17 best-selling crime books like Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10) by Tony Hillerman

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Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10)

By: Tony Hillerman

4.06

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

The car fire didn't kill Navajo Tribal Policeman Delbert Nez—a bullet did. And the old man in posse…

"From where we stand the rain seems random. If we could stand somewhere else, we would see the order in it."

-Tony Hillerman, Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10)

"From where we stand the rain seems random. If we could stand somewhere else, we would see the order in it."

-Tony Hillerman, Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10)

If you liked the crime plot in Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10) by Tony Hillerman , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of Navajo Autumn (A Navajo Nation Mystery #1) by R. Allen Chappell

1. Navajo Autumn (A Navajo Nation Mystery #1)

By: R. Allen Chappell

3.97

Format: 188 pages, Kindle Edition

Thomas Begay is found dead-drunk under the La Plata Bridge ...not unusual for Thomas Begay. What is… read more

Similar categories in R. Allen Chappell's Navajo Autumn (A Navajo Nation Mystery #1) book and Tony Hillerman's Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10)

  • mystery thriller
  • westerns
  • native american
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • native americans
Cover of Banking on Death (John Putnam Thatcher, #1) by Emma Lathen

2. Banking on Death (John Putnam Thatcher, #1)

By: Emma Lathen

3.97

Format: 166 pages, Paperback

This universally acclaimed debut by Lathen (a pseudonym for the writing team of Mary J. Latsis and … read more

Similar categories in Emma Lathen's Banking on Death (John Putnam Thatcher, #1) book and Tony Hillerman's Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"The savage tom-tom of her activity was proceeding at an incredible tempo when it came to an abrupt halt: Ken winced visibly at the sound of sheets being ripped violently from the carriage and dropped…"

-Emma Lathen, Banking on Death (John Putnam Thatcher, #1)

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3. Under the Color of Law (Kevin Kerney, #6)

By: Michael McGarrity

4.05

Format: 400 pages, Mass Market Paperback

“One of the most chilling and satisfying thrillers of the year.” --Los Angeles Times Newly-install… read more

Similar categories in Michael McGarrity's Under the Color of Law (Kevin Kerney, #6) book and Tony Hillerman's Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10)

  • mystery thriller
  • westerns
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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4. Hermit's Peak (Kevin Kerney, #4)

By: Michael McGarrity

4.13

Format: 351 pages, Paperback

Hermit’s Peak is a seminal novel in the crime fiction series that places New Mexico lawman Kevin Ke… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • westerns
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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5. Serpent Gate (Kevin Kerney, #3)

By: Michael McGarrity

4.08

Format: 338 pages, Mass Market Paperback

After receiving a call from the newly appointed chief of the New Mexico State Police, ex-Santa Fe c… read more

Similar categories in Michael McGarrity's Serpent Gate (Kevin Kerney, #3) book and Tony Hillerman's Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • westerns
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Junkyard Dogs (Walt Longmire, #6) by Craig Johnson

6. Junkyard Dogs (Walt Longmire, #6)

By: Craig Johnson

4.25

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

Read Craig Johnson's blogs and other content on the Penguin Community. A missing thumb and dead de… read more

Similar categories in Craig Johnson's Junkyard Dogs (Walt Longmire, #6) book and Tony Hillerman's Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • westerns
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"I thought about the damage we all did in life simply by being ourselves and getting up in the morning."

-Craig Johnson, Junkyard Dogs (Walt Longmire, #6)

Cover of Dead In The Water (Kate Shugak, #3) by Dana Stabenow

7. Dead In The Water (Kate Shugak, #3)

By: Dana Stabenow

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Once, Kate Shugak was the star investigator of the Anchorage D.A, 's office. Now she's gone back to… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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8. The Judas Judge (Kevin Kerney, #5)

By: Michael McGarrity

3.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

In a remote New Mexico campground, six people are killed in an apparently senseless murder spree. D… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • westerns
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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9. The Broken Gun

By: Louis L'Amour

3.77

Format: None pages, Paperback

Ninety years ago the Toomey brothers, along with twenty-five other men and four thousand head of ca… read more

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  • westerns
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
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10. Boy Made of Dawn

By: R. Allen Chappell

3.62

Format: 128 pages,

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  • westerns
  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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11. Wolves of Winter: A Navajo Nation Mystery

By: R. Allen Chappell

3.83

Format: None pages,

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Similar categories in R. Allen Chappell's Wolves of Winter: A Navajo Nation Mystery book and Tony Hillerman's Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10)

  • mystery
  • fiction

12. Tony Hillerman's Landscape: On the Road with Chee and Leaphorn

By: Anne Hillerman

3.73

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Step into the world of bestselling author Tony Hillerman's novels with Tony Hillerman's Landscape: … read more

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13. The Dark Horse (Walt Longmire, #5)

By: Craig Johnson

3.75

Format: None pages,

The Denver Posthails Craig Johnson's Walt Longmire mystery series as a must-read. Joining the four … read more

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14. Ancient Blood: A Navajo Nation Mystery

By: R. Allen Chappell

3.83

Format: 32 pages,

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15. The Fallen

By: T. Jefferson Parker

4.00

Format: 191 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A good cop, Robbie Brownlaw was thrown from a sixth-floor window of a downtown hotel and miraculous… read more

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16. Blue Lightning (Shetland Island, #4)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.34

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

Shetland Detective Jimmy Perez knows it will be a difficult homecoming when he returns to the Fair … read more

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17. Mojado: A Navajo Nation Mystery

By: R. Allen Chappell

3.69

Format: 355 pages,

Chappell takes a bold new direction with this thriller, raising storytelling and knowledge of the N… read more

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18. Tularosa (Kevin Kerney, #1)

By: Michael McGarrity

3.86

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

It's been two years since an on-the-job shooting forced ex-Santa Fe chief of detectives Kevin Kerne… read more

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19. Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24)

By: C.J. Box

4.36

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett faces two different kinds of rampaging beasts—one animal, one human… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Box's Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24) book and Tony Hillerman's Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10)

  • mystery thriller
  • westerns
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller (The Family Legacy Series) by Carolyn M. Bowen

20. Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller (The Family Legacy Series)

By: Carolyn M. Bowen

4.36

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

None read more

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"He wanted a stiff drink to get through the evening, for he knew they’d be wailing, and her family coming unglued."

-Carolyn M. Bowen, Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller (The Family Legacy Series)

"Elpidio sensed that David had more to say but was holding back due to their friendship. He wondered why David had gone along with Emiliana's seemingly impulsive ideas."

-Carolyn M. Bowen, Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller (The Family Legacy Series)

"He didn't want to give the cartel any time to persuade Emiliana into accepting a more enticing offer. He had reservations about her loyalty and feared she might make a deal without Elpidio's consent."

-Carolyn M. Bowen, Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller (The Family Legacy Series)

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21. The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

By: Michael Wyndham Thomas

4.34

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

1967. The Summer of Love. Not for Jonathan Parry, perhaps, but certainly a time of big he and his … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"All happened so damn fast,"

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"As I reached the door, the constable said, “Good luck in Canada, son."

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"Will turned over the last words for a long time. Then he thought about the flashing message-light up in the kitchen."

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"Will turned over the last words for a long time.  Then he thought about the flashing message-light up in the kitchen."

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

Cover of First Frost (Walt Longmire, #20) by Craig Johnson

22. First Frost (Walt Longmire, #20)

By: Craig Johnson

4.37

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

Following the events of The Longmire Defense, we return to find Walt and our familiar cast of chara… read more

Similar categories in Craig Johnson's First Frost (Walt Longmire, #20) book and Tony Hillerman's Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10)

  • mystery thriller
  • westerns
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10) by Tony Hillerman

23. Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10)

By: Tony Hillerman

4.06

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

The car fire didn't kill Navajo Tribal Policeman Delbert Nez—a bullet did. And the old man in posse… read more

Similar categories in Tony Hillerman's Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10) book and Tony Hillerman's Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • westerns
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • native americans
"From where we stand the rain seems random. If we could stand somewhere else, we would see the order in it."

-Tony Hillerman, Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10)

Cover of The Longmire Defense (Walt Longmire, #19) by Craig Johnson

24. The Longmire Defense (Walt Longmire, #19)

By: Craig Johnson

4.57

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Walt Longmire faces one of his most challenging crime scenes as he tries to reckon with the revelat… read more

Similar categories in Craig Johnson's The Longmire Defense (Walt Longmire, #19) book and Tony Hillerman's Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • westerns
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Billy Moon: A Navajo Nation Mystery by R. Allen Chappell

25. Billy Moon: A Navajo Nation Mystery

By: R. Allen Chappell

4.57

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

Book 13 in Chappell’s legacy series of stand-alone novels set in the heart of Diné Bikeyah. A frant… read more

Similar categories in R. Allen Chappell's Billy Moon: A Navajo Nation Mystery book and Tony Hillerman's Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10)

  • mystery
Cover of Falling Girl: A Navajo Nation Mystery by R. Allen Chappell

26. Falling Girl: A Navajo Nation Mystery

By: R. Allen Chappell

4.55

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

An icy chill foretells a harsh winter for the Navajo people—and for perpetually down on his luck Ha… read more

Similar categories in R. Allen Chappell's Falling Girl: A Navajo Nation Mystery book and Tony Hillerman's Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10)

  • mystery
  • westerns
  • fiction
Cover of Mexican Hat (Kevin Kerney, #2) by Michael McGarrity

27. Mexican Hat (Kevin Kerney, #2)

By: Michael McGarrity

4.09

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

With his dazzling debut, Tularosa, Michael McGarrity was hailed "a born storyteller" (Denver Post)—… read more

Similar categories in Michael McGarrity's Mexican Hat (Kevin Kerney, #2) book and Tony Hillerman's Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10)

  • mystery thriller
  • westerns
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Day of the Dead: A Navajo Nation Mystery by R. Allen Chappell

28. Day of the Dead: A Navajo Nation Mystery

By: R. Allen Chappell

4.36

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

Tressa Tarango’s husband lost his soul somewhere on the cold high desert of the Navajo Reservation.… read more

Similar categories in R. Allen Chappell's Day of the Dead: A Navajo Nation Mystery book and Tony Hillerman's Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10)

  • mystery
  • native american
  • fiction
Cover of Spirit Crossing (Cork O'Connor, #20) by William Kent Krueger

29. Spirit Crossing (Cork O'Connor, #20)

By: William Kent Krueger

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A disappearance and a dead body put Cork O’Connor’s family in the crosshairs of a killer in the twe… read more

Similar categories in William Kent Krueger's Spirit Crossing (Cork O'Connor, #20) book and Tony Hillerman's Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10)

  • mystery thriller
  • native american
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Life as No One Knows It: The Physics of Life's Emergence by Sara Imari Walker

30. Life as No One Knows It: The Physics of Life's Emergence

By: Sara Imari Walker

4.06

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

None read more

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31. Blues in the Dark

By: Raymond Benson

3.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the  New York Times  bestselling and internationally acclaimed author comes a Hollywood crime … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction

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R. Allen Chappell

3.97

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Emma Lathen

3.97

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Michael McGarrity

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Song of the Lion (Leaphorn & Chee, #21)

Anne Hillerman

4.08

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Anne Hillerman

4.29

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4.19

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Robert Westbrook

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