David Thurlo
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Charlie Henry and his friends are enjoying a cookout on a relaxing Sunday afternoon. But when a gunshot rings out in the neighborhood, Charlie is abruptly brought back to a world he's all too familiar with. As he and best friend Gordon run to the source of the shot, they happen upon two masked intruders in their next-door neighbor's house. The men seem to be there to kidnap Sam Randall, the owner of the home, but upon the interruption from Charlie...
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Charlie Henry, co-owner of a pawnshop and Iraq war veteran, has, for the most part, settled into his somewhat quieter life in Albuquerque. He is invited to attend the dedication of a memorial in a park, where he, other local heroes, and first responders are to be honored for their military accomplishments and dedication to the community. But trouble always seems to follow Charlie. When gunshots ring out, barely missing Charlie and hitting the man...
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English
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Description
"Few writers have captured the flavor of the American Southwest better than Aimee and David Thurlo, in both mysteries and romantic suspense. Josephine Buck runs a trading post just off the Navajo Reservation. Widow Leigh Ann Vance is Jo's right-hand-woman, filling the emptiness in her own life. Shortly after her husband, Kurt, was killed, Leigh Ann discovered he had been having a string of affairs. Leigh Ann's trust issues affect her feelings for...
Author
Series
Publisher
Forge Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Former Navajo Police officer Harry Ute's body is found in an isolated part of the Navajo Reservation, rumored to be skinwalker country. This makes Navajo Police Special Investigator Ella Clah's job much harder--no one wants to speak to her for fear of incurring the wrath of the Navajo witches. Harry's latest P.I. case involves tracking down property stolen from the county. This leads Ella to work with county Detective Dan Nez. Ella doesn't trust...
Author
Series
Sister Agatha mysteries volume 6
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sister Agatha is an extern nun -- the link between the cloistered sisters and the community -- for the Our Lady of Hope monastery in the small town of Bernalillo, New Mexico. Using the skills she developed as an investigative journalist before she heeded the calling to become a nun, Sister Agatha has become renowned -- sometimes even infamous -- for her crime-solving skills. Sister Agatha is being sorely tested. Our Lady of Hope monastery is about...
Author
Series
Ella Clah mysteries volume 13
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A serial killer stalks young Navajo men and women ... and Ella Clah's family might be next in his sights, in Aimee and David Thurlo's Turquoise Girl!
Navajo Police Special Investigator Ella Clah has seen a lot of death in the decade since she returned to the Reservation, but nothing quite as bad as a series of violent murders of young Navajo. Something about the crime scene reminds Ella of her days in the FBI, and she calls on Agent Blalock for help....
Author
Series
Ella Clah mysteries volume 14
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Ella Clah is no longer an unsure young woman recently returned to the Navajo Reservation from a stint with the FBI; she has found her place in her tribe, her clan, and her family. She has seen the Diné at their worst-and at their best-as they balance the modern era with the traditional Navajo way of life.
Ervin Benally, son-in-law of the powerful Navajo businesswoman and politician Abigail Yellowhair, plans to bring satellite telephone service...
Author
Series
Ella Clah mysteries volume 16
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
As a people, the Navajo seek to walk in beauty and find a balance between modern and traditional culture. As a mother, a daughter, and a member of the Navajo Nation, Ella Clah finds her own way to walk-but as a police officer, she seeks both justice and truth.
When Never-ending-snake begins, Ella is returning from a trip to Washington, DC, where she has been presented with a lucrative offer of employment with a private security firm. The catch? She...
Author
Series
Ella Clah mysteries volume 11
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
In White Thunder, the tenth Ella Clah novel from Aimee and David Thurlo, Ella must find a missing FBI agent who interrupted a Sing.
FBI area supervisor Simmons asks the Navajo Tribal Police to help locate Andrew Thomas, a federal agent who disappeared after interrupting a Navajo ritual being performed by a group of medicine men or hataaliis. Simmons voices his displeasure when Special Investigator Ella Clah is assigned to the case; he believes that...
10) A time of change
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"A Time of Change is a perfect example of the Thurlos's ability to combine passion with tension as they introduce readers to Josephine Buck and other employees at a New Mexico trading post. When The Outpost's owner dies, Josephine, a young Navajo woman, is shocked to discover that Tom Stuart, whom she thought of as a surrogate father, has left her the business. Ben Stuart and his dad had had problems, but military service changed Ben for the better...
11) False witness
Author
Series
Sister Agatha mysteries volume 4
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Our Lady of Hope Monastery can't catch a break. Situated in rural New Mexico, the cloistered monastery squeaks by on donations and various craft and skilled jobs suited to their cloistered, contemplative life. But, when a stolen SUV crashes through their outside walls, they are faced with financial demands that far exceed their means. So, when a major donor offers a great deal of money for what seems a simple task, they are quick to accept. The very...
12) The prodigal nun
Author
Series
Sister Agatha mysteries volume 5
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Our Lady of Hope is an aging monastery run by a cloistered order in rural New Mexico. Perennially cash-strapped for needed repairs and maintenance, when the local diocese offers to pay for a new water well it is, well, a godsend. But, there's a catch, in return, they want the monastery to house a novice nun from a different order who needs a place to stay locally while she teaches at the Catholic school and an order to take responsibility for her...
Author
Series
Ella Clah mysteries volume 10
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Before the new nuclear power plant can be built, the power company must help the Navajo reclaim a long-unused uranium mine. The plan is to collapse the old shafts and refill the area with new soil, but the first explosions trigger unplanned subsidiary collapses. Ella Clah, attending the dedication and purification ceremony, acts quickly when she sees a young child sliding into the exposed tunnels. She saves his life but is herself trapped underground.
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14) Plant them deep
Author
Series
Ella Clah mysteries volume 9
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
For the Navajo, to "walk in beauty"-to stay in balance with the natural world around one-is the greatest gift, and the greatest task, of one's life. For Rose Destea, to walk in beauty has meant threading a difficult path between traditionalist and modernist ways. Though she worships at the family shrine, her husband was a Christian preacher. Though her son, Clifford Destea, is a respected hataalii or medicine man, her daughter, Ella Clah, is a Special...
15) Red mesa
Author
Series
Ella Clah mysteries volume 6
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
Navajo Police Special Investigator Ella Clah is on the run. Justine, Ella's cousin and fellow officer, disappeared after the two women argued publicly over Justine's new boyfriend. Human bones are discovered at the spot where the younger woman had told her family she and Ella were to meet late one night. Suddenly Ella Clah, cop, is Ella Clah, murder suspect.
Stunned by Justine's death, Ella has no time to mourn. Her former allies in the Navajo...
16) Blackening song
Author
Series
Publisher
FORGE
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
FBI agent Ella Clah returns to her Navajo reservation to find the killer of her father, a Christian minister. The probe is complicated by her long stay in the white world. While she is convinced that she has retained her Indian soul, the locals don't think so. By the authors of Second Shadow.
17) Death walker
Author
Series
Ella Clah mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
1996.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
18) Shooting chant
Author
Series
Ella Clah mysteries volume 5
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
19) Bad medicine
Author
Series
Ella Clah mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
1997.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
On a Navajo reservation, police officer Ella Clah investigates two murders which appear to be linked with conflict between whites and Indians at a nearby mine. The probe is complicated by the whites' perception that she is pro-Indian while Indians think she is pro-white because she used to work for the FBI.