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I always have one or two, sometimes more, Navajo or other tribes c

I always have one or two, sometimes more, Navajo or other tribes cultural elements in mind when I start a plot. In Thief of Time, I wanted to make readers aware of Navajo attitude toward the dead, respect for burial sites. – Tony Hillerman

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