Tony Hillerman

Tony Hillerman (1925-2008) was an American author who wrote several different kinds of books. He is best known for his Leaphorn and Chee detective fiction series. Most of his books revolve around Native American and Southwestern themes. Hillerman also wrote a couple of standalone books, two children’s books, several non-fiction books and some photo books. His books The Dark Wind, Skinwalkers, Coyote Waits and A Thief of Time have all be adapted to film. Tony is the father of author Anne Hillerman, who has taken over his Leaphorn and Chee series following his death in 2008. Tony Hillerman started writing back in 1970 with The Blessing Way and continued basically up to his death in 2008. Below is a list of Tony Hillerman’s books in order of when they were published (which is also their chronological order): Notes: Starting with Spider Woman’s Daughter, the Leaphorn & Chee series is being written by Anne Hillerman. For more novels in the series, please see Leaphorn & Chee. The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century was edited with series editor Otto Penzler. The Oxford Book of American Detective Stories and A New Omnibus of Crime were edited with Rosemary Herbert.