Books Set in New Mexico

1.
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Death Comes for the Archbishop 3.97 avg rating — 41,766 ratings
2.
The Blessing Way (Leaphorn & Chee, #1)
The Blessing Way (Leaphorn & Chee, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30,732 ratings
3.
Bless Me, Ultima
Bless Me, Ultima 3.82 avg rating — 36,616 ratings
4.
Hearts of the Missing (Nicky Matthews, #1)
Hearts of the Missing (Nicky Matthews, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 821 ratings
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The Milagro Beanfield War
The Milagro Beanfield War 4.10 avg rating — 10,587 ratings
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
by: Dee Brown
4.26 avg rating — 99,680 ratings
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The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1)
The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 28,455 ratings
8.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,688 ratings
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First Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson, #1)
First Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 91,015 ratings
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Skinwalkers (Leaphorn & Chee, #7)
Skinwalkers (Leaphorn & Chee, #7) 4.09 avg rating — 15,286 ratings
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Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West
Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West 4.29 avg rating — 19,126 ratings
12.
The Green Glass Sea (Green Glass, #1)
The Green Glass Sea (Green Glass, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 7,868 ratings
13.
Georgia O'Keeffe: One Hundred Flowers
Georgia O'Keeffe: One Hundred Flowers 4.34 avg rating — 731 ratings
14.
The Wives of Los Alamos
The Wives of Los Alamos 3.29 avg rating — 7,532 ratings
15.
Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)
Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 27,079 ratings
16.
Red Sky at Morning
Red Sky at Morning 4.10 avg rating — 3,246 ratings
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Hillerman Country: A Journey Through the Southwest With Tony Hillerman
Hillerman Country: A Journey Through the Southwest With Tony Hillerman 4.24 avg rating — 331 ratings
18.
The Great Taos Bank Robbery and other True Stories of the Southwest
The Great Taos Bank Robbery and other True Stories of the Southwest 3.82 avg rating — 1,088 ratings
19.
Where They Bury You
Where They Bury You 3.33 avg rating — 94 ratings
20.
Meet Josefina: An American Girl (American Girls: Josefina, #1)
Meet Josefina: An American Girl (American Girls: Josefina, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 5,620 ratings
21.
Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout
Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout 3.97 avg rating — 4,538 ratings
22.
Tiger Eyes
Tiger Eyes 3.92 avg rating — 18,741 ratings
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Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11)
Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11) 4.06 avg rating — 10,130 ratings
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Second Grave on the Left (Charley Davidson, #2)
Second Grave on the Left (Charley Davidson, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 54,082 ratings
25.
Rosary without Beads
Rosary without Beads 4.08 avg rating — 26 ratings
26.
Tularosa (Kevin Kerney, #1)
Tularosa (Kevin Kerney, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 3,339 ratings
27.
Alburquerque
Alburquerque 3.81 avg rating — 1,270 ratings
28.
Hannah's War
Hannah's War 3.78 avg rating — 4,263 ratings
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Rock with Wings (Leaphorn & Chee, #20)
Rock with Wings (Leaphorn & Chee, #20) 3.96 avg rating — 11,611 ratings
30.
Telegraph Days
Telegraph Days 3.63 avg rating — 3,792 ratings
31.
The Sinister Pig (Leaphorn & Chee, #16)
The Sinister Pig (Leaphorn & Chee, #16) 3.96 avg rating — 8,155 ratings
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Chaco Canyon: Archaeologists Explore the Lives of an Ancient Society
Chaco Canyon: Archaeologists Explore the Lives of an Ancient Society 3.54 avg rating — 90 ratings
33.
The Santa Fe Trail: Its History, Legends, and Lore
The Santa Fe Trail: Its History, Legends, and Lore 3.77 avg rating — 102 ratings
33.
Ill Wind (Anna Pigeon, #3)
Ill Wind (Anna Pigeon, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 10,932 ratings
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The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow: The Diary of Sarah Nita, a Navajo Girl
The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow: The Diary of Sarah Nita, a Navajo Girl 3.78 avg rating — 2,519 ratings
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The Shape Shifter (Leaphorn & Chee, #18)
The Shape Shifter (Leaphorn & Chee, #18) 4.05 avg rating — 10,053 ratings
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The Joe Leaphorn Mysteries: The Blessing Way / Dance Hall of the Dead / Listening Woman (Leaphorn & Chee, #1-3)
The Joe Leaphorn Mysteries: The Blessing Way / Dance Hall of the Dead / Listening Woman (Leaphorn & Chee, #1-3) 4.27 avg rating — 758 ratings
38.
The Leaphorn & Chee Novels
The Leaphorn & Chee Novels 4.42 avg rating — 663 ratings
39.
Los Alamos
Los Alamos 3.89 avg rating — 3,889 ratings
39.
The Last Beautiful Days of Autumn
The Last Beautiful Days of Autumn 4.08 avg rating — 39 ratings
41.
Contact
Contact 4.15 avg rating — 150,000 ratings
42.
The New Mexico Trilogy: The Milagro Beanfield War / The Magic Journey / The Nirvana Blues
The New Mexico Trilogy: The Milagro Beanfield War / The Magic Journey / The Nirvana Blues 4.36 avg rating — 101 ratings
42.
Out of Season (Bill Gastner Mystery, #7)
Out of Season (Bill Gastner Mystery, #7) 4.10 avg rating — 1,382 ratings
44.
Thunderhead (Nora Kelly, #0A)
Thunderhead (Nora Kelly, #0A) 4.13 avg rating — 31,741 ratings
45.
Third Grave Dead Ahead (Charley Davidson, #3)
Third Grave Dead Ahead (Charley Davidson, #3) 4.35 avg rating — 47,011 ratings
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The Pueblo Revolt: The Secret Rebellion that Drove the Spaniards Out of the Southwest
The Pueblo Revolt: The Secret Rebellion that Drove the Spaniards Out of the Southwest 3.88 avg rating — 467 ratings
47.
The Staircase
The Staircase 3.75 avg rating — 1,445 ratings
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The Turquoise Mask
The Turquoise Mask 3.78 avg rating — 1,419 ratings
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Dance Hall of the Dead (Leaphorn & Chee, #2)
Dance Hall of the Dead (Leaphorn & Chee, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 18,534 ratings
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Christmas in New Mexico Cookbook: Recipes, Traditions, and Folklore for the Holiday Season
Christmas in New Mexico Cookbook: Recipes, Traditions, and Folklore for the Holiday Season 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings
51.
Spider Woman's Daughter (Leaphorn & Chee, #19)
Spider Woman's Daughter (Leaphorn & Chee, #19) 4.03 avg rating — 15,788 ratings
52.
Hermit's Peak (Kevin Kerney, #4)
Hermit's Peak (Kevin Kerney, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 1,707 ratings
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Ceremony
Ceremony 3.84 avg rating — 25,793 ratings
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Bitter Recoil (Bill Gastner Mystery, #2)
Bitter Recoil (Bill Gastner Mystery, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 1,853 ratings
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The Maverick Cookbook: Iconic Recipes & Tales from New Mexico
The Maverick Cookbook: Iconic Recipes & Tales from New Mexico 4.33 avg rating — 39 ratings
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109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos
109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos 4.16 avg rating — 2,545 ratings
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Listening Woman (Leaphorn & Chee, #3)
Listening Woman (Leaphorn & Chee, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 16,329 ratings
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The Plumed Serpent
The Plumed Serpent 3.30 avg rating — 1,752 ratings
59.
Talking God (Leaphorn & Chee, #9)
Talking God (Leaphorn & Chee, #9) 4.07 avg rating — 10,065 ratings
60.
You Brought Me the Ocean
You Brought Me the Ocean 3.79 avg rating — 3,087 ratings
61.
Book of the Hopi
Book of the Hopi 4.07 avg rating — 1,032 ratings
62.
Taos Pueblo: A Walk Through Time, Third Edition
Taos Pueblo: A Walk Through Time, Third Edition 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Sing Down the Moon
Sing Down the Moon 3.76 avg rating — 8,739 ratings
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Fifth Grave Past the Light (Charley Davidson, #5)
Fifth Grave Past the Light (Charley Davidson, #5) 4.42 avg rating — 38,086 ratings
65.
The Year of Decision 1846
The Year of Decision 1846 4.13 avg rating — 424 ratings
66.
The Farolitos of Christmas
The Farolitos of Christmas 4.27 avg rating — 132 ratings
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The Spell of New Mexico
The Spell of New Mexico 3.91 avg rating — 187 ratings
68.
Pueblos, Spaniards, and the Kingdom of New Mexico
Pueblos, Spaniards, and the Kingdom of New Mexico 3.80 avg rating — 64 ratings
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Remote Beyond Compare: Letters of don Diego de Vargas to His Family from New Spain and Mexico, 1675-1706
Remote Beyond Compare: Letters of don Diego de Vargas to His Family from New Spain and Mexico, 1675-1706 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Kiva, Cross, & Crown: The Pecos Indians and New Mexico, 1540-1840
Kiva, Cross, & Crown: The Pecos Indians and New Mexico, 1540-1840 4.20 avg rating — 20 ratings
71.
Standoff
Standoff 3.80 avg rating — 9,624 ratings
72.
Banana Rose
Banana Rose 3.55 avg rating — 659 ratings
72.
Hearts of Gold Collection
Hearts of Gold Collection 4.60 avg rating — 103 ratings
74.
House Made of Dawn
House Made of Dawn 3.62 avg rating — 10,239 ratings
75.
The Fabulous Life of Diego Rivera
The Fabulous Life of Diego Rivera 4.03 avg rating — 68 ratings
75.
To Hell on a Fast Horse: Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and the Epic Chase to Justice in the Old West
To Hell on a Fast Horse: Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and the Epic Chase to Justice in the Old West 3.78 avg rating — 1,721 ratings
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Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #9)
Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #9) 4.10 avg rating — 66,471 ratings
75.
White Sands, Red Menace (Green Glass, #2)
White Sands, Red Menace (Green Glass, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 1,376 ratings
79.
The Infinite Pieces of Us
The Infinite Pieces of Us 3.87 avg rating — 4,286 ratings
79.
Georgia: A Novel of Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia: A Novel of Georgia O'Keeffe 3.85 avg rating — 6,033 ratings
81.
Killing Mr. Griffin
Killing Mr. Griffin 3.62 avg rating — 12,914 ratings
81.
P.S. I Like You
P.S. I Like You 4.04 avg rating — 64,295 ratings
83.
Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride
Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride 3.73 avg rating — 852 ratings
83.
Trinity Sight
Trinity Sight 3.73 avg rating — 537 ratings
85.
Hard Country (Kerney Family, #1)
Hard Country (Kerney Family, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,478 ratings
86.
Josefina's Short Story Collection
Josefina's Short Story Collection 4.12 avg rating — 111 ratings
87.
Beginning the World Again : A Novel of Los Alamos
Beginning the World Again : A Novel of Los Alamos 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings
87.
Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography
Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography 3.83 avg rating — 35,833 ratings
89.
Empire of the Summer Moon
Empire of the Summer Moon 4.24 avg rating — 64,212 ratings
90.
Anything for Billy
Anything for Billy 3.60 avg rating — 3,797 ratings
90.
If Mountains Die: A New Mexico Memoir
If Mountains Die: A New Mexico Memoir 4.06 avg rating — 50 ratings
92.
Pegasus
Pegasus 3.65 avg rating — 40 ratings
93.
Bone Horses
Bone Horses 4.13 avg rating — 168 ratings
93.
The Fallen Man (Navajo Mysteries, #12)
The Fallen Man (Navajo Mysteries, #12) 4.14 avg rating — 9,135 ratings
93.
The Forbidden Garden
The Forbidden Garden 3.79 avg rating — 68 ratings
96.
Race to the Sun
Race to the Sun 4.03 avg rating — 5,954 ratings
97.
Hunting Badger (Navajo Mysteries, #14)
Hunting Badger (Navajo Mysteries, #14) 4.07 avg rating — 9,530 ratings
98.
Dreaming of You (Graysons of New Mexico, #3)
Dreaming of You (Graysons of New Mexico, #3) 4.47 avg rating — 975 ratings
99.
A Voice in the Wind
A Voice in the Wind 3.99 avg rating — 91 ratings
100.
Leaphorn, Chee, and More: The Fallen Man / The First Eagle / Hunting Badger (Leaphorn & Chee, #12-14)
Leaphorn, Chee, and More: The Fallen Man / The First Eagle / Hunting Badger (Leaphorn & Chee, #12-14) 4.54 avg rating — 152 ratings
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