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Recommended by Leah Parker

I recommend the Walt Longmire books by Craig Johnson. Just finished “Hell and Back” and it is outsta

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Highly recommend Sheriff Longmire series by Craig Johnson. He’s a sheriff in Wyoming. There’s a tele

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Books By Craig Johnson

Tooth and Claw: A Longmire Story
First Frost: A Longmire Mystery
The Longmire Defense
Divorce Horse: A Walt Longmire Story
Christmas in Absaroka County: Walt Longmire Christmas Stories
Messenger: A Walt Longmire Story
Spirit of Steamboat: A Longmire Story
Wait for Signs: Twelve Longmire Stories
The Highwayman: A Longmire Story
The Western Star: A Longmire Mystery
Depth of Winter: A Longmire Mystery
Land of Wolves: A Longmire Mystery
Next to Last Stand: A Longmire Mystery
The Cold Dish: A Longmire Mystery
Daughter of the Morning Star: A Longmire Mystery
Death Without Company: A Longmire Mystery
Hell and Back: A Longmire Mystery
Kindness Goes Unpunished: A Longmire Mystery
Another Man's Moccasins: A Longmire Mystery
The Dark Horse: A Longmire Mystery
Junkyard Dogs: A Longmire Mystery
Hell Is Empty: A Longmire Mystery
As the Crow Flies: A Longmire Mystery
A Serpent's Tooth: A Longmire Mystery
Any Other Name: A Longmire Mystery
Dry Bones: A Longmire Mystery
An Obvious Fact: A Longmire Mystery

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Boy howdy! Sheriff Walt Longmire has been featured in over 19 novels and dozens of short stories since Craig Johnson began writing the series. The detective continues to captivate readers with his moral strength, courage, loyalty, and commitment to upholding justice and the law in the fictional Absaroka County in Wyoming. Longmire is a man of few words but possesses keen intuition, which helps him in solving crimes and fighting powerful adversaries. What engages you most in Johnson’s mystery stories? Is it the breathtaking backdrop of the American West? The richly drawn characters of Longmire, his loyal deputies, and the eccentric townsfolk? Or does Johnson’s exploration of redemption and the power of the bonds of community and family keep you coming back? Let’s saddle up and get ready to discuss all things Longmire.

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Recommended Books From Craig Johnson Fans

Abracadaver
Switchblade
To Dwell in Darkness
Blood Shot
Songbird: A Kings Lake Investigation
Better to Rest
Bone Box: A Decker/Lazarus Novel
The Impossible Dead
How the Light Gets In
The Postscript Murders
The Twisted Root: A William Monk Novel
The Scarpetta Factor
Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station
Outsider
Dead Beat
In a House of Lies
Not Safe After Dark: And Other Stories
Deborah's Judgment: A Deborah Knott Short Story
The Armor of Light
Medea
Burial of Ghosts
Through a Glass
The Grownup
The Black Cabinet
Spin
Lost Birds: A Leaphorn
Deserves to Be Dead: MatchUp Collection
To Die but Once
Trace
Next to Last Stand: A Longmire Mystery
Rainbow's End: A Richard Jury Mystery
The Pursuit
Up Jumps the Devil
Critical Mass: A V.I. Warshawski Novel
Murder on the Serpentine
T is for Trespass
Injustice for All
The Western Star: A Longmire Mystery
The Paris Apartment
Miss Pym Disposes
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive
Send Bygraves
Finger Lickin' Fifteen
A Rule Against Murder
The Cold Dish: A Longmire Mystery
Man in the Queue
Agatha Raisin and The Fairies of Fryfam
Poseidon's Gold
Many Rivers to Cross
The Eagle Catcher
The English Assassin
The Horse You Came in On
Mrs Pollifax and the Golden Triangle
Believing the Lie
The Clairvoyant Countess
The Missing Corpse: A Brittany Mystery
Dust
Milk and Honey: A Decker/Lazarus Novel
Feast Day of Fools
Death of a Liar
Dark Tide Rising: A William Monk Novel
The Master of Blacktower
A Christmas Escape: A Novel
Blue Lightning
An Old Betrayal
Extraordinary People
The Pillars of the Earth
Away with the Fairies
Death of a Master Chef: A Brittany Mystery
A Question of Blood
A is for Alibi
All Shall Be Well
Silken Prey
Naughty In Nice
Blindman's Bluff: A Decker/Lazarus Novel
Night Train to Memphis
Kisscut
The Maid
Forever and a Day: A James Bond Novel
The Thirst: A Harry Hole Novel
Desert Heat
Rock with Wings
Vanish: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel
Takedown Twenty
Death on Blackheath
To Love and Be Wise
Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?
Weighed in the Balance: A William Monk Novel
Stone Cold
The Janus Stone
Dead Land: A V.I. Warshawski Novel
Biting the Moon
Death of a Macho Man
A Letter of Mary
A Taste for Death
Now or Never
Missing and Endangered
Murder on the Ballarat Train
A Grave Denied
The Sins of the Wolf: A William Monk Novel
O Jerusalem
Take Out
Borderline
Catch Me When I Fall
To Darkness and to Death
Rutland Place
Agatha Raisin and The Case of the Curious Curate
A Necessary End
Dorchester Terrace
A Chateau Under Siege
They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy's Story
The Man Who Died Twice
Breaking Silence
Sovereign
Evan Help Us
Hellbender: A Novella
Manitou Canyon
Someone in the House
Faking a Murderer: MatchUp Collection
Shamed
Hasty Death
The Lake House: A Novel
Wobble to Death
Night of the White Buffalo
Raisins and Almonds
Dance Hall of the Dead
The Order
First Frost: A Longmire Mystery
The Poet
Improbable Cause
Pushing Up Daisies
The Girl of His Dreams
The Spy Coast
1989: An Allie Burns Novel
Greygallows
Miss Kopp Investigates
Die Again: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel
Blood Money
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
The Jealousy Man and Other Stories
A Darkness More Than Night
A Finer End
Pirate King
Water Like a Stone
Blind Justice: A William Monk Novel
Fleshmarket Close
The Wizard's Daughter
The Headhunters
Metro Girl
Serpent's Tooth
Lady of the Eternal City
The Butcher's Theater
Evan Can Wait
Dead to Rights
Wildcat: V. I. Warshawski's First Case
Losing You
The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2023
The Unlocking Season
Though Not Dead
The Wandering Soul Murders
The Cuckoo's Calling
The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon
A Banquet of Consequences
Pay Dirt: A V.I. Warshawski Novel
The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2024
The Silent Wife: A Novel
The King Arthur Case: A Brittany Mystery
Chasing the Dime
Death Without Company: A Longmire Mystery
Justice: A Decker/Lazarus Novel
The Marching Season
Pentecost Alley
The Unheard
Winter's Child
Survival of the Fittest: An Alex Delaware Novel
The Garden of Eden and Other Criminal Delights
One for the Money
The Serpent on the Crown
The Good
The Shape Shifter
The Guest List
Bare Bones
Verdict in Blood
Collateral Damage
Messenger: A Walt Longmire Story
The Scroll
A Silent Death
Bones to Ashes
Ruth's First Christmas Tree
The Traitor Among Us
For the Love of Mike
A Fatal Grace
The Punishment She Deserves
The Neon Rain
A Gathering of Secrets
Hard Eight
The Comfort of Ghosts
One Fatal Flaw
Standing in Another Man's Grave
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
To the Nines
Royal Flush
A Fatal Lie
Mad Hatter's Holiday
Southern Discomfort
A Deceptive Devotion
The Perfect Suspect
The Dead Will Tell
The Way of the Bear: A Mystery Novel
The Pact: A Kate Burkholder Short Mystery
The Complaints
Fever of the Bone
The Kate Shugak Investigations: Books 1-9
Snobbery with Violence
Total Recall: A V. I. Warshawski Novel
Morality for Beautiful Girls
Miss Kopp's Midnight Confessions
Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding
A Question of Belief
The Silver Pigs
Shadows in Bronze
Hallowed Ground: A Kate Burkholder Short Story
The Wrong Side of Goodbye
Depth of Winter: A Longmire Mystery
Death in the Devil's Acre
City of Bones
Blow Fly
Death of a Ghost
Trickster's Point
The Walkers of Dembley
The Genius
Death of a Charming Man
The Burnt House
Bloodhounds
Two for the Lions
Flesh and Blood
A Cold Treachery
The Seventh Sinner
Racing the Devil
Bitter Medicine: A V.I. Warshawski Novel
The Raging Storm
Jolie Blon's Bounce
The Mysterious North
Listening Woman
The Vault
A Prey to Murder
The Spirit Woman
Luck and Judgement: A DC Smith Investigation
Winter in Madrid: A Novel
A Sorrowful Sanctuary
The Castlemaine Murders
Faithful Place
Guilt: An Alex Delaware Novel
Notorious Nineteen
The Gate Keeper
Dead If You Don't
Tooth and Nail
Persons of Interest: A DC Smith Investigation
The Spotted Dog
In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner
Motive: An Alex Delaware Novel
Search the Shadows
Q is for Quarry
How the Dead Speak
Playing for the Ashes
The Black Echo
The Crossing Places
A Stranger in Mayfair
Red Bones
Invitation to Die: A Short Story of Falco's Rome
The Critic
Ruddy Gore
Sweet
The Waters of Eternal Youth
The Last Good Day
Murder at the Royal Ruby
The Gods of Guilt
Unnatural History: An Alex Delaware Novel
Molly Murphy Series: Books 1-15
Twisted Prey
The Secret Servant
Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose
An Island of Suspects: A Brittany Mystery
A Dedicated Man
W is for Wasted
B is for Burglar
The Glass Rainbow
Twisted Twenty-Six
A Dying Light in Corduba
Desolation Mountain
A Case of Spirits
Shell Game: A V.I. Warshawski Novel
The Blood Card
Love and Other Crimes
Mrs. Pollifax
Home by Nightfall
Fire and Ice
A Taste for Vengeance
Death at La Fenice

“It would be nice if life weren’t so messy, but that’s just not the nature of things; we want things to be perfect, but most of the time we just spend our existence cleaning up the messes we make – and sometimes the messes of other people, people about whom we care most in the world.”

Craig Johnson, Any Other Name: A Longmire Mystery
Michael Collins
“Just like C.J. Box, Craig Johnson features Wyoming in a way that makes the place come alive. But for me it’s the characters that really shine. Longmire has to be one of the best modern day detective characters out there. And I love Henry Standing Bear too.”

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