The thirteenth novel in Craig Johnson’s beloved New York Times bestselling Longmire series, the basis for the hit Netflix series Longmire Sheriff Walt Longmire is enjoying a celebratory beer after a weapons certification at the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy when a younger sheriff confronts him with a photograph of twenty-five armed men standing in front of a Challenger steam locomotive. It takes him back to when, fresh from the battlefields of Vietnam, then-deputy Walt accompanied his mentor Lucian to the annual Wyoming Sheriff’s Association junket held on the excursion train known as the Western Star, which ran the length of Wyoming from Cheyenne to Evanston and back. Armed with his trusty Colt .45 and a paperback of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, the young Walt was ill-prepared for the machinations of twenty-four veteran sheriffs, let alone the cavalcade of curious characters that accompanied them. The photograph-along with an upcoming parole hearing for one of the most dangerous men Walt has encountered in a lifetime of law enforcement-hurtles the sheriff into a head-on collision of past and present, placing him and everyone he cares about squarely on the tracks of runaway revenge.
The Western Star
By craigjohnson
Great series, never disappointed.
This was my first Longmire novel. At first I couldn’t tell who the characters were or understand the context of the story. But pretty soon I was caught up in the action and suspense. This is a very entertaining read that makes me want to read more of the series. A surprise appearance by Grace Slick was one of many unexpected pleasures.
One of Craig Johnson’s best efforts!
I love the Longmire books, but this one was very confusing. There were two plots going at once, which was ok, but the plots were hard to follow. Things kept happening without foreshadowing and the murderer was pretty much a deus ex machina…there really wasn’t anyway to predict or solve this one. And the end…well, I don’t want to spoil it, so I’ll hush.
Always like the Longmire series. Great read with many twists.
Another great book
Great as usual. The end left you hanging so I can hardly wait for the next one.
Craig is an old-time cowboy poet.
Western Star isn’t the best of Craig Johnson’s Longmire books, but it is pretty good. There are two storylines running simultaneously, one today and one from 45 years ago.
45 years ago on a train full of Wyoming sheriffs, one is murdered and one is missing. Today, Walt is in Cheyenne for a parole hearing to keep an old adversary from getting out of prison.
The ending is a major shock. Can’t wait for next one.