Frank H. (perryfran) reviewed on 7/10/2023 + 1182 more book reviews

This is a collection of short stories from Johnson featuring Sheriff Walt Longmire and his assorted cronies from Absaroka County, Wyoming. I've been a fan of the Longmire books ever since seeing the great TV series on A&E and Netflix several years ago. This collection was full of pathos, humor, and a few mysteries and it helps to fill in some of the gaps in Longmire's saga dating back to when his wife Martha died. The stories include some very off-beat situations such as Walt being mistaken for the messiah on the first day of the new millennium; a con-artist trying to sell Walt a Bible purported to have been purchased by Walt's wife before she died (very reminiscent of the movie Paper Moon); an older woman using fire to abolish the drinking habits of some of the locals; Walt playing the ghost of Christmas Present in a production of A Christmas Carol; and my favorite, Walt and Bear lowering Vic into a campground outhouse to rescue a great-horned owl.

I would heartily recommend all of these stories and feel that they're a great addition to the Longmire saga. I have read most of the novels but still need to read a few of the later ones. I'll definitely look forward to them.

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