The Recurring Cast
Character · The Navajo Tribal Police · 7 books

Louisa Bourebonette

Louisa Bourebonette is a professor and Leaphorn’s companion.

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Character facts

First appearance
Coyote Waits (1990)
Latest appearance
The Shape Shifter (2006)
Books
7 (1 major, 6 minor)
Series
Leaphorn and Chee
Author
Tony Hillerman
Circle
The Navajo Tribal Police

Where to meet Louisa Bourebonette

Louisa Bourebonette first appears in Coyote Waits (1990), in a major role, book 10 of the Leaphorn and Chee series.

Buy Coyote Waits

Every book with Louisa Bourebonette

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1990MCoyote Waitsmajor role · Leaphorn and CheeMeets LeaphornBuy
  2. 1993·Sacred Clownsminor role · Leaphorn and CheeBuy
  3. 1996·The Fallen Manminor role · Leaphorn and CheeBuy
  4. 1998·The First Eagleminor role · Leaphorn and CheeBuy
  5. 1999·Hunting Badgerminor role · Leaphorn and CheeBuy
  6. 2002·The Wailing Windminor role · Leaphorn and CheeBuy
  7. 2006·The Shape Shifterminor role · Leaphorn and CheeBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Captain LargoChee’s commanding officer7
Jim CheeNavajo Tribal Police officer studying to be a healer7
Joe LeaphornNavajo Tribal Police lieutenant, later retired7
Bernadette ManuelitoOfficer, later Chee’s wife5
Janet PeteLawyer and Chee’s girlfriend3