Fiction of Native American Interest:
Authors and book titles with Native American characters
Native American Westerns:
Stories of the Old West which focus on Native Americans and their relations with settlers.
Mystery Series with Native American Sleuths:
Tony Hillerman may have popularized the field of mysteries featuring Native American sleuths, with his Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn novels, but he is hardly the only author writing in this increasingly diverse subgenre. This booklist highlights recent series in the Maricopa County Library Districts’ fiction collection in this category, primarily focusing on books published from the 1980s to the present.

Gabriel DuPre Mysteries
by Peter Bowen
Featuring Gabriel DuPre, Metis, amateur detective

John O'Malley & Vicky Holden Mysteries
by Margaret Coel
Featuring Vicky Holden, an Arapaho lawyer and Catholic priest John O'Malley

Charlie Moon Mysteries
by James D. Doss
Featuring Charlie Moon, Ute tribal policeman

Mitchell Bushyhead Mysteries
by Jean Hager
Featuring Mitch Bushyhead, Chief of Police, Oklahoma Cherokee

Molly Bearpaw Mysteries
by Jean Hager
Featuring Molly BearPaw, tribal investigator, Oklahoma Cherokee

Joe Leaphorn & Jim Chee Mysteries
by Tony Hillerman
Featuring Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn, Navajo police

Cork O'Connor Mysteries
by William Kent Krueger
Featuring Cork O'Connor, a half-Anishinaabe private investigator (Ojibwe and Irish)

Mo Bowdre Mysteries
by Jake Page
Featuring Mo Bowdre, a blind Hopi sculptor

Jane Whitefield Novels
by Thomas Perry
Featuring Jane Whitefield, a Seneca guide, helps crime victims disappear

Kate Shugak Mysteries
by Dana Stabenow
Featuring Kate Shugak, Aleut Indian investigator

Cecil Younger Mysteries
by John Straley
Featuring Cecil Younger, a Tlingit private investigator

Ella Clah Mysteries
by Aimee & David Thurlo
Featuring Ella Clah, Navajo, FBI agent