Tony Hillerman writes Navajo and Zuni detective stories and does quite well at it. I've read several and enjoyed them for both the plots and the Indian culture that the reader is taught as he reads the books. I naturally thought that Hillerman was Navajo - he's not. He's a white man. But, he is a Sooner, graduated from the University of Oklahoma (Go Sooners!!!) and he's a veteran of combat during WWII, injured, and was a journalist for many years. His life is fascinating and he tells it well.
I won't recommend the book more highly because it's a rambling account of one man's life, as interesting as that may be, his fiction is better. Read the Leaphorn and Chee mysteries, enjoy them, and learn about the Navajo.
The book is here.
I couldn't find an official author website.
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