The Highwayman - A Longmire Story

Zusatztext “You don’t have to be a fan of Longmire ! the hit Netflix series! to appreciate this clever tale.” — Publishers Weekly "This ghost story is a great tale with enough twists and turns to make it a fun read. A reader new to the series can dive into the Longmire world immediately and will likely want to go back and read all of its previous entries."   — Deseret News "Just a pure story that would be right at home being told around a campfire: immediately engaging! filled with turns and surprises! with an ending that comes too soon."— The Gazette Praise for  Dry Bones "Fast-paced [and] entertaining." — The Denver Post "An especially good tale . . . If you are not familiar with Longmire! you might want to meet him. If you know him! don't miss his latest case." — Charleston Post & Courier “Yet another classic Craig Johnson mystery.” — Deseret News "The [Longmire] series continues to be fresh and innovative. . . . Devoted series fans won't feel a sense of déjà vu in  Dry Bones ! but they will easily identify Johnson's tendency toward innovative imagery . . . crack dialogue! humor and a strong sense of place. Absaroka's maker brings dem bones to life! and readers are sure to rejoice." — Shelf Awareness "[Walt Longmire] remains tough! smart! honest! and capable of entertaining fans with another difficult! dangerous case." — Kirkus Reviews "[Longmire] never disappoints the reader: he's a hero through thick and thin." — Publishers Weekly 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 the rugged landscape with reverential prose! lending a heady atmosphere to his story." — The Philadelphia Inquirer "Stepping into Walt's world is like slipping on a favorite pair of slippers! and it's where those slippers lead that provides a thrill. Johnson pens a series that should become a 'must' read! so curl up! get comfortable! and enjoy the ride." — The Denver Post  "Johnson's pacing is tight and his dialogue snaps." — Entertainment Weekly Informationen zum Autor Craig Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of the Longmire mysteries, the basis for the hit drama series Longmire . He is the recipient of the Western Writers of America Spur Award for fiction, the Mountains and Plains Booksellers Award for fiction, the Nouvel Observateur Prix du Roman Noir, and the Prix SNCF du Polar. His novella Spirit of Steamboat was the first One Book Wyoming selection. He lives in Ucross, Wyoming, population twenty-six. Klappentext Sheriff Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear embark on their latest adventure in this novella set in the world of Craig Johnson's New York Times bestselling Longmire series-the basis for the hit drama Longmire, now on Netflix Craig Johnson's new novel, The Western Star, will be available from Viking in Fall 2017. Whe...

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Praise for The Highwayman

You don t have to be a fan of Longmire, the hit Netflix series, to appreciate this clever tale. Publishers Weekly

"This ghost story is a great tale with enough twists and turns to make it a fun read. A reader new to the series can dive into the Longmire world immediately and will likely want to go back and read all of its previous entries." Deseret News

"Just a pure story that would be right at home being told around a campfire: immediately engaging, filled with turns and surprises, with an ending that comes too soon." The Gazette

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 the rugged landscape with reverential prose, lending a heady atmosphere to his story. The Philadelphia Inquirer

Stepping into Walt's world is like slipping on a favorite pair of slippers, and it's where those slippers lead that provides a thrill. Johnson pens a series that should become a 'must' read, so curl up, get comfortable, and enjoy the ride. The Denver Post

Johnson's pacing is tight and his dialogue snaps. Entertainment Weekly

Product details

• Authors: Craig Johnson
• Publisher: Penguin Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2017
• EAN: 9780735220904
• ISBN: 978-0-7352-2090-4
• No. of pages: 190
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 177 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Walt Longmire; A Longmire Mystery; A Longmire Mystery; Walt Longmire; Longmire Mystery
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature