Coyote Waits (2003) Directed by Jan Egleson Genres - Drama | Sub-Genres - Police Detective Film | Release Date - Nov 16, 2003 (USA - Unknown) | Run Time - 120 min. It is the first of three television films based on the same series of books, the other two being adaptations of A Thief of Time and Coyote Waits.It was repackaged in 2016 with the two following films as Skinwalkers: The Navajo Mysteries on Netflix. In the 1991 theatrical film adaptation of The Dark Wind, Chee was played by Lou Diamond Phillips. It was repackaged in 2016 with the two following films as Skinwalkers: The Navajo Mysteries on Netflix. It is the first of three television films based on the same series of books, the other two being adaptations of A Thief of Time and Coyote Waits. So, though Coyote Waits features one of the series’ least dramatic plots, it’s sturdy work from an incorruptible craftsman — and cause for quiet celebration. "Coyote Waits" is an excellent suspenser drawn from Native American-themed mystery specialist Tony Hillerman's novel. The film was the highest rated program of 2002 on PBS. Visually Coyote Waits was very attractive but unfortunately was unable to impart the feel of the long lonely roads and the dry heat of the four corners region. The film was somewhat better at giving us a glimpse of Navajo culture, but unfortunately it was only a glimpse. Three of the Hillerman novels (Skinwalkers, Coyote Waits, and A Thief of Time) were adapted for television as part of the PBS series Mystery!, as part of its American Mystery! She is perhaps best known for her recurring role as Janet Pete in the films Skinwalkers (2002), Dreamkeeper (2003), Coyote Waits (2003), and A Thief of Time (2004), based on the Tony Hillerman novels by the same names. Coyote Waits is the tenth crime fiction novel in the Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee Navajo Tribal Police series by Tony Hillerman published in 1990. 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