I've read the Tony Hillerman, Navajo Indian police stories. Used to live in that country and worked with Navajo cowboys. I think he paints an accurate picture of the culture and landscape, not bad stories either.

John MacPhee is another good writer/chronicler of landscapes, overlain with societal pressure.

I need to read more...

jwh

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