Part of Walt Longmire, book 9
First published 2013
Sheriff Walt Longmire faces his most perilous adversaries yet in this ninth Western mystery. Homecoming festivities in Absaroka County take an unexpected turn when Cord Lynear, a homeless Mormon boy, arrives in town searching for his vanished mother. With few leads to follow, Longmire teams up with deputy Victoria Moretti and his trusted ally Henry Standing Bear to track down the missing woman. Their investigation becomes a sprawling search across the high plains that ultimately leads them to a dangerous interstate polygamy group. This sect controls a significant weapons cache and nurses a deadly grudge. As Longmire delves deeper into this treacherous world, he must navigate the group's violent intentions while trying to reunite a desperate son with his mother. The case pushes the Wyoming sheriff into direct confrontation with foes unlike any he has faced before.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-allies, found-family
Setting: Absaroka County, High Plains
Period: Contemporary
335 pages · Hardcover · Viking
Content warnings: violence