It's been over a decade since Walt Longmire first stepped
off the pages of The Cold Dish and into our lives. Since that time there have
been another 10 novels, several novellas, and a television series. It is hard
to describe the writing of Craig Johnson. His prose is both sparse and poetic
at the same time. His characters have become old friends and I always look
forward to hearing from them again. In Dry Bones they are all here again. Walt
Longmire, Vic Moretti, Henry Standing Bear, and all of the others. Called to
investigate an apparent drowning, Sheriff Longmire gets caught up in a dispute
over the fossilized remains of the largest tyrannosaurus rex ever discovered.
The complications only grow as an Acting Deputy Attorney General for the US
Government decides to make his name by prosecuting the local museum. As all of
this is going on Sheriff Longmire has to negotiate poisoning, several missing
persons, and a difficult family situation.
Craig Johnson never fails to bring great story, great
characters, and his winning style. Dry Bones is no different. The Longmire
stories are not just about the mystery. They are about the characters. As
always I find myself laughing at their dry humor and feeling the pain when they
suffer loss. It's too bad that these characters are fictional. It is always
hard to wait for a year to read a new story. It is always worth wain the wait.
If you have not read the Longmire series let me encourage you to do so. They
contain a power and a beauty every bit as large as the High Plains of Wyoming.
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