A Serpent's Tooth
A Longmire Mystery
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4.1 • 22 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Sheriff Walt Longmire is on a high-plains scavenger hunt in this thrilling novel from New York Times bestselling author Craig Johnson
The hit drama Longmire is now streaming on Paramount+
It’s homecoming for the Durant Dogies when Cord Lynear, a Mormon “lost boy” forced off his compound for rebellious behavior, shows up in Absaroka County. Without much guidance, divine or otherwise, Sheriff Walt Longmire, Victoria Moretti, and Henry Standing Bear search for the boy’s mother and find themselves at the barbed-wire doorstep of an interstate polygamy group. Run by four-hundred-pound Roy Lynear, Cord’s father, the group is frighteningly well armed and very good at keeping secrets.
Walt’s got Cord locked up for his own good, but the Absaroka County jailhouse is getting crowded since the arrival of the boy’s self-appointed bodyguard, a dangerously spry old man who claims to be blessed by Joseph Smith himself. As Walt, Vic, and Henry butt heads with the Lynears, they hear whispers of Big Oil and the CIA and fear they might be dealing with a lot more than they bargained for.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Just in time for the second season of the A&E TV series Longmire comes bestseller Johnson's deeply satisfying ninth Walt Longmire novel (after 2012's As the Crow Flies). On the personal front, the Wyoming sheriff worries about his deepening relationship with Victoria "Vic" Moretti, his intelligent undersheriff, because of their age difference and because he's the boss. A more serious worry for Walt is Cord Lynear, who appears to be about 15 and is looking for his mother. A delusional homeless man appoints himself Cord's bodyguard. Cord turns out to be a "lost boy," kicked out of a secretive polygamous group led by his stepfather, Roy Lynear, which has been putting down roots in nearby states. Although the zealots use teenage guards so inexperienced they don't even know where the safety is on their guns, nothing is amateurish about the thugs who control the compound. Suspense propels the brisk plot, complemented by a sly sense of humor and a breathtaking look at Wyoming. 12-city author tour.
Customer Reviews
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I've been reading my way through the these books in sequence since I saw the tag "Based on the novels by..." of the TV versions. They've all been great reads but this one? It has been the best, so far.
I often get wrapped up in a good book, but it was really tough putting this one down. I found myself looking at the clock and wondering, " how did it get to be 2:00 AM, again."