Chee and Bernie are trying to solve the attempted murder of their mentor LT. Joe Leaphorn. Initially there are quite a few potential suspects, but they have narrowed it down to one suspect who confesses to them after she captures and tries to kill them. Another excellent read in this series!!! My highest recommendation!!

The Spider Woman was wonderful with it’s mystery and intrigue and so many twists and turns. Thank you Anne Hillerman for continuing your father’s stories.

I was intrigued by “A Leaphorn and Chee” novel. Loved Tony Hillerman’s writing, the way he painted the scenery, the broadness of his characters, and the intricacies of the plots. If it was a political move to give Manuelito the lions share of the book, I wasn’t impressed. Pretty much had it figured out in the first twenty five pages. It was adequate to quench my thirst for a Navajo Country mystery. Tony Hillerman was quite a wordsmith. I hope as the series goes on , the mysteries get better. I felt like Chee was dumbed down to make Bernie look good. He was always very methodical and took his time to come to a conclusion. In this book he is pretty mellow. Not nearly as spiritual or focused. I read the next one to see if the characters get better.

Anne Hillerman has truly inherited the gift of writing from her dad, and has done an incredible job of bring Leaphorn, Chee, and Bernie back to life in the pages of this book. A stunning page turner not to be missed.

This is a worthy successor to her father's Leaphorn and Chee novels.

I just want to thank Ms Hillerman for this book! I read all of her father's books in the 90's and was so happy to find this one! I really enjoyed her character expansion of Bernie. Thank you so much!!

Wonderful continuation of her fathers novels.

really good read, continues the tradition. i am looking forward to the next in what i hope is the continuation of a wonderful series. your father would be proud.

Thank you, Anne Hillerman, for continuing to write about the Navajo Tribal Police. I loved the book. You father's books taught me so much about this beautiful area and these wonderful people. I came to the southwest from northeast OH with many misconceptions about reservation life and the people who live here. Learning of him through PBS Mystery series I came to appreciate the land, it's people, and their culture. Please continue to represent this area as he did. And most importantly, thanks for a good story.

I loved Tony Hillerman's books and was sad when I heard he passed away. However, his daughter, Anne, has picked up the thread of Tony's stories and continued without a hitch in her excellent book, Spider Woman's Daughter. I hope she continues to write more books about the Navajo policemen I grew to enjoy in Tony's books