Part of Walt Longmire, book 6
First published 2010
Sheriff Walt Longmire faces trouble when developers want to eliminate the junkyard next to their expensive ranchette project in Durant, Wyoming. The discovery of a severed thumb in the yard ignites fierce conflicts in the small town. Longmire works alongside his loyal dog, lifelong friend Henry Standing Bear, and deputies Santiago Saizarbitoria and Victoria Moretti as tensions escalate. The volatile new economy has transformed Durant into a pressure cooker where money and land create deadly disputes. As bodies pile up, Longmire must navigate the darker sides of human greed while dispensing his brand of Western justice. The sixth Walt Longmire mystery combines humor with serious crime as the sheriff digs deep into a case involving love, death, and rusted automobiles.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Durant, Wyoming
Period: 21st-century
306 pages · Hardcover · Viking
Content warnings: violence