Craig Johnson

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Craig Johnson

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in Huntington, West Virginia, The United States
January 16, 1961

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American novelist and playwright. He lives in Ucross, near Sheridan, Wyoming, population 25.

Johnson has written eight novels. His Sheriff Walt Longmire novels include The Cold Dish, Death Without Company, Kindness Goes Unpunished, Another Man's Moccasins, Junkyard Dogs, The Dark Horse (which received starred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal, and was named one of Publisher's Weekly's best books of the year in 2009), and Hell Is Empty. The Cold Dish and The Dark Horse were both Dilys Award finalists, and Death Without Company was named the Wyoming Historical Association's Book of the Year. Another Man's Moccasins receiv...more


Average rating: 4.14 · 15,199 ratings · 2,316 reviews · 31 distinct works · Similar authors
The Cold Dish (Walt Longmir...
4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 3,505 ratings — published 2004 — 18 editions
Death Without Company (Walt...
4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 2,102 ratings — published 2006 — 14 editions
The Dark Horse (Walt Longmi...
4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 1,699 ratings — published 2009 — 11 editions
Another Man's Moccasins (Wa...
4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 1,714 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions
Kindness Goes Unpunished (W...
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 1,760 ratings — published 2007 — 11 editions
Junkyard Dogs (Walt Longmir...
4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 1,451 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions
Hell Is Empty (Walt Longmir...
4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 1,299 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions
As The Crow Flies (Walt Lon...
4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 1,112 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions
Divorce Horse
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 2012
Christmas in Absaroka County
4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
More books by Craig Johnson…
The Cold Dish Death Without Company Kindness Goes Unpunished Another Man's Moccasins The Dark Horse Junkyard Dogs Hell Is Empty
Walt Longmire (9 books)
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4.148259103921177 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 15,021 ratings

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“He mulled that over. "Sheriff Connally woulda let us shoot 'em."
I reached over and took his coffee away from him. "Yep. Lucian probably would have done the job himself, but we're living in more enlightened times." I drained his cup and handed it back with a smile. "Ain't it grand?”
Craig Johnson, The Cold Dish

“It was the second time that day that I stood looking at a space where a large thing wasn't where it was supposed to be.”
Craig Johnson, Death Without Company

“A writer, like a sheriff, is the embodiment of a group of people and without their support both are in a tight spot.”
Craig Johnson, Another Man's Moccasins

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