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As The Crow Flies (Walt Longmire #8)

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Walt gets shanghaied into a murder investigation on the Reservation in this New York Times bestseller from the author of The Cold Dish and Hell Is Empty, the most recent novel in the Walt Longmire Mystery Series, the basis for LONGMIRE, the hit A&E original drama series

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Published May 15th 2012 by Viking Adult (first published January 1st 2012)

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Jul 16, 2012 Chris rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery-wyoming

Longmire smokes peyote and has his visions related to a case he's on but he's really not on. As usual Longmire stumbles into an incident while surveying sites for his daughter's wedding. He witnesses a woman plunge to her death off a scenic cliff. Johnson introduces a new character, a woman Indian police chief and former Iraq War veteran-Lolo, who has a chip on her shoulder. Lots of interesting and funny exchanges between the two in a relationship going from being arrested to mentorhood. But the...more

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Nov 24, 2012 Shomeret rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery-thriller, my-reviews

I've only read the first two in this series, but jumped to the most recent one because it sounded more interesting than the third in the series. I was not disappointed. I enjoyed the Native American cultural content and there were some touching moments.

I have to say that this is the first time that I was not annoyed by Lonnie Little Bird's verbal tic "Um hmm yes, it is so." I guess it grew on me. I found that I was saying to myself at moments when characters weren't telling the truth "Um hmm yes...more

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Jan 10, 2013 Lynne Perednia rated it 3 of 5 stars

Walt Longmire has survived desperate situations before, but this could be the most dire. His daughter is getting married, and he and Henry Standing Bear have been assigned some of the preparations. When the pair witness a murder while looking for a wedding site in Montana, Longmire doesn't exactly complain about being drawn into the investigation.

The victim is a young Cheyenne woman. She was shielding her baby when she went over a cliff. The child improbably survives with only a few bruises, and...more Walt Longmire has survived desperate situations before, but this could be the most dire. His daughter is getting married, and he and Henry Standing Bear have been assigned some of the preparations. When the pair witness a murder while looking for a wedding site in Montana, Longmire doesn't exactly complain about being drawn into the investigation.

The victim is a young Cheyenne woman. She was shielding her baby when she went over a cliff. The child improbably survives with only a few bruises, and the father is the presumed suspect. But in the entangled family relationships, long-held grudges and dealings with drugs, government bureaucracy and war wounds, easy presumptions may well not be enough.

Longmire also comes up against the young tribal chief of police, an Iraq war vet named Lolo. Her attempts to run down every miscreant have her placing Longmire under arrest in their initial meeting.

The revealing of Lolo's character, which shows more depth than small-town, hot-headed rookie cop, is one of the highlights of the novel. So are the appearances of Longmire's daughter, Cady, and her mother-in-law to be, and, of course, the Cheyenne Nation. For those who still haven't warmed up to Vic, she doesn't play a significant role. A certain FBI agent also shows up, for better or for worse.

Johnson also is master of pacing. As with all Longmire novels, they are fast reads but contain a fully realized plot with characters to wonder and care about.

But as with all other Longmire novels, there are parts that still don't feel right. There is the obligatory woo-woo. This time, a milky-eyed older Cheyenne medicine woman invites Longmire to a peyote ceremony. The disbelief has a hard time staying suspended for that, since there are opposing philosophies about allowing whites into these ceremonies. Johnson does a good job showing awareness of what modern life is like on reservations with his characters, what they go through, what they face and how they respond to myriad obstacles. He doesn't have to go the route of Native American mysticism through a white man's perspective for a solid series with a grand cast of continuing characters.

This is especially true when the plot itself is so solid and the action-filled resolution is high adventure without being too much to believe.
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Oct 24, 2012 Sherry Beth Preston rated it 5 of 5 stars

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As the Crow Flies opens with Henry Standing Bear planning Cady Longmire’s wedding. Only weeks before the wedding he discovers the outdoor venue is double-booked with a Cheyenne language immersion class offered through the Dull Knife College. Standing Bear and Longmire are faced with confronting Arbitus, the formidable college librarian who has made the arrangements for the class. The chief of the Northern Cheyenne declined to help them negotiate with her, claiming, “That librarian over at the co...more

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Sep 02, 2012 David rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Aug 18, 2012 Cornerofmadness rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery

When Longmire started this year, I didn’t realize it was a book series. For some reason this isn’t on any of my book clubs since I would have picked it up long before. After doing my residency on Pine Ridge, I have an interest in mysteries with a reservation connection. This book has something the show rather lacks: a sense of humor. Walt and Henry Standing Bear have dry wit in spades. This is the 8th book in the series, but I didn’t feel like I was missing much.

In fact it introduces a new chara...more

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Jul 21, 2012 Kyle rated it 3 of 5 stars

I consider myself a faithful Walt Longmire reader. For me the greatest strength in reading a Walt Longmire story is that Craig Johnson does an excellent job of making you feel that you are right there with the characters and are a actual witness to everyting going on. When Walt strolls down to the cafe for a cup of coffee, you are sitting down in the same booth across from him, sipping hot coffee with him.

This wasn't lost in this story and it was great to have so much interaction between Henry a...more

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Jul 08, 2012 Arlena rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 5-stars, ebooks, excellent-book, fiction-reviews, fiction, my-reviews, mystery, western-touch

Author: Craig Johnson
Published By: Viking Adult
Age Recommend: Adult
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
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"As the Crow Flies" by Craig Johnson was a good well written dialogue mystery. This author is able to show a meticulously well plotted storyline that comes together in this Wyoming/Montana Western setting.

In this novel, "As the Crow Flies" Sheriff Walt Longmire's daughter(Cady) is getting married in two weeks and it seems that the area that had been reserved for...more

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Jul 06, 2012 LJ rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary_post_1945, male_author, mystery, police_procedural, wyoming

First Sentence: “I wanna know what Katrina Walks Nice did to get kicked out of a joint like this for sixty-one days.”

Sheriff Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear witness a young woman falling from a cliff, but the Sheriff’s dog, Dog, finds a baby fell with her and is, remarkably, still alive. Was it suicide, an accident or murder? Who is the baby’s father? The event happened outside Longmire’s territory and must work with the new, inexperienced, tribal police chief, a female veteran of the war...more First Sentence: “I wanna know what Katrina Walks Nice did to get kicked out of a joint like this for sixty-one days.”

Sheriff Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear witness a young woman falling from a cliff, but the Sheriff’s dog, Dog, finds a baby fell with her and is, remarkably, still alive. Was it suicide, an accident or murder? Who is the baby’s father? The event happened outside Longmire’s territory and must work with the new, inexperienced, tribal police chief, a female veteran of the war in Iraq. Longmire has until his daughter Cady’s impending wedding to find the answers.

Johnson’s distinctive voice and humor come thru from the opening sentences while also eliciting a sense of dread. What sets Johnson apart is that where a lesser author might include a portent of bad things to come, Johnson accomplishes the same goal without that blatant and unnecessary device.

It is remarkable that Johnson creates fully-developed characters without providing detailed backstories, yet we know enough of the salient points of their past for their present to make sense. Johnson shows respect for his characters by having the relationship between Walt and Henry work as equals. The author also has the gift of taking the inhuman (Dog) and inanimate (Henry’s car Rezdawg) and imbuing them with personalities in a very relatable, “I-do-that” way. The wonderful juxtaposition of Walt’s job and personality provide realism to the character and the story.

The naturalness and quality of dialogue makes such a difference to a story. Johnson know how to write dialogue. Whether during tense—“I picked u the tarnished, encrusted lighter. Across the front was SAIGON, 67-68, 101st AIRBORNE, and on the back, WHEN THE POWER OF LOVE OVERCOMES THE LOVE OF POWER, THE WORLD SHALL KNOW PEACE. I handed it back to him. “Thoreau?” “Hendrix, Jimi”… --or humorous situations, such as Walt’s conversations with Dog.

It was fascinating to learn about the Cheyenne Nation, the Old Man Chiefs and the peyote ceremony. Once very slight concern I do have is whether it has become so expected that Johnson include Indian spiritualism in each of his books, their inclusion is starting to feel forced.

“As the Crow Flies” is a well-written, well-balanced story that keeping you reading, and guessing, until the very end. It’s another great book from Craig Johnson.

AS THE CROW FLIES (Pol Proc-Sheriff Walt Longmire-Wyoming/Montana-Contemporary – VG+
Johnson, Criag – 8th in series
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Jun 26, 2012 Kevintipple rated it 4 of 5 stars

It has been two months since the events in the harrowing Hell Is Empty and Sheriff Walt Longmire is once again on the edge of disaster. This time it is because his daughter Cady is getting married. She is getting married in few days and now the spot they were supposed to have reserved on the nearby Indian Reservation is no longer available.

Instead Henry Standing Bear and Walt are supposed to make other arrangements. After getting a tip that a nearby location known as “Painted Warrior” might be t...more

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Jun 20, 2012 Sharonm rated it 4 of 5 stars

Craig Johnson’s As the Crow Flies is the eighth in the series featuring Walt Longmire, a Wyoming Sheriff who is temporarily transplanted to the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Montana for the scope of the book. As the book opens, Longmire and his friend, Henry Standing Bear (whom Longmire refers to as “the Cheyenne Nation”), are out scouting for a location for Longmire’s daughter’s wedding. As they watch helplessly, a woman falls to her death from a cliff and the baby she was holding is found m...more Craig Johnson’s As the Crow Flies is the eighth in the series featuring Walt Longmire, a Wyoming Sheriff who is temporarily transplanted to the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Montana for the scope of the book. As the book opens, Longmire and his friend, Henry Standing Bear (whom Longmire refers to as “the Cheyenne Nation”), are out scouting for a location for Longmire’s daughter’s wedding. As they watch helplessly, a woman falls to her death from a cliff and the baby she was holding is found mostly unharmed nearby by Longmire’s dog, “Dog.” So much for a wedding location!
Longmire and the Cheyenne Nation spend the majority of the book working to solve what turns out to have been the murder of a young woman while balancing the needs of Longmire’s soon-to-be-married daughter. Johnson brings the main characters to life vividly, including Longmire, Henry Standing Bear, and Lolo Long, an Iraqi veteran who is the new female Chief of Police on the reservation and for whom Longmire serves as an unintentional tutor. Although the characters’ names in the book tend almost to imply caricatures, the characters themselves come across as real living and breathing humans. Perhaps even more than the people, the landscape and location comprise a major player in the book; Johnson’s writing transports the reader to the dry Montana setting. You’ll want a glass of water at hand as you read about the dusty reservation.
There is a playfulness and generosity to this book that comes from the relationships between the characters, the choices of names, and the understanding of circumstances that make strict adherence to the law unadvisable. A subtle sense of humor drives the book, and is apparent everywhere in comments like, “Diamond Butte Lookout is situated precisely in the middle of nowhere.” This provides an appealing gentleness to the rough and tumble western setting and lawman.
Johnson takes us from one fully realized scene to another, stringing a narrative that is rather like Christmas lights. We find ourselves fully immersed in a setting, caring deeply about the events and people. As the situation is resolved, Johnson transitions us, usually along a highway in an old rundown truck named “Rezdawg,” to the next intensely engaging situation. This unusual narrative style worked well to bring the book alive.
Although this is the first Longmire book I’ve read, I didn’t have trouble jumping into the series mid-stride. However, I am definitely looking forward to heading back to the start of the series.
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May 22, 2012 Barbara rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: westerns, mystery-thriller-goodies

Another solid entry in this fine mystery series. And best of all? Sheriff Walt Longmire comes out at the end with no new broken bones! Hooray!! Because poor Walt sure took a physical and mental beating in the last book (Hell is Empty).
Walt and his good friend Henry Standing Bear are abject failures as wedding planners. Cady(Walt's daughter)'s wedding is only two weeks away and they have lost access to the outdoor location that Cady wanted. (They also have no flowers, no cake, no music, and not e...more

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May 18, 2012 Kathleen Hagen added it · review of another edition

As the Crow Flies, byCraig Johnson, A. Narrated by George Guidall, Produced by recorded Books, downloaded from audible.com.

Well we’ve finally reached the book in which Walt Longmire’s daughter, Katie will be married. This book is the best one of this series in a long time, to my mind. Lots of Henry Standing Bear and Walt Longmire together-always priceless. Katie getting ready for her wedding with her future mother-in-law in tow. A new character, a Crow Indian Chief of Police for the reservation-...more

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May 16, 2012 Mary rated it 5 of 5 stars

Stayed up way too late last night reading this, but I cannot get enough of this series. If you've not been reading Craig Johnson's fine, fine writing, go now and do so.

Last year, I got a little burned out on reading mysteries in general, until I picked up The Cold Dish, first in the series, and I re-discovered exactly why a great story and great characters will cause you to spend all night reading when you should be sleeping.

The humor, the twisty little plots, and excellent characterizations are...more

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Feb 14, 2013 Quinn rated it 4 of 5 stars

Four stars doesn't mean the book is flawed. It's just a personal decision of how much I like the book compared to other books I've recently read. I enjoyed the read, the characters, the plot. Because I love mysteries, I am willing to check my disbelief at the book cover.

Wyoming sheriff Walt Longmire is a sheriff, a friend, a father, and a determined solver of mysteries, even if it distracts him from planning his only daughter's wedding. He's scouting for a location on the Cheyenne Reservation w...more

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May 19, 2012 Patty rated it 5 of 5 stars

I continue to think this is one of the best mystery series out there.

Walt and Henry have been given marching orders by Walt's daughter Cady. They have a list of things to do to get ready for Cady's marriage which is less then two weeks away. When a scheduling conflict surprises them concerning the wedding, Walt and Henry decide to start scouting out other possible locations. When they arrive at a remote site with gorgeous scenery and an imposing cliff they are shock to see and hear a woman who i...more

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May 11, 2012 Cathy Cole rated it 5 of 5 stars

First Line: "I wanna know what Katrina Walks Nice did to get kicked out of a joint like this for sixty-one days."

In two weeks, Sheriff Walt Longmire's daughter will be married, and wedding planner Walt isn't doing so well in working through Cady's to do list. When her chosen wedding venue isn't available, Walt and his best friend, Henry Standing Bear, travel to Painted Warrior cliffs on the Cheyenne Reservation to see if it would be a suitable substitute. The last thing Walt needs is to see Audr...more First Line: "I wanna know what Katrina Walks Nice did to get kicked out of a joint like this for sixty-one days."

In two weeks, Sheriff Walt Longmire's daughter will be married, and wedding planner Walt isn't doing so well in working through Cady's to do list. When her chosen wedding venue isn't available, Walt and his best friend, Henry Standing Bear, travel to Painted Warrior cliffs on the Cheyenne Reservation to see if it would be a suitable substitute. The last thing Walt needs is to see Audrey Plain Feather and her infant son plummet from the top of the cliff.

Audrey dies, but Walt's faithful four-legged companion, Dog, finds the infant Adrian and refuses to be parted from the tiny person even when they arrive at the hospital. Walt knows his daughter's wedding is his priority, and he's just about to hand off the investigation when he runs into the "nascent volcano" known as Tribal Police Chief Lolo Long. Lolo, a returned Iraqi war veteran, is pretty new to the job. She's fired all her officers, drives like A.J. Foyt, and has so much anger bottled up inside that Walt just can't walk away. He knows that, if she's willing to listen, he just has to take her under his wing... or she's not going to live very long. But how will Cady react to all this? Walt is stretched thin as he tries to be the father of the bride, a mentor to Lolo, and the one who brings the bad guys to justice.

Since his first book, The Cold Dish, in 2004, Craig Johnson has been one of what I call my "auto-buy authors". When I hear that he's got a new book coming out, I automatically buy it; I don't have to know what it's about. In eight books, he's never disappointed-- in fact, he just keeps getting better. This man knows how to write a blend of mystery, humor, action and character that's impossible to beat.

The mystery is a good one. Johnson includes an excellent piece of misdirection that threw me right off the trail. While Walt does his investigating, we also get the opportunity to meet several of the inhabitants of the Cheyenne Reservation.

For those of you who've missed Walt being at home with Henry Standing Bear and Dog, you're going to enjoy this book even more. If you're a fan of his undersheriff, Victoria Moretti, you might pout a bit. Vic is pretty much absent in this go-round, but there's a good reason for this. Tribal Police Chief Lolo Long is such an intense, strong female character that Johnson made a wise decision to let Lolo get her feet set before meeting Vic. And I certainly do hope that this isn't the last time we see Lolo. What a wonderful character! (Even though I did want to deck her the first time I was introduced.)

As the Crow Flies has everything long-time fans of Craig Johnson's writing have come to expect: an interesting storyline with plenty of action that moves swiftly and surely, laugh-out-loud humor in all the right places, down-home wisdom, a cast of characters that are as beloved as our own family and friends, and a scene or two that can bring tears to your eyes.

Haven't read a Walt Longmire book before? Never fear, this one stands alone quite well, but be warned-- after you finish As the Crow Flies, don't be surprised if you find yourself tracking down all the rest of the books in this series. They're that good.(less)

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May 08, 2012 Lisa rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of Robert Parker (Jesse Stone series), Tony Hillerman (for the Native American locales)

Thank you GoodReads for the ARC of this book.

I love this series for a number of reasons but what resonates most is how well the author evokes a sense of place as well as its inhabitants. He makes the reader feel as if he/she is standing right there in each scene as the story unfolds.

The series protagonist Wyoming Sheriff Walt Longmire is a great character - very likeable, humane -- and who marches to his own drummer. A natural leader with a down-to-earth manner. The author doesn't skimp on the...more

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Mar 05, 2013 Elizabeth rated it 4 of 5 stars

Walt Longmire doesn't really want to dwell on the fact that his daughter Cady is soon to be married. But he and his friend Henry Standing Bear are in Montana where for some inexplicable reason Cady wants the marriage to take place. As is often the case with weddings plans are beginning to go awry at the eleventh hour and Walt and Henry are seeking out some beautiful locations when their peace is shattered by a cry as a young woman holding something falls from a cliff to her death.

The newly minte...more

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Jun 22, 2012 Nancy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery-suspense, netgalley

Walt Longmire, Sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming, is across the border at the Cheyenne Reservation in Montana. He and his friend, Henry Standing Bear, are scouting locations for the upcoming wedding of Walt's daughter, Cady, when they witness a young Crow woman fall to her death from the cliffs of Painted Warrior. Walt senses something fishy about this, considering that her six-month-old baby boy was in her arms and survived the fall. Soon Walt is roped into helping solve this possible murder...more

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May 20, 2012 Gloria Feit rated it 4 of 5 stars

The thrust of this eighth Walt Longmire novel is two-fold. Walt and his sidekick, the “Bear,” also known as the Cheyenne Nation, are charged with arranging the wedding of Walt’s daughter, a formidable task for the two men. Meanwhile, they witness the death of a young woman, holding her young son, who falls off a cliff to her death (the boy survives). Was it an accident or murder?

The event diverts the attention of the two, while they become involved with the investigation, although Walt is out of...more

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Apr 16, 2012 Kathy rated it 5 of 5 stars

My first introduction to Sheriff Walt Longmire was in the novella The Divorce Horse. As The Crow Flies is the eighth book in the series but the first one I've read. I really enjoyed the story and the Wyoming setting. It was a little bit reminiscent of a Tony Hillerman mystery with the First Nations playing a prominent role.

The murder happens in the opening pages and the story plays out throughout the novel. The murderer was a surprise to me and I enjoyed the road to get there. Sheriff Longmire's...more

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Apr 26, 2012 Linda Baker rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: netgalley

I would never have read the Walt Longmire mysteries had I not heard Craig Johnson speak at the National Book Festival several years ago. I belong to that generation of Americans whose appetite for Westerns was completely destroyed by TV and Hollywood in the 1950's and 60's. The very notion of a series about a present-day sheriff in Wyoming never appealed even though I was aware of it. However, Mr. Johnson was so humorous and self-deprecating that I had to give the books a try. Now the Walt Longm...more I would never have read the Walt Longmire mysteries had I not heard Craig Johnson speak at the National Book Festival several years ago. I belong to that generation of Americans whose appetite for Westerns was completely destroyed by TV and Hollywood in the 1950's and 60's. The very notion of a series about a present-day sheriff in Wyoming never appealed even though I was aware of it. However, Mr. Johnson was so humorous and self-deprecating that I had to give the books a try. Now the Walt Longmire series is at the top of my favorites and a must read as soon as a new book is published. So I was thrilled to get an advance copy and dived right in.

Most of the books are set at home in Wyoming, but Johnson has set a book as far afield as Philadelphia. As the Crow Flies takes place closer to home, on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation,"the rez". Walt's Philadelphia lawyer daughter, Cady, is coming home to be married at a spiritually important and scenic site on the rez. Two weeks before the wedding, the arrangement to use the site falls through- a disaster that Walt and his life-long friend, Henry Standing Bear, must try to salvage somehow. As Cady's unofficial "wedding planners", they set out to find another acceptable location. In the course of the search they see a young Crow woman, Audrey Least Bull, plummet to her death from Painted Warrior peak, clutching an infant in her arms.

Mr. Johnson has the skill (and gift) of writing absolutely indelible characters, fully fleshed out human beings with all their quirks and follies. In As the Crow Flies, he introduces another fascinating character, the beautiful Lolo Long, Iraq war veteran and new Tribal Police Chief. Lolo has a whole lot of attitude and seemingly little natural ability for the job. She also appears to have an ax to grind with Henry Standing Bear. As a result of the many deficiencies in Henry's old truck, she even arrests Henry and Walt. Walt, of course feels the need to find out who pushed Audrey to her death and to mentor Lolo through her first major investigation. Many old favorites make an appearance and Henry is very much present.

I highly recommend As the Crow Flies and if you have not read the series start at the beginning, "The Cold Dish". There is a whole lot of reading pleasure packed into the series if you enjoy well-crafted mysteries, rich characters and a thoroughly decent protagonist in the person of Walt Longmire.
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Sep 02, 2012 Jeff Littrell rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is the most recent book in the "Walt Longmire" mystery series. It is currently a TV series on the A & E Network. However, although it is in many ways inspired by the books, and a couple of episodes are lifted directly from the series, MANY aspects of the TV show are different from the books. They are both enjoyable entertainment, but one should be aware of the differences if you've watched the show. For example, the character of Henry Standing Bear is described in the books as a large m...more

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Jan 31, 2012 Gina Williams rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, mystery, series, favorites

In this 8th book in the Walt Longmire series, Craig Johnson once again places his protagonist in a setting outside his normal jurisdiction, albeit a bit closer to home than the streets of Philadelphia. The story takes place on the Montana Indian Reservation, a few hours north of Absaroka County, Wyoming.

When Walt discovers the location designated for his daughter's upcoming wedding has suddenly become unavailable, he and his best friend Henry Standing Bear, are faced with the prospect of findin...more

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Jul 04, 2012 Monica rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: crime-and-or-evil

Walt's daughter Cady is getting married. Walt and Henry are the wedding planners. While they are off on the Cheyenne Reservation looking for a new venue (last minute snag - Indian trouble), they see a young Crow woman fall to her death, holding her infant son. Although it is on tribal land, Walt gets talked into helping with the investigation to assist the new young tribal Police Chief - a stunningly beautiful Iraqui war vet named Lolo who has a monumentally bad attitude.

The family and tribal ti...more

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Nov 07, 2012 Kay rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mysteries, indian-country-mysteries

I've been a Craig Johnson fan since reading The Cold Dish 10 years ago, but then I'm a pushover for good mysteries set in Indian Country with strong native American characters. Like the books of William Kent Krueger (set in Minnesota), this series involves violent crimes solved by a decent, good-hearted sheriff, whose insight into local problems helps him succeed when outside forces (usually the FBI) are baffled. In this case, the protagonist is invited to a peyote ceremony that helps him with t...more

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Feb 27, 2013 Nikki rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, books-set-in-wyoming, fiction, mysteries

Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear are trying to find a wedding venue for Walt's daughter when they witness what at first appears to be a suicide. On further investigation, it's clearly a homicide, complicated by the location-- an Indian reservation. Although it's not Walt's jurisdiction, he can't help trying to help the new tribal police chief, Lolo Long(a female veteran with a bad case of PTSD)and the hapless FBI agents. This, along with his father-of-the-bride responsibilities, keeps him h...more

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Sep 29, 2012 Cheryl rated it 5 of 5 stars

Walt Longmire is back, and his daughter's wedding is in 2 weeks, and there has been a violent death at the place Henry chose for the wedding. So while trying to do his duties as father of the bride; and get to know and attempt to mentor a very angry young woman tribal police chief; and still show us so much of the land and people and traditions ------ he does it all well. The wedding confusions are dealt with, the murder is solved, and Walt and the Cheyenne Nation stand together through it. The...more

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Aug 23, 2012 Bob rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is the latest in a series of books about Walt Longmire. He is a Sheriff in a mythical Wyoming county. This was terrific! I have become addicted to several detectives -- Spencer, Joe Leaphorn, and several others. This author is equal to Robert B. Parker, Tony Hillerman, so forth. Craig Johnson has a good ear for dialogue, is adept at character development, and sets the mood very well. Maybe he was just the slightest bit emotional at the end of the story, but not objectionably so. This was th...more

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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 re...more

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As The Crow Flies (Walt Longmire #8)

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