Part of Walt Longmire, book 7.1
First published 2012
Sheriff Walt Longmire barely has time to catch his breath after hunting down escaped convict Reynaud Shade in the Bighorn Mountains. His daughter Cady has come to town to help him recover and plan her upcoming wedding to Victoria Moretti's brother. The American Indian Days Parade and Pow Wow bring crowds and complications to Absaroka County. Tommy Jefferson, a former meth addict turned accomplished Indian Relay Racer, faces a crisis when his prized racehorse vanishes. The animal has already caused Jefferson's marriage to fall apart, earning it the nickname "divorce horse." Now Jefferson desperately wants the horse back. Longmire teams up with his longtime friend Henry Standing Bear and his daughter, whom he calls The Greatest Legal Mind Of Our Time, to solve the mystery. The investigation takes them into the world of horse racing and family drama, where Longmire must balance his duty as sheriff with his role as father to a bride.
Genres: mystery, crime, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: father-daughter-relationship, found-family
Setting: Absaroka County, Bighorn Mountains
Period: Contemporary
25 pages · Kindle Edition · Penguin Publishing