Shadow of the Solstice by Anne Hillerman is the first one of her nearly 20 thriller novels that I’ve read, although East Coast Don has already reviewed two of her novels, both of which take place in the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. This current novel mostly takes place in New Mexico, but a drug rehab facility in Phoenix, Arizona plays a significant role as well. The plots are based on very true stories, and Hillerman tells several stories including a planned protest of mining in the earth led by Caucasian psychopaths (they are actually planning to kidnap the female Secretary of the Interior), the relationship of a daughter with her mother who suffers from cognitive decline, and the family drama for a family over their 17-year-old son’s need for treatment of substance abuse (which is a fraudulent scam designed only to suck money out of the government systems which were designed to help with this issue).
The plot is good and the characters are compelling. This isn’t a great novel and I’d give it a 3+ out of 5 points. It’s an “airplane book,” one that would entertain you just enough during a cross country flight.
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