"Retired from the Navajo Tribal Police, Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn is called upon once again to solve a crime. This time it's Joe's last case, a case that remains unsolved and contines to haunt him."--Source other than the Library of Congress.

When a man with two identities is found dead on the Navajo Reservation, it's clear his recent interest in the pipelines on tribal land has proven unhealthybut no one knows why. Near-legendary retired investigator Joe Leaphorn, tenacious tribal cop Jim Chee, and fledgling Border Patrol officer Bernadette "Bernie" Manuelito each have a piece of the puzzle. The question is, can they put together the whole picture before this complex case turns...

Retells a Zuñi myth in which a young boy and his sister gain the wisdom that makes them leaders of their people through the intercession of a dragonfly.