Tony Hillerman
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Tony Hillerman was an American author best known for his mystery novels featuring Navajo Tribal Police officers Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee, which vividly depict Native American culture and the Southwestern United States.
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| instanceOf |
human
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novelist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Edgar Award
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Grand Master Award (Mystery Writers of America) NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver Spur Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of New Mexico
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University of Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupDepicted | Navajo Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Hillerman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee novels ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Anthony ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jim Chee
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Joe Leaphorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| name | Tony Hillerman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Thief of Time
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Coyote Waits NERFINISHED ⓘ Dance Hall of the Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ Finding Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ Hunting Badger NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Chee series NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Leaphorn series NERFINISHED ⓘ Listening Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ People of Darkness NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacred Clowns NERFINISHED ⓘ Seldom Disappointed NERFINISHED ⓘ Skeleton Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Skinwalkers NERFINISHED ⓘ Talking God NERFINISHED ⓘ Talking Mysteries NERFINISHED ⓘ The Blessing Way NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dark Wind NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fallen Man NERFINISHED ⓘ The First Eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fly on the Wall NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ghostway NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shape Shifter NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sinister Pig NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wailing Wind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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journalist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sacred Heart, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Albuquerque, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Albuquerque, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| writingSetting |
Navajo Nation
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Southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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