The Fallen Man
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Plot Summary of The Fallen Man

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Tony Hillerman has firmly placed the Navajo nation in American literary history.
His Joe Leaphorn/Jim Chee novels have opened up a healthy, fresh literary landscape.
In “The Fallen Man," the body of a man has been found on Ship Rock, a sacred mountain,
some 1700 feet up. The mystery begins: what was he doing up there, how has he died,
and, if murdered, who did it? All this happened some 11 years ago--and is discovered by a
climbing party. Leaphorn is called in and the investigation, in true Hillerman style, begins.
Leaphorn, readers will remember, has recently retired from the police force, but his heart
hasn't. Newly promoted Acting Lieutenant Chee works from the official end. In “The
Fallen Man” Hillerman continues with his subplots (Chee's romance with Janet Peete,
some cattle rustling) and his ingenious storyline keeps the reader absorbed.

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Bill Hobbs, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of The Fallen Man

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Plot
Tone of story - very upbeat
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - government investigator
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
Motive of antagonist - revenge
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 2
Unusual forms of death - dropped from large heights
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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