The Sacred Bridge

A Novel

By: Anne Hillerman

Narrated by: DeLanna Studi, Peter MacDonald

Don’t miss the TV series, Dark Winds, based on the Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito novels, now on AMC and AMC+!

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“A fine legacy series . . . in the spirit of her late father, Tony.”—Booklist

An ancient mystery resurfaces with ramifications for the present day in this gripping chapter in the Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series from New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillerman.

Sergeant Jim Chee’s vacation to beautiful Antelope Canyon and Lake Powell has a deeper purpose. He’s on a quest to unravel a sacred mystery his mentor, the Legendary Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, stumbled across decades earlier.

Chee’s journey takes a deadly turn when, after a prayerful visit to the sacred Rainbow Bridge, he spots a body floating in the lake. The dead man, a Navajo with a passion for the canyon’s ancient rock art, lived a life filled with many secrets. Discovering why he died and who was responsible involves Chee in an investigation that puts his own life at risk.

Back in Shiprock, Officer Bernadette Manuelito is driving home when she witnesses an expensive sedan purposely kill a hitchhiker. The search to find the killer leads her to uncover a dangerous chain of interconnected revelations involving a Navajo Nation cannabis enterprise.

But the evil that is unleashed jeopardizes her mother and sister Darleen, and puts Bernie in the deadliest situation of her law enforcement career.

Code talker language

More history of the Navajo Nation. Story ties in the relevance of the Navajo religion and culture.

The storyline and the characters

No complaints at all I enjoyed the entire experience thoroughly and this adventure was excellent and informative

Anne tells a story from a different perspective then her father did

Anne is a gifted story teller and I love her view that she shares with us.

Good story

I wish the narrator was George Guidall. I love Anne and Tony Hillerman's books. When’s the next one? Thanks for sharing your story.

Enjoyable

This was an enjoyable story and a goid performance. I recommend it to other followers of Anne Hillerman.