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Tony Hillerman

Tony Hillerman, bestselling author of detective novels set set among the Navajos of the Southwest, died last Sunday at 83. You can read his obituary in <em>The New York Times</em> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/books/28hillerman.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink" target="_blank">here</a>. It was written by Marilyn Stasio, who also wrote <a href="http://papercuts.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/remembering-tony-hillerman/" target="_blank">this piece</a> for PaperCuts about meeting Hillerman at the 1988 Key West Literary Seminar, where they discussed Hemingway while leaning against the pink stuccoed wall of the La Concha.<br><br> Below is a reproduction of a letter Hillerman wrote on personal stationary to Les Standiford, the coordinator for our 1988 Seminar, <i>Whodunit?</i>, dedicated to the art and tradition of mystery literature.</p><br>

Posted by Arlo Haskell on October 31, 2008 4:18 PM

James Crumley, 68. Sought Justice Beyond Law.

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Posted by Arlo Haskell on September 20, 2008 3:27 PM