| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
320 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Note |
"A Tom Doherty Associates book." |
| Summary |
Before the new nuclear power plant can be built, the power company must help the Navajo reclaim a long-unused uranium mine. The plan is to collapse the old shafts and refill the area with new soil, but the first explosions trigger unplanned subsidiary collapses. Ella Clah, attending the dedication and purification ceremony, acts quickly when she sees a young child sliding into the exposed tunnels. She saves his life but is herself trapped underground. Justine believes that Ella's survival was a miracle; Clifford says that his hataalii abilities showed her wandering wind spirit the way back to her body. Regardless, traditionalist Navajo are reluctant to be near or even speak to Ella, fearing that since she was dead, she has been contaminated with chindi and become evil. Even some of her fellow police officers are uncomfortable in Ella's presence. If she cannot interview witnesses and can't work with other cops, what is Ella to do? |
| Subject |
Clah, Ella (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
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Near-death experiences -- Fiction.
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Police -- New Mexico -- Fiction.
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Navajo Indians -- Fiction.
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Navajo women -- Fiction.
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Policewomen -- Fiction.
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New Mexico -- Fiction.
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Arson -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Mystery fiction.
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| Added Author |
Thurlo, David.
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| ISBN |
0765304775 (acid-free paper) |
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9780765304773 (acid-free paper) |
| Standard No. |
NZ1 7992683 |
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AU@ 000024978056 |
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