Cave of Bones opens with a wilderness survival program gone wrong and sends Bernadette Manuelito deep into the lava country of El Malpais, where a death and a hidden cave of bones pull the case toward Navajo belief and the land's old secrets. The fourth of Anne Hillerman's Leaphorn, Chee and Manuelito novels, it is dedicated in part to the memory of an officer killed in the line of duty, reflecting the author's steady respect for the work of tribal police.
This 2018 HarperCollins copy is a first edition, and its copyright page records the ISBN for the Barnes & Noble signed edition. The jacket carries the series' Southwestern frame over a snow-dusted mesa at dusk with twin Yei figures above the title.
First Edition, first printing (2018)
States 'First Edition' with a number line ending in 1: a true first printing. The copyright page also lists a separate ISBN for the Barnes & Noble signed issue, a useful precedence note. This is a HarperCollins book; see how HarperCollins states its first printings.
| Author | Anne Hillerman |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Year | 2018 |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-239192-6 |
| Edition | First Edition, first printing (2018) |
| Condition | Hardcover in dust jacket. |
| Topic | New Mexico / Navajo mystery fiction |
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