Monday, October 03, 2016

Book Excerpt for the Day



    Chee presumed these radio blind spots were caused by the mountains but there were other theories.  Deputy Sheriff Cowboy Dashee insisted that it had something to do with magnetism in the old volcanic necks that stuck up here and there, like great black cathedrals.  Old Thomasina Bigthumb had told him once that she thought witches caused the problem.  True, this part of the Reservation was notorious for witches, but it was also true that Old Lady Bigthumb blamed witches for just about everything.

    (from Coyote Waits, by Tony Hillerman)

     8*/10.  The full review is here.
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