The Tale Teller weaves a museum theft, a missing historic Navajo weaving, and questions of cultural patrimony into a mystery that lets retired lieutenant Joe Leaphorn take center stage. Anne Hillerman's interest in Diné textiles and history gives the book real texture, and the Library Journal praise quoted on the jacket rightly notes how vividly the Southwest and Navajo history come through on the page. It is a strong entry in the legacy series she has carried forward from her father, Tony Hillerman.
This is a 2019 HarperCollins first edition, first printing, signed by Anne Hillerman in dark ink across the title page beneath the Diné rug motif. The striking jacket sets a single woven dress against a stormy New Mexico mesa.
First Edition, first printing (2019), signed
This copy of The Tale Teller states 'First Edition' with a number line ending in 1: a true first printing. This is a HarperCollins book; see how HarperCollins states its first printings.
| Author | Anne Hillerman |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Year | 2019 |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-239195-7 |
| Edition | First Edition, first printing (2019), signed |
| Signed | Yes. Signed by the author, Anne Hillerman, on the title page. |
| Condition | Hardcover in dust jacket, very good. |
| Topic | New Mexico / Navajo mystery fiction |
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