Worth Reading : RIP Tony Hillerman

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RIP Tony Hillerman

Tony Hillerman/LOC

Tony Hillerman/LOC

“Tony Hillerman, whose lyrical, authentic and compelling mystery novels set among the Navajos of the Southwest blazed innovative trails in the American detective story, died Sunday at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, The Associated Press reported.

“He was 83 and lived in Albuquerque.

“The cause was pulmonary failure, according to the AP report.”

Much more at the NYT. Also at Wikipedia and at Native Intelligence.

Posted by M Wms on Monday, October 27, 2008, at 9:41 am. Filed under crime fiction, fiction, obituaries, readers advisory. Tagged crime novels, deaths. western U.S., hillerman, mysteries, novelist, obituaries, tony hillerman. Follow any responses to this post with its comments RSS feed. You can post a comment or trackback from your blog.

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