I learned just now that Tony Hillerman, New Mexico mystery author and a former neighbor of my family, died on Sunday at 83. (We moved — I think the Hillerman family still lives in the house that we used to live next door to.)

My parents really like his books. I never read them (not being really into mysteries), and his family tended to keep to themselves, but they were good neighbors and it’s sad to hear that he’s gone.