The Longmire Defense

If it's fall, that means Craig Johnson is back with another trip around Absaroka County, and I'm here for it.

After the events of the last book, HELL AND BACK, where Walt found himself in a weird half-world of supernatural events and eternal darkness, Johnson is back to the formula that makes Walt Longmire one of the most readable mystery series out there: Wyoming, good banter, and a solid, non-supernatural mystery that ties in a seventy-year-old murder to a series of events in the present day.

Like all Longmire books, the heart of the book is Walt's easy-going, but pragmatic approach to solving crime. Sprinkle in some wisdom from Henry Standing Bear or some foul-mouthed jibes from Vic Moretti, and you've got a winning combo.

I tore through this book in three days. Would have done it in two or less if I didn't have to work. Any time spent in Absaroka County is a good time, and I'm glad to see Johnson return to form after the departure from reality in the last book.

THE LONGMIRE DEFENSE is a worthy entry into Johnson's long list of hits.