Synopses & Reviews
A New York Timesbestselling collection of Longmire adventures
Ten years ago, Craig Johnson wrote his first short story, the Hillerman Awardwinning Old Indian Trick.” This was one of the earliest appearances of the sheriff who would go on to star in Johnsons bestselling, award-winning novels and the hit television series Longmire. Each Christmas Eve thereafter, fans rejoiced when Johnson sent out a new short story featuring an episode in Walts life that doesnt appear in the novels; over the years, many have asked why they cant buy the stories in book form.
Wait for Signs gives Longmire fans a chance to own these beloved storiesand one that was published for the first time in the Viking editionin a single volume. With glimpses of Walts past from the incident in Ministerial Aide,” when the sheriff is mistaken for a deity, to the hilarious Messenger,” where the majority of the action takes place in a Porta-Potty, Wait for Signs is a necessary addition to any Longmire fans shelf and a wonderful way to introduce new readers to the fictional world of Absaroka County, Wyoming.
Review
andldquo;A rushandhellip;an excellent wilderness adventureandhellip;a violent, bloody, and quite satisfying thriller.andrdquo;andmdash;
New York Times Book Review andldquo;Strap yourselves in, C. J. Box fansandhellip;andrdquo;andmdash;Madison County (MS) Herald
andldquo;Proceeds at warp speed.andrdquo;andmdash;The Denver Post
andldquo;Moves like greased lightning.andrdquo;andmdash;Kirkus Reviews
andldquo;A masterandhellip;Boxandrsquo;s readership will only increase with his latest page turner. Another amazing thriller from C. J. Box.andrdquo;andmdash;The Associated Press
andldquo;Perhaps the best in the series.andrdquo;andmdash;San Jose Mercury News
andldquo;Violentandhellip;Those who love Boxandrsquo;s stunning set pieces will be in heaven.andrdquo;andmdash;Booklist (starred review)
andldquo;Absolutely rivetingandhellip;This is the best Box Iandrsquo;ve ever read, and Iandrsquo;ve read them all.andrdquo;andmdash;Library Journal (starred review)
andldquo;Reliably brilliantandhellip;never to be forgotten.andrdquo;andmdash;Bookreporter
andldquo;A breakthrough book.andrdquo;andmdash;Fort Worth Star-Telegram
andldquo;Brilliant in every respectandhellip;Box is a force to reckoned with.andrdquo;andmdash;Providence Sunday Journal
andldquo;Edgarandreg;-winner Boxandrsquo;s breakneck 12th Joe Pickett novelandhellip;especially impressiveandhellip;[a] superior entry.andrdquo;andmdash;Publishers Weekly (starred review)
andldquo;Atmosphericandhellip;last-minute tension.andrdquo;andmdash;The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Review
andldquo;A rushandhellip;an excellent wilderness adventureandhellip;a violent, bloody, and quite satisfying thriller.andrdquo;andmdash;
New York Times Book Review andldquo;Strap yourselves in, C. J. Box fansandhellip;andrdquo;andmdash;Madison County (MS) Herald
andldquo;Proceeds at warp speed.andrdquo;andmdash;The Denver Post
andldquo;Moves like greased lightning.andrdquo;andmdash;Kirkus Reviews
andldquo;A masterandhellip;Boxandrsquo;s readership will only increase with his latest page turner. Another amazing thriller from C. J. Box.andrdquo;andmdash;The Associated Press
andldquo;Perhaps the best in the series.andrdquo;andmdash;San Jose Mercury News
andldquo;Violentandhellip;Those who love Boxandrsquo;s stunning set pieces will be in heaven.andrdquo;andmdash;Booklist (starred review)
andldquo;Absolutely rivetingandhellip;This is the best Box Iandrsquo;ve ever read, and Iandrsquo;ve read them all.andrdquo;andmdash;Library Journal (starred review)
andldquo;Reliably brilliantandhellip;never to be forgotten.andrdquo;andmdash;Bookreporter
andldquo;A breakthrough book.andrdquo;andmdash;Fort Worth Star-Telegram
andldquo;Brilliant in every respectandhellip;Box is a force to reckoned with.andrdquo;andmdash;Providence Sunday Journal
andldquo;Edgarandreg;-winner Boxandrsquo;s breakneck 12th Joe Pickett novelandhellip;especially impressiveandhellip;[a] superior entry.andrdquo;andmdash;Publishers Weekly (starred review)
andldquo;Atmosphericandhellip;last-minute tension.andrdquo;andmdash;The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Review
“Sometimes funny, sometimes touching, and always entertaining,
Wait for Signs is a complete delight.”
—Shelf Awareness
“Filled with classic Longmire wit and wisdom. Readers will once again find themselves transported to Walts world in Absaroka County, Wyoming, a world filled with lovable characters…[and] snappy, sharp dialogue….The modern era has given us a term called ‘binge watching where fans of a show will watch multiple episodes back to back. For fans of Johnson's Longmire books, Wait for Signs is the opportunity to binge. However, with stories this well-written some may find themselves wanting to hold back on the binging and save some for later... Whether or not you are a longtime fan of the Walt Longmire series, or this is your first taste of the fictional world Johnson has created, these stories will not disappoint.”
—Deseret News
“Johnson pens a series that should become a must-read, so curl up, get comfortable, and enjoy the ride.”
—The Denver Post
"Each story reveals... the tenderness and compassion, as well as the melancholy, that is Walt Longmire. . . . the finely developed characters and top-notch writing... left me wishing for more."
—Wyoming Tribune
“This story collection featuring the ironic Wyoming sheriff is a must. . . . [Walt Longmire is] one of the most memorable characters is crime fiction today.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Heartwarming . . . Sample, savor, and save these [short stories] for special occasions.”
—Booklist
“For fans of Johnsons Absaroka County sheriff, all the familiar characters fill these stories—Walt, Vic, Henry, Cady, and of course the wild, open spaces of Wyomings Bighorn Mountains.”
—Library Journal (starred review)
Praise for Craig Johnson and the Walt Longmire Mystery Series
“Like the greatest crime novelists, Johnson is a student of human nature. Walt Longmire is strong but fallible, a man whose devil-may-care stoicism masks a heightened sensitivity to the horrors hes witnessed. Unlike traditional genre novelists who obsess mainly over every hairpin plot turn, Johnsons books are also preoccupied with the mystery of his characters psyches.”—Los Angeles Times
“Johnson knows the territory, both fictive and geographical, and tells us about it in prose that crackles.”—Robert B. Parker
“The characters talk straight from the hip and the Wyoming landscape is its own kind of eloquence.”—The New York Times
“[Walt Longmire] is an easy man to like…Johnson evokes the rugged landscape with reverential prose, lending a heady atmosphere to his story.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer
“Stepping into Walts world is like slipping on a favorite pair of slippers, and its where those slippers lead that provides a thrill. Johnson pens a series that should become a ‘must read, so curl up, get comfortable, and enjoy the ride.”—The Denver Post
“A winning piece of work…Theres a convincing feel to the whole package: a sense that youre viewing this territory through the eyes of someone who knows it as adoring lover and skeptical onlooker at the same time.”—The Washington Post
“Johnsons pacing is tight and his dialogue snaps.”—Entertainment Weekly
“Truly great. Reading Craig Johnson is a treat…[He] tells great stories, casts wonderful characters and writes in a style that compels the reader forward.”—Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Synopsis
A Library Journal Best Mystery of 2012
He never wanted to tell Joe Pickett about it, but Nate Romanowski always knew trouble was coming out of his past. Now it's here, and it may not only be the battle of his life-but of Joe's.
In 1995, Nate was in a secret Special Forces unit abroad when a colleague did something terrible. Now high up in the government, the man is determined to eliminate anyone who knows about it, and Nate knows exactly how he'll do it-by striking at Nate's friends to draw him out. The entire Pickett family will be a target, and the only way to fight back is outside the law. Nate knows he can do it, but he isn't sure about his straight-arrow friend-and all their lives could depend on it.
Synopsis
ONE OF
LIBRARY JOURNAL'S BEST MYSTERIES OF THE YEAR
In 1995, Nate Romanowski was in a Special Forces unit abroad when his commander, John Nemecek, did something terrible. Now the high-ranking government official and cold-blooded sociopath is determined to eliminate anyone who knows about itand#151;like Nate, whoand#8217;s hidden himself away in Wyomingand#8217;s Bighorn Mountains. And he knows exactly how Nemecek will do itand#151;by targeting Nate's friends to draw him out. That includes his friend, game warden Joe Pickett, and Pickettand#8217;s entire family. The only way to fight back is outside the law. Nate knows he can do it, but he isn't sure about his straight-arrow friend. And all their lives could depend on it.
Synopsis
A wonderful Montana mystery starring fly fisherman-cum-detective Sean Stranahan, for fans of C. J. Box and Craig Johnson Wolves howl as a riderless horse returns at sunset to the Culpepper Dude Ranch in the Madison Valley. The missing woman, Nanika Martinelli, is better known as the Fly Fishing Venus, a red-haired river guide who lures clients the way dry flies draw trout.
As Sheriff Martha Ettinger follows hoof tracks in the snow, she finds one of the men who has fallen under the temptresss spell impaled on the antler tine of a giant bull elk, a kill thats been claimed by a wolf pack. An accident? If not, is the killer human or animal? With painter, fly fisherman, and sometimes private detective Sean Stranahans help, Ettinger will follow clues that point to an animal rights group called the Clan of the Three-Clawed Wolf and to their svengali master, whose eyes blaze with pagan fire.
In their most dangerous adventure yet, Stranahan and Ettinger find themselves in the crossfire of wolf lovers, wolf haters, and a sister bent on revenge, and on the trail of an alpha male gone terribly wrong.
Synopsis
In the latest addition to this acclaimed series, PI Stranahan and Sheriff Ettinger reunite to investigate a young girls death Its April, but theres still snow on the Montana mountains the day a member of the Madison River Liar and Fly Tiers club finds a Santa hat in the chimney of his rented cabin. With the flue clogged and desperate to make a fire, he climbs up to the roof, only to find the body of a teenage girl wedged into the chimney. When Sheriff Martha Ettinger and her team arrive to extract the body they identify the victim as Cinderella Cindy” Huntingdon, a promising young rodeo star, missing since November.
Was Cindy murdered? Or running for her lifeand if so, from whom? Cindys mother, Etta, hires private detective Sean Stranahan to find out. Jasper Fey, the girls stepfather, believes moving on is the only way to heal. But Ettas not willing to let it go, and neither are Sean or Martha, who find clues to the death in the mysterious legends of the Crazy Mountains. The fourth book in McCaffertys mystery series features a brisk, savvy plot and charming yet authentic charactersperfect for fans of C. J. Box and Craig Johnson.
About the Author
C. J. Box is the author of twelve Joe Pickett novels and three stand-alones, and has won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, Gumshoe, and Barry awards, as well as the French Prix Calibre .38 and a French Elle magazine literary award. His books have been translated into twenty-five languages. He lives outside Cheyenne, Wyoming, with his family.