title: Bones Buried in the Dirt
author:  David S. Atkinson 
description: Atkinson placed as a finalist for this first novel, Bones Buried in the Dirt, in the 2014 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.
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  # [Dedication](nav.xhtml#nde1)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  _Cave of Bones_ is dedicated to the memory of Navajo Police Officer Houston
  James Largo, who was killed in the line of duty; and to my dear
  
  
  brother and supportive fan Steve Hillerman, who died of cancer August 23,
  2017.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  * [ Cover](cover.xhtml#cover)
  
  
  * [ Title Page](title_page.xhtml#title-page)
  
  
  * [Dedication](Dedication.xhtml#de1)
  
  
  * [ Contents](nav.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Map](Map.xhtml#to2)
  
  
  * [1](Chapter_1.xhtml#ch3)
  
  
  * [2](Chapter_2.xhtml#ch4)
  
  
  * [3](Chapter_3.xhtml#ch5)
  
  
  * [4](Chapter_4.xhtml#ch6)
  
  
  * [5](Chapter_5.xhtml#ch7)
  
  
  * [6](Chapter_6.xhtml#ch8)
  
  
  * [7](Chapter_7.xhtml#ch9)
  
  
  * [8](Chapter_8.xhtml#ch10)
  
  
  * [9](Chapter_9.xhtml#ch11)
  
  
  * [10](Chapter_10.xhtml#ch12)
  
  
  * [11](Chapter_11.xhtml#ch13)
  
  
  * [12](Chapter_12