The grand old man of American mystery writing, Tony Hillerman,
brings our old friend Joe Leaphorn out of retirement to help his
one-time protégé, Jim Chee, solve a half-century old
mystery.
When Billy Tuve, a local Hopi who is acknowledged to be somewhat
brain damaged and irresponsible, tries to pawn a magnificent, near
perfect diamond, the finger of suspicion is pointed directly at him
in connection with a recent robbery. Jim Chee is on the case with
some reservations as to Billy's guilt, but the source of the
diamond is unclear to all, even Billy Tuve. He swears he got it
from an old m