Author: Craig Johnson
Published: September 17th 2019 by Viking
Format: Hardcover, 336 pgs
Genre: Western Fiction
Series: Walt Longmire #15
I was starting to lose hope for this series. The last two or so books did not resonate with me in the way his earlier work had. By the time I put this book down, after a weary moment or two of wondering if this would be the last I would see of Walt, I was heartened to know Walt is Walt again and the people Absaroka County will continue to have a man fighting the good fight.
Walt is back home and recovering from his near-death in Mexico. He is having blackout moments and wondering what the point of all this is if he can’t be with his daughter and granddaughter. Sure, a computer and email are fine, but what is most important are people, and he is missing his people.
When he sees a lone wolf, that is believed to have killed a local sheepherder, Walt not only takes a liking to the creature but feels a bond. The comparisons between Walt and wolf M777 are endless and as the reader continues their stories, they could very well be indistinguishable -- from how they are old and grizzled, lonely and world-weary, feeling their age, both are from a bygone era, and neither are part of their original pack.
Though what this book boils down to is heartbreaking, Walt, Vic, and the entire team from the Sheriff’s department, with the other usual cast of characters, bring the dry humor they are known for. Craig Johnson weaves a few storylines together and by the end, the picture weaves a story of a family. Some are damaged, some continue to fight, and some won’t let you wander away no matter what is pulling at you.
Walt is back home and recovering from his near-death in Mexico. He is having blackout moments and wondering what the point of all this is if he can’t be with his daughter and granddaughter. Sure, a computer and email are fine, but what is most important are people, and he is missing his people.
When he sees a lone wolf, that is believed to have killed a local sheepherder, Walt not only takes a liking to the creature but feels a bond. The comparisons between Walt and wolf M777 are endless and as the reader continues their stories, they could very well be indistinguishable -- from how they are old and grizzled, lonely and world-weary, feeling their age, both are from a bygone era, and neither are part of their original pack.
Though what this book boils down to is heartbreaking, Walt, Vic, and the entire team from the Sheriff’s department, with the other usual cast of characters, bring the dry humor they are known for. Craig Johnson weaves a few storylines together and by the end, the picture weaves a story of a family. Some are damaged, some continue to fight, and some won’t let you wander away no matter what is pulling at you.
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