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"A Tom Doherty Associates book."

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A long way from Hillerman. submitted by geneslibrary on December 5, 2009, 12:49pm One of the reviewers on the back dustcover suggests that the Thurlows are a good fill-in between Hillerman indian tales but, having read all the Hillerman Navajo police procedurals I must say that going from Hillerman to Thurlow is like going from a smooth road to one of the bumpy, unpaved back-roads in four-corners land. The Thurlows may write closer to the indian perspective (David T. grew up on the Rez he writes about) but the writing seems, too often, like that done for a high school English class: stiff and formulaic. Perhaps things will smooth out in their more recent stories. I also found offputting what I consider a strong feminine thread (Aimee's influence?) which, in this case, consists of overly strong, sometimes nearly violent (language wise), emotional responses to situations. To me it was jarring and out of place. I mourn Hillerman's passing all the more now.