The Dark Horse: A Longmire Mystery [Paperback]

Walt doubts a confession of murder in this novel from theNew York Timesbestselling author ofThe Western Star

Fans of Ace Atkins, Nevada Barr and Robert B. Parker will loveThe Dark Horseis the fifth installment inNew York Timesbestselling author Craig Johnson's Longmire Mystery Series, the basis forLONGMIRE, the hit Netflix original drama series. Wade Barsad, a man with a dubious past and a gift for making enemies, burned his wife Mary's horses in their barn; in retribution, she shot him in the head six times, or so the story goes. But Sheriff Walt Longmire doesn't believe Mary's confession and is determined to dig deeper. Unpinning his star to pose as an insurance investigator, Walt visits the Barsad ranch and discovers that everyone in town--including a beautiful Guetemalan bartender and a rancher with a taste for liquor--had a reason for wanting Wade dead.  

Praise for Craig Johnson and the Walt Longmire Mystery Series

It's the scenery—and the big guy standing in front of the scenery—that keeps us coming back to Craig Johnson's lean and leathery mysteries. —The New York Times Book Review

Johnson's hero only gets better—both at solving cases and at hooking readers—with age. —Publishers Weekly

Like the greatest crime novelists, Johnson is a student of human nature. Walt Longmire is strong but fallible, a man whose devil-may-care stoicism masks a heightened sensitivity to the horrors he's witnessed. —Los Angeles Times

Johnson's trademarks [are] great characters, witty banter, serious sleuthing, and a love of Wyoming bigger than a stack of derelict cars. —The Boston Globe

The characters talk straight from the hip and the Wyoming landscape is its own kind of eloquence. —The New York Times

[Walt Longmire] is an easy man to like. . . . Johnson evokes thl³.