN: 0060563451
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Harper
Book Reviews of The Shape Shifter
Book Review: A Meditative Mystery
Summary: 4 Stars
Although I'm a longtime Hillerman fan, reading the earlier reviews discouraged me from getting this one. But I'm happy to report The Shape Shifter was much better than I expected. The protagonist is definitely Joe Leaphorn, settling a mystery that can be traced back to his earliest days as a cop, and the pace is a little slower, but the story is meditative and focused, considering the evil growing out of selfishness and greed in all cultures. There is an interesting and healthy dollop of Native American and Vietnamese origins mythology, and a thoughtful consideration of the effects of the BIA placement program on young Navajos of the 50s and 60s. Definitely worth reading. (And contrary to earlier reviews, I didn't notice "the legendary lieutenant" mentioned once.)
Literature & Fiction Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Literature & Fiction Books
Little Womenby Louisa May Alcott
Scribner; Published: 1986-06-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.49
Price in other shops:
The Killing Groundby JACK HIGGINS
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS LTD; Published: 2007; Hardcover; Book
Saving Fish from Drowningby Amy Tan
4th Estate; Published: 2005; Paperback; Book
Life Expectancyby Dean Koontz
Harpercollins Pb; Published: 2005-08-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.00
Constant Princessby Philippa Gregory
Touchstone/Simon & Schuster; Published: 2005; Hardcover; Book
Wolf of the Plains (Conqueror, Book 1)by Conn Iggulden
Harper; Published: 2007; Paperback; Book
Saharaby Clive Cussler
Harper Collins Pb; Published: 2005-03-21; Paperback; Book
Perelandra (Cosmic Trilogy)by C. S. Lewis
Voyager; Published: 2005-11; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.73
Price in other shops:
The Lord Of The Rings: Part 2 The Two Towersby J. R. R. Tolkien
Harper Collins Publishers; Published: 2001; Paperback; Book
Red Marsby Kim Stanley Robinson
Trafalgar Square; Published: 2001-06; Paperback; Book
Similar books summaries and other product reviews
Tony Hillerman: Leaphorn, Chee, and More: The Fallen Man, The First Eagle, Hunting Badgerby Tony Hillerman
Harper; Published: 2005-10-25; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $48.38
Sacred Clownsby Tony Hillerman
Harpercollins; Published: 1993-10; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $1.25
Price in other shops:
Hunting Badgerby Tony Hillerman
Harper; Published: 1999-11-09; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $0.46
Price in other shops:
The Leaphorn & Chee Novelsby Tony Hillerman
Harper; Published: 2005-05-03; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $34.95
The Joe Leaphorn Mysteries: Three Classic Hillerman Mysteries Featuring Lt. Joe Leaphorn: The Blessing Way/ Dance Hall of the Dead/ Listening Womanby Tony Hillerman
Harper & Row; Published: 1989-08; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $77.19
The First Eagleby Tony Hillerman
Harper; Published: 1998-07-29; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $1.81
Price in other shops:
Talking Godby Tony Hillerman
Harper & Row; Published: 1989-06; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $3.97
Price in other shops:
The Sinister Pigby Tony Hillerman
HarperCollins; Published: 2003-05-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $0.27
Price in other shops:
The Wailing Windby Tony Hillerman
Harper; Published: 2002-05-07; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $3.41
Price in other shops:
Skeleton Man (Joe Leaphorn/ Jim Chee Novels)by Tony Hillerman
Harper; Published: 2004-11-23; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $0.69
Price in other shops: