Part of Walt Longmire, book 18
First published 2022
Sheriff Walt Longmire stares at a faded postcard showing a hundred uniformed boys standing before the imposing Fort Pratt Industrial Indian Training School. Jimmy Lane, father of the missing Jeanie One Moon, gave him this image that now consumes his thoughts. Walt's search for answers about Jeanie's disappearance has led nowhere through conventional means. He believes the crumbling ruins of the old boarding school may hold the key. These institutions once existed to erase Native children's cultural identity. Walt suspects he faces something beyond ordinary criminal investigation. His pursuit draws him deeper into legends of the wandering without, a mythical entity said to consume human souls. The sheriff must venture into territory where spiritual forces may prove more dangerous than any flesh and blood adversary he has encountered. Walt's investigation forces him to confront mysteries that challenge everything he understands about his work and his world.
Genres: adventure, mystery, crime, supernatural
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: investigation, supernatural-elements
Setting: Fort Pratt Industrial Indian Training School
Period: 20th-century
336 pages · Hardcover · Viking