Part of Walt Longmire, book 11
First published 2015
Sheriff Walt Longmire faces his strangest case when paleontologists uncover the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex fossil ever found in Absaroka County, Wyoming. The discovery should be a triumph for science, but rancher Danny Lone Elk, who owns the land where the bones surfaced, turns up dead in a turtle pond on his property. Multiple parties immediately stake claims to the priceless fossil. The Lone Elk family wants control of their inheritance. The Cheyenne tribe asserts ancestral rights to the remains. The Deputy Attorney General arrives with legal paperwork. A team of FBI agents circles the investigation. Walt must navigate this complex web of competing interests while solving a murder that threatens to tear the community apart. He calls on his trusted allies: undersheriff Victoria Moretti, his longtime friend Henry Standing Bear, and his faithful companion Dog. Together they work to uncover the truth behind Danny Lone Elk's death and determine who rightfully owns a discovery that spans sixty-six million years of history.
Genres: adventure, mystery, crime, action
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family
Setting: Absaroka County, Wyoming
Period: Present Day
306 pages · Hardcover · Viking