The Dark Wind , Chee was played by Lou Diamond Phillips. Three of the Hillerman novels (Skinwalkers, Coyote Waits, and A Thief of Time) were adapted for television as part of the PBS series Mystery!, as part of its American Mystery! specials. In these adaptations, Chee was played by actor Adam Beach. Skinwalkers first aired November 24, 2002; A Thief of Time first aired July 11, 2004, and Coyote Waits first aired November 16, 2003. Kiowa Gordon portrays Chee in the AMC TV series Dark Winds. Robert Redford purchased the film rights to the characters in 1988, and served as the executive producer for all of the film and television adaptations. Bibliography Jim Chee appears in the following novels: Written by Tony Hillerman People of Darkness (1980) The Dark Wind (1982) The Ghostway (1984) Skinwalkers (1986) A Thief of Time (1988) Talking God (1989) Coyote Waits (1990) Sacred Clowns (1993) The Fallen Man (1996) The First Eagle (1998) Hunting Badger (1999) The Wailing Wind (2002) The Sinister Pig (2003) Skeleton Man (2004) The Shape Shifter (2006) Written by Anne Hillerman Spider Woman's Daughter (2013) Rock With Wings (2015) Song of the Lion (2017) Cave of Bones (2018) The Tale Teller (2019) Stargazer (2021) The Sacred Bridge (2022) In every novel from Skinwalkers on, Chee is joined by Joe Leaphorn; Anne Hillerman’s continuation of the series puts Chee’s wife Bernadette Manuelito in the main protagonist role, with Chee and Leaphorn assisting with her cases. References Fictional Navajo people Fictional American police detectives Fictional characters from Arizona