In Dance Hall of the Dead, six agencies are named in the investigation of the murder. After the disappearance of two boys from a Native American reservation begins to be linked to drug trafficking and much illicit activity, the authorities called in to investigate it escalate drastically. Initially, the FBI are called in as well as local police because, since it is on a Native American reservation, the crime falls under the federal jurisdiction.
As the investigation continues, several other agencies are called in, both local and federal. There are members of the federal drug enforcement agency that arrive, state police, tribal police, tribal elders, and even Anthropologists who help to untangle the twisted cultural issues that complicate the murder investigation and its implications.
In all, no fewer than six separate law enforcement agencies are involved in this particular murder case: three local, three federal. The FBI are the lead investigators, because, as well as the killing of the Zuni boys, there are also drug offenses involved, which makes it a federal case. In fact, the FBI are convinced that the murders are in some way related to drug trafficking.
What's notable about the FBI's involvement in the case is that their main focus is on the transportation and distribution of illegal drugs rather than the actual murders. It's left to Joe Leaphorn and the other officers of the Zuni tribal police force to deal with the complex cultural issues involved and how they relate to the deaths of the murder victims.
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