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holl3640's review
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
zmull's review
3.0
What, exactly, does Vic do? I understand her function in the story is to make smartass comments and flirt with Walt. But, in the actual world of these novels, what does she do? She doesn't seem to have any responsibilities. She doesn't contribute anything to the police work. In fact, in this book she's so psychotically childish she's impeding Walt's investigation. There's a moment in the book where Walt is in danger of serious bodily harm and she's just standing there cracking jokes at him. It's really weird. Johnson regularly sidelines her for books at a time when she has no reason to be in the story. Why he decided to shoehorn her into this one I have no idea, but she truly is the worst.
You have to have a healthy suspension of disbelief to enjoy these kinds of books. It is, after all, a series about elderly superman kicking ass all over Wyoming. But, does Vic have to be so useless and irritating? Couldn't she behave slightly more like an actual human being?
You have to have a healthy suspension of disbelief to enjoy these kinds of books. It is, after all, a series about elderly superman kicking ass all over Wyoming. But, does Vic have to be so useless and irritating? Couldn't she behave slightly more like an actual human being?
mischievous_monkey's review
3.0
Thank you for a laugh out loud chase scene Craig Johnson! I really enjoyed the old coots at the Home for Sailors and Soldiers.
wearsteel's review
4.0
A lighter read but still entertaining. Perhaps the main course of the series has run its course & now its stands on its ability but lacks impetus.
lcoverosey's review
3.0
I think it’s time for Walt to hang up the badge. Had good history just a poor plot.
stevem0214's review
5.0
What a great book!! Glad to see Walt back in Durrant and not getting almost killed by some thug in Mexico. Good to see him doing Sheriff work with the undersheriff! This had the best ever chase scene, that I cannot describe without giving something away. Wait for it...it's worth the wait!! Great book like they all are....and a little of something to worry about in the last sentence....
ogreart's review against another edition
4.0
One of the interesting aspects of Johnson's Longmire series is that I tend to learn something in every book. He has historical tidbits and literary trivia sprinkled throughout all of them. This was no exception. As always, the characters made the story. There were some laugh-out-loud parts and some real nail-biters. I didn't expect to like this series so much. But I think it is one I could listen to all over again.
reneesmith's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this one! I’ve decided that my favorite Longmire stories are the ones where Vic & Henry are heavily involved. I also enjoyed the humor in this adventure and adored the aging disabled vets who ride to the rescue. Boy Howdy!
constantreader471's review against another edition
4.0
4 bright stars for another enjoyable book by Craig Johnson. All the familiar characters are here:
Henry Standing Bear, native Cheyenne owner of the Red Pony bar
Walt Longmire, Absaroka County Sheriff
Victoria Moretti, Walt's under sheriff and sometime lover
Ruby, Absaroka County dispatcher
This book is #16 in the series, and I recommend that you read them in order, as the book refers to incidents in previous books. The book centers on a famous painting "Custer's Last Fight." Millions of copies of this painting were distributed by beer maker Anheuser-Busch. It was supposedly destroyed in a fire in 1946. But then a resident of the Veterans' Home of Wyoming dies and Walt is called in by the director Carol because she found a shoe box with $1 million in cash in Charley Lee Stillwater's room. Walt searches the room and finds a painting proof that looks like it is connected to the supposedly destroyed "Custer's Last Fight."
Unraveling the mystery of the million dollars and the painting leads Walt into a dangerous game of cat and mouse with killers. He does solve the case with help from Victoria and residents of the Veterans' Home.
There are laugh out loud lines in this book,
Walt and Henry discussing Custer: Walt: "Custer was a dashing and flamboyant commander..."
Henry; "A devious and irrational bundle of manic depression who finished last in his class at West Point---in short a horse's ass."
Both my wife and I enjoy this series. I read this library book in 2 days.
Henry Standing Bear, native Cheyenne owner of the Red Pony bar
Walt Longmire, Absaroka County Sheriff
Victoria Moretti, Walt's under sheriff and sometime lover
Ruby, Absaroka County dispatcher
This book is #16 in the series, and I recommend that you read them in order, as the book refers to incidents in previous books. The book centers on a famous painting "Custer's Last Fight." Millions of copies of this painting were distributed by beer maker Anheuser-Busch. It was supposedly destroyed in a fire in 1946. But then a resident of the Veterans' Home of Wyoming dies and Walt is called in by the director Carol because she found a shoe box with $1 million in cash in Charley Lee Stillwater's room. Walt searches the room and finds a painting proof that looks like it is connected to the supposedly destroyed "Custer's Last Fight."
Unraveling the mystery of the million dollars and the painting leads Walt into a dangerous game of cat and mouse with killers. He does solve the case with help from Victoria and residents of the Veterans' Home.
There are laugh out loud lines in this book,
Walt and Henry discussing Custer: Walt: "Custer was a dashing and flamboyant commander..."
Henry; "A devious and irrational bundle of manic depression who finished last in his class at West Point---in short a horse's ass."
Both my wife and I enjoy this series. I read this library book in 2 days.