6 must-read detective books like Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11) by Tony Hillerman

Cover of Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11) by Tony Hillerman

Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11)

By: Tony Hillerman

4.05

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

First there was the trouble at Saint Boneventure boarding school. A teacher is dead, a boy is missi…

"In empty country everybody knew everything about everybody. One's inner thoughts seemed to transmit themselves through the clear, dry air without need for verbalizing."

-Tony Hillerman, Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11)

"In empty country everybody knew everything about everybody. One's inner thoughts seemed to transmit themselves through the clear, dry air without need for verbalizing."

-Tony Hillerman, Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11)

If you liked the detective plot in Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11) by Tony Hillerman , here is a list of 6 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

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  • mystery thriller
  • westerns
  • native american
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Hermit's Peak (Kevin Kerney, #4) by Michael McGarrity

2. 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
  • audiobook
Cover of Serpent Gate (Kevin Kerney, #3) by Michael McGarrity

3. 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 Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • westerns
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Judas Judge (Kevin Kerney, #5) by Michael McGarrity

4. 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
Cover of The Mother Hunt (Nero Wolfe #38) by Rex Stout, Marilyn Wallace

5. The Mother Hunt (Nero Wolfe #38)

By: Rex Stout , Marilyn Wallace

4.31

Format: None pages, Paperback

When an abandoned baby is left on her doorstep, the young socialite widow knows only too well the i… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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6. 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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7. Panther in the Sky

By: James Alexander Thom

4.80

Format: None pages,

Rich, colorful and bursting with excitement, this remarkable story turns James Alexander Thom's pow… read more

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  • westerns
  • fiction
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8. The Barrakee Mystery (Bony, #1)

By: Arthur W. Upfield

3.67

Format: None pages,

Why was the redoubtable King Henry, an aborigine from Western Australia, killed during a thundersto… read more

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  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Borderline (Anna Pigeon, #15) by Nevada Barr

9. Borderline (Anna Pigeon, #15)

By: Nevada Barr

1.00

Format: 96 pages,

The killings on Isle Royale have left Anna drained and haunted, her memories of her time with the w… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook

10. The Arbitrator

By: Max Nowaz

3.55

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

"Was there a pang of remorse for his actions in his mind? Possibly, but what choice did he have? If… read more

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11. Another Man's Moccasins (Walt Longmire, #4)

By: Craig Johnson

4.20

Format: None pages,

Walt Longmire unravels a mystery that connects two murders across forty years When the body of a yo… read more

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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 Case of the Amorous Aunt

By: Erle Stanley Gardner

3.87

Format: 309 pages, Paperback

From Massachusetts, rich Lorraine Elmore elopes with eye-patch swindler Montrose Dewitt to Arizona,… read more

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14. The Year of Living Dangerously

By: Christopher J. Koch

4.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

The year is 1965. The fiercely nationalistic government of the god-king Sukarno has brought Indones… read more

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15. Resolution (Virgil Cole & Everett Hitch, #2)

By: Robert B. Parker

3.91

Format: 631 pages,

The "New York Times"?bestselling author's richly imagined work of historical fiction: a powerful ta… read more

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16. The Western Star (Walt Longmire, #13)

By: Craig Johnson

2.00

Format: None pages,

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17. Ancient Blood: A Navajo Nation Mystery

By: R. Allen Chappell

3.83

Format: 32 pages,

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18. 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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19. 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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20. A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs (Felse, #4)

By: Ellis Peters

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Shed here no tears. No Saint could die More Blessed and Comforted than I." So read the epitaph com… read more

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Cover of Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24) by C.J. Box

21. 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

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

22. 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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23. 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

24. 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 Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11)

  • mystery thriller
  • westerns
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Ghost Dancer (A Howard Moon Deer Mystery Book 1) by Robert Westbrook

25. Ghost Dancer (A Howard Moon Deer Mystery Book 1)

By: Robert Westbrook

3.93

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

"Fans of Hillerman will love this unique and quirky detective duo." —Leslie Glass, bestselling auth… read more

Similar categories in Robert Westbrook's Ghost Dancer (A Howard Moon Deer Mystery Book 1) book and Tony Hillerman's Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11)

  • mystery
  • native american
  • fiction
Cover of The Longmire Defense (Walt Longmire, #19) by Craig Johnson

26. 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

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • westerns
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11) by Tony Hillerman

27. Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11)

By: Tony Hillerman

4.05

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

First there was the trouble at Saint Boneventure boarding school. A teacher is dead, a boy is missi… read more

Similar categories in Tony Hillerman's Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11) book and Tony Hillerman's Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • westerns
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"In empty country everybody knew everything about everybody. One's inner thoughts seemed to transmit themselves through the clear, dry air without need for verbalizing."

-Tony Hillerman, Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11)

Cover of Jane and the Final Mystery (Being a Jane Austen Mystery #15) by Stephanie Barron

28. Jane and the Final Mystery (Being a Jane Austen Mystery #15)

By: Stephanie Barron

4.16

Format: 255 pages, Hardcover

The final volume of the critically acclaimed mystery series featuring Jane Austen as amateur sleuth… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Barron's Jane and the Final Mystery (Being a Jane Austen Mystery #15) book and Tony Hillerman's Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Warrior Circle (A Howard Moon Deer Mystery Book 2) by Robert Westbrook

29. Warrior Circle (A Howard Moon Deer Mystery Book 2)

By: Robert Westbrook

4.17

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

"Fans of Hillerman will love this unique and quirky detective duo." —Leslie Glass, bestselling auth… read more

Similar categories in Robert Westbrook's Warrior Circle (A Howard Moon Deer Mystery Book 2) book and Tony Hillerman's Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11)

  • mystery
Cover of The Case of the Lazy Lover  (The Perry Mason Mysteries Book 1) by Erle Stanley Gardner

30. The Case of the Lazy Lover (The Perry Mason Mysteries Book 1)

By: Erle Stanley Gardner

3.79

Format: 212 pages, Kindle Edition

MURDER WITH COMPLICATIONSWhen Perry Mason receives two mysterious checks from Lola Allred, a woman … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Blue Moon (A Howard Moon Deer Mystery Book 6) by Robert Westbrook

31. Blue Moon (A Howard Moon Deer Mystery Book 6)

By: Robert Westbrook

4.19

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

Alone on a wilderness trek in the New Mexico mountains, Lakota P.I. Howard Moon Deer meets a barefo… read more

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  • mystery

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4.13

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