Junkyard Dogs
A Longmire Mystery
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4.3 • 27 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
Sheriff Walt Longmire is faced with a modern-day ranch war in this gripping novel from New York Times bestselling author Craig Johnson
The hit drama Longmire is now streaming on Paramount+
It's a volatile new economy in Durant, Wyoming when the owners of a multimillion-dollar development of ranchettes want to get rid of the adjacent Stewart junkyard. Meeting the notorious Stewart clan is an adventure unto itself, and when conflict erupts—and someone ends up dead—Sheriff Walt Longmire, his lifelong friend Henry Standing Bear, and deputies Santiago Saizarbitoria and Victoria Moretti find themselves in a small town that feels more and more like a high-plains pressure cooker.
Walt Longmire is up to his badge in the darker aspects of human nature, making his way through the case with a combination of love, laughs, and derelict automobiles.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Johnson's sixth mystery featuring Wyoming sheriff Walt Longmire (after 2009's Dark Horse) will remind readers that a big city isn't necessary for a compelling crime story and enduring hero. One blizzardy February day, Walt and his deputies Victoria Moretti and Santiago Saizarbitoria visit the Durant, Wyo., dump, owned by the Stewart family, to investigate a severed thumb found in a discarded cooler. There they discover that the Stewart family patriarch, George, was almost killed after someone dragged him behind a '68 Toronado. Walt winds up playing peacemaker between the cantankerous Stewarts, longtime Durant residents, and the owner of a new housing development bordering the junkyard. When a search of the dump unearths a surprising side business and two deaths follow, Walt realizes he has bigger problems on his hands. Series fans as well as newcomers will cheer the laconic Walt every step of the way. 8-city author tour.
Customer Reviews
Another transfixing read from Craig Johnson
I enjoyed the touch of humor in this novel, the continuing evolution of the characters and am glad to see that Dog has very much earned the bestowment of Man’s Best Friend. I love how the settings of each chapter is so real you can feel it and see it. Each of the characters you can almost reach out and touch. Already started the 7th book and am hooked there too. Thank you Craig Johnson and I am glad I have lots more to read!!