"A Thief Of Time" is a book about murder mysteries, a missing anthropologist, and pot thieves - all of which cohere with each other. The book begins with Dr. Friedman Bernal (also known as Ellie) searching for a specific Anasazi ruin she had heard of. She soon becomes a missing person due to her non-arrival back to town and this is when the police become involved. Throughout the remainder of the book, murders are committed and Anasazi pots are illegally excavated while officer Leophorn and then, later, officer Chee are on the hunt to find Ellie.

             In reading the book, I noticed that many characters in this book portray some aspect of love - whether it's a person or an object. I also begin to notice that a lot of these people who love someone or something fall into a category with some other character found in the book. During this paper I will talk about these categories, characters and what they love. First lets start with the difference kinds of love I come across in the book and explain each individually along with the character that portrays it. I come across two types of love, one being romance and personal intimacy, second one being love of objects.

             Romance and Personal Intimacy.

             There are three characters that fit into this category. The first character I will discuss is Chee. Chee is a kind hearted police officer who is investigating the crimes that are committed during this book. He also has a problem hooking up with a girl and a problem keeping one around. Then he meets Janet Pete, a lawyer who he begins to fall in love with. Janet and him occasionally met at a local diner where they talked about many things and the more they met, the more he fell for her. He was always there to listen to what she had to say and gave her advice back. As the same goes for Janet, she began to fall for him although she was also attracted to her "attorney friend" who wants her to move out of the country with him.