Who is Joe Leaphorn from A Thief of Time: A Novel and what is their importance? A_Thief_of_Time English & Literature Joe Leaphorn | A Thief of Time: A Novel

Joe is is the protagonist. Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn is on "terminal leave" from his job of many years from the Navajo Tribal Police. When his leave is finished, Leaphorn will have retired from the police force. Shortly before the novel began, Leaphorn's wife of many years died. He has been feeling the shock and loss ever since, and many believe his decision to retire is a result of his depression over losing his wife. Leaphorn himself says that he is merely tired, that he has difficulty finding police work interesting anymore.