The new novel in Craig Johnson’s beloved New York Times bestselling Longmire series.“It’s the scenery—and the big guy standing in front of the scenery—that keeps us coming back to Craig Johnson’s lean and leathery mysteries.” —The New York Times Book ReviewRecovering from his harrowing experiences in Mexico, Sheriff Walt Longmire returns to Absaroka County, Wyoming, to lick his wounds and try … returns to Absaroka County, Wyoming, to lick his wounds and try once again to maintain justice in a place with grudges that go back generations. When a shepherd is found dead, Longmire suspects it could be suicide. But the shepherd’s connection to the Extepares, a powerful family of Basque ranchers with a history of violence, leads the sheriff into an intricate investigation of a possible murder.
As Walt searches for information about the shepherd, he comes across strange carvings on trees, as well as play money coupons from inside Mallo Cup candies, which he interprets as messages from his spiritual guide, Virgil White Buffalo. Longmire doesn’t know how these little blue cards are appearing, but Virgil usually reaches out if a child is in danger. So when a young boy with ties to the Extepare clan arrives in town, the stakes grow even higher.
Even more complicating, a renegade wolf has been haunting the Bighorn Mountains, and the townspeople are out for blood. With both a wolf and a killer on the loose, Longmire follows a twisting trail of evidence, leading to dark and shocking conclusions.
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4 stars for another entertaining mystery set in fictional Absaroka County, Wyoming. Walt Longmire is the Sheriff of the largest and emptiest county in Wyoming. Including himself, he has 4 officers in his department. Walt finds the body of a sheepherder in the Absaroka mountains and there are signs that it might be murder or suicide. While he is investigating, a child is kidnapped who has connections to a possible suspect. Walt does solve the case with the help of his deputies.
One of his deputies is Victoria Moretti, with whom he has had an on/off relationship.
Victoria has a way with words: Describing a raucous meeting by Wyoming Fish and Game concerning a possible wolf kill of a sheep “Clusterfuckectomy”
There is tragedy and humor in this book and I strongly recommend it to fans of this series. It is book 15 in the series, and it would be better if you read them in order, but you could read it as a stand alone.
I read this library book in 3 days.
Craig Johnson is one of my favorite authors, and this novel is up there with all of his others. They are hard to put down!
If you love westerns and mysteries, it’s hard to beat Craig Johnson’s Walt Longmire series. Walt is getting long in the tooth, and keeps trying to act like he’s a middle age guy. That truly frustrates me. Vic, however, continues to maintain her edge.
Plots are real life situations.
LOVE Longmire books – great reading, great author!
I listened to the Audible version of the book and found it quite enjoyable. The narrator had a great voice for each of the characters and told the story in a way that added a great element of drama.
I love Longmire. Have since the beginning. Walt is old and beat-up, but still Walt.
Trying to recover from injuries suffered in Mexico while rescuing Cady, Walt finds a dead sheep herder. Murder or suicide?