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Hillerman

American  
[hil-er-muhn] / ˈhɪl ər mən /

noun

  1. Tony, 1925–2008, U.S. novelist and anthropologist.


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With “Dark Winds,” even though Tony Hillerman was a white guy, we’ve recontextualized his books with a Native writers’ room, Native consultants, Native actors, Native directors.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2025

The show also starred John Hillerman as the stuffy British army veteran Higgins, who manages the estate that Magnum uses as his base.

From Washington Post Aug. 8, 2022

But the reason why I was attracted to Tony Hillerman was because I knew when George R.R.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2022

McClarnon plays Joe Leaphorn, a veteran officer of the Navajo Tribal Police and one half of the Indigenous crime-solving duo Leaphorn & Chee, the protagonists of a long-running series of mystery novels by Tony Hillerman.

From New York Times Jun. 12, 2022

Certain investigations I have made prove beyond doubt that Lenster got to my Deputy, Hillerman.

From The Clean and Wholesome Land by Sholto, Ralph

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