Anne Hillerman: Stargazer, 9780062908346, Harper Collins US, paperback

As a huge fan of Tony Hillerman’s crime novels, set in the Southwest three corner states of the Navajo nation, I was very happy when his daughter,  journalist Anne Hillerman,  picked up the pen from her father after his death and rose to the challenge of continuing writing about three of her father’s characters:  Joe Leaphorn, Jim Chee and Bernie Manuelito  

“Stargazer” is her sixth novel in the series but mostly plot and writing do not match her father’s brilliance, although some titles stand out. I usually go for the Navajo mythology, description of nature and landscape but plot wise it is often more cozy crime, so I think I stick to re-reading my old
Tony Hillerman collection in the future which are in a league of their own.