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Craig Johnson

BornJanuary 16, 1961 (1961-01-16) (age 49)Huntington, West Virginia

OccupationNovelist, Playwright

NationalityAmerican

Genres

[[Murder_mystery|Mystery]], [[Crime fiction]], [[Detective_fiction|Detective]], [[Western_(genre)|Western]]


Notable work(s)The Cold Dish, Death Without Company, Kindness Goes Unpunished, Another Man's Moccasins, The Dark Horse, Junkyard Dogs

Official Website

Craig Allen Johnson (born January 16, 1961) is an American novelist and playwright. He has written six novels. His Sheriff Walt Longmire novels include The Cold Dish, Death Without Company, Kindness Goes Unpunished, Another Man's Moccasins, and 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 (2009). 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 received the Western Writer's of America Spur Award for best novel of 2008 as well as the Mountains and Plains award for fiction book of the year. The most recent Walt Longmire novel, Junkyard Dogs, was released by Viking on June 1, 2010.

A television series based on Johnson's protagonist from the Viking/Penguin novels, Wyoming sheriff Walt Longmire, is in development with Warner Horizon Television and TNT. Golden Globe and Emmy Award—winning Greer Shephard and Michael M. Robin (The Shephard/Robin Company) are executive producing alongside Hunt Baldwin and John Coveny, who are adapting the novel for the screen. Greg Yaitanes is attached to direct. Shephard and Robin are currently executive producers on The Closer (TNT). Among other projects, they executive produced Nip/Tuck (FX) and Trust Me (TNT), the latter created and produced by Baldwin and Coveny. Yaitanes is an executive producer and Emmy Award-winning director on House (Fox).

Johnson is a board member of the Mystery Writers of America (MWA). He lives in Ucross, Wyoming, population 25.
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Total Books: 156
The Anorexia Diaries A Mother and Daughter Triumph Over Eating Disorders and Teenage Depression
The Anorexia Diaries a Mother and Daughter Triumph Over Eating Disorders and Teenage Depression (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781405021005
ISBN-10: 1405021004
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 1

Another Man's Moccasins
Another Man's Moccasins [Walt Longmire, Bk 4] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780143115526
ISBN-10: 0143115529
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
 63

Any Other Name
Any Other Name (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9781490623979
ISBN-10: 1490623973
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Any Other Name A Longmire Mystery
Any Other Name a Longmire Mystery [Thorndike Press Large Print Mystery Series] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781410467799
ISBN-10: 1410467791
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Arresting Development The power of knowledge for social change
Arresting Development the Power of Knowledge for Social Change (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780415381536
ISBN-10: 0415381533
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As the Crow Flies
As the Crow Flies (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781456118891
ISBN-10: 1456118897
Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Sports & Outdoors
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As the Crow Flies
As the Crow Flies [Walt Longmire, Bk 8] (Hardcover)Paperback, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780670023516
ISBN-10: 0670023515
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
 31

Champion
Champion (Paperback)Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780785218401
ISBN-10: 0785218408
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christian Books & Bibles
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The Cold Dish A Longmire Mystery
The Cold Dish
The Cold Dish [A Walt Longmire Mystery] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781410467201
ISBN-10: 1410467201
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
 4

The Cold Dish
The Cold Dish [Walt Longmire, Bk 1] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780143036425
ISBN-10: 0143036424
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 110

The Cold Dish
The Cold Dish [Walt Longmire, Bk 1] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780143134879
ISBN-10: 0143134876
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 9

Cold Dish
Cold Dish [Western] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9781440722523
ISBN-10: 1440722528
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Dark Horse
The Dark Horse [Walt Longmire, Bk 5] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780143117315
ISBN-10: 0143117319
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 45

Daughter of the Morning Star
Daughter of the Morning Star [A Longmire Mystery, 17] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9781432897284
ISBN-10: 1432897284
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Death Without Company
Death Without Company [Longmire, Bk 3 - Audio Cassette - Unabridged] (Audio Cassette)
ISBN-13: 9781428129313
ISBN-10: 1428129316
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Death Without Company
Death Without Company [Walt Longmire, Bk 2] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780143038382
ISBN-10: 0143038389
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 77

Depth of Winter
Depth of Winter [Longmire] (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9781980008002
ISBN-10: 1980008000
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Dry Bones
Dry Bones [A Walt Longmire Mystery] (Hardcover)Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781410477835
ISBN-10: 1410477835
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 3

Eat the Grapes Don't Fight the Battles A Memoir of a Teacher's Experience in Turkey
Eat the Grapes Don't Fight the Battles a Memoir of a Teacher's Experience in Turkey (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781592983148
ISBN-10: 1592983146
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 1

Enfants de poussire
Enfants De Poussire [0000] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782351780527
ISBN-10: 2351780523
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Hell and Back [Walt Longmire, Bk 18] (Hardcover)
James J Hill House [Mn Historic Site Pamphlets] (Paperback)
Junkyard Dogs [Thorndike Large Print Crime Scene] (Hardcover)
Junkyard Dogs [Walt Longmire, Bk 6] (Paperback)Hardcover
Junkyard Dogs [Walt Longmire, Bk 6] (Hardcover)Paperback
Land of Wolves [A Walt Longmire Mystery] (Other)
Le Camp Des Morts [French Edition] (Paperback)
L'indien Blanc [French Edition] (Paperback)
The Longmire Defense [The Walt Longmire Mysteries] (Audio CD)
Next to Last Stand [Longmire Mysteries] (Audio CD)
An Obvious Fact [A Walt Longmire Mystery] (Hardcover)
An Obvious Fact [Walt Longmire, Bk 12] (Hardcover)Paperback
A Serpent's Tooth [Thorndike Large Print Crime Scene] (Hardcover)
A Serpent's Tooth [Walt Longmire, Bk 9] (Hardcover)Paperback
Spirit of Steamboat [Walt Longmire] (Hardcover)
State and Local Financial Instruments Policy Changes and Management [Studies in Fiscal Federalism and State-Local Finance] (Hardcover)
Wait for Signs [Thorndike Press Large Print Mystery Series] (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover