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A Thief of Time

Book 8 of Leaphorn and Chee

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Book 8 of Leaphorn and Chee. See all Leaphorn and Chee books in order
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Skinwalkers
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Talking God
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Last checked: September 25, 2026, against harpercollins.com

What A Thief of Time is about

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  • A well-known anthropologist has disappeared without explanation. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) the baffling disappearance of a noted anthropologist
  • Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee work together to see whether the secrets of an ancient Indian people explain it. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) Lt. Joe Leaphorn teams up with Officer Jim Chee

Topics in this book

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Topics

  • Indian reservation police
  • Jim Chee
  • Leaphorn, Joe, Lt
  • Navajo Indians
  • Police

Places

  • Southwestern States

Reading ages

  • Adult

Other books in Leaphorn and Chee

18 books listed so far

  1. Book 1: The Blessing Way
  2. Book 2: Dance Hall of the Dead
  3. Book 3: Listening Woman
  4. Book 4: People of Darkness
  5. Book 5: The Dark Wind
  6. Book 6: The Ghostway
  7. Book 7: Skinwalkers
  8. Book 9: Talking God
  9. Book 10: Coyote Waits
  10. Book 11: Sacred Clowns
  11. Book 12: The Fallen Man
  12. Book 13: The First Eagle
  13. Book 14: Hunting Badger
  14. Book 15: The Wailing Wind
  15. Book 16: The Sinister Pig
  16. Book 17: Skeleton Man
  17. Book 18: The Shape Shifter

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