**Don’t miss the TV series, *Dark Winds* , based on the Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito novels, now on AMC and AMC+! ** **“For the many enthusiastic fans of Tony Hillerman’s previous mystery novels . . . only one thing needs to be said: *Talking God *is the best one yet!” —* USA Today*** **From *New York Times* bestselling author Tony Hillerman, *Talking God* is the ninth novel featuring beloved characters Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and Office Jim Chee** Reunited by a grave robber and a corpse, Navajo Tribal Police Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn is trying to determine the identity of a murder victim, while Officer Jim Chee is arresting Smithsonian conservator Henry Highhawk for ransacking the sacred bones of his ancestors. But with each peeled-back layer, it becomes shockingly clear that these two cases are mysteriously connected—and that others are pursuing Highhawk, with lethal intentions. And the search for answers to a deadly puzzle is pulling Leaphorn and Chee into the perilous arena of superstition, ancient ceremony, and living gods.