Hillerman offers glances at where he found ideas for the plots of his books and the characters that inhabit them.

Hillerman discusses his craft, including his approach to plot, characterization, and setting, and the wrinkles and twists that make his brand of fiction unique. These and other insights into how he writes emerge in an extended interview with his long-time friend and fellow author Ernie Bulow. An autobiographical piece by Hillerman details his early years in Oklahoma, first encounters with Navajo culture, and his eventual life as journalist and author....

A reference and visitor's guide containing entries for all places mentioned in Tony Hillerman's southwestern mysteries. It provides location, historical information, the meaning of Navajo and Hopi names, and where a place appears in the mysteries.