Full and detailed view of the cover of the 1992 paperback edition of Coyote Waits. This is the second edition of Coyote Waits published by Harper and Collins Publishers in New York and it was published as a inexpensive Harper Paperbacks version.
Cover and Design: The cover illustration is by Peter Thorpe. The cover illustration depicts the figure of a Yeii in the center with a snake wrapped around its base. To the left of the figure is a human skeleton and a box willed with am image of a mountain and to the right are two more human skeletons and a police car on fire. The background is the image of various pink/purple mesas.
Two versions of this edition were printed with the only differences being a gold rather than white background for the cover and a reminder for organizations and corporations that most HarperPaperbacks are available at special quantity discounts for bulk purchases on the page listing other books by Tony Hillerman.