A&E has recently begun airing episodes of Longmire, a western crime drama based on a character created by mystery author Craig Johnson.
In recognition of the new television series, Penguin Books has reissued the first book to feature Wyoming sheriff Walt Longmire, The Cold Dish, as a trade paperback and we're delighted to be able to give away, courtesy of the publisher, a copy to one of our readers. See entry details at the bottom of this post.
The citizens of the Cowboy State boast a long and bloody history of dispensing rough justice but the last few decades have bred peace between the white and Native American communities. So when Cody Pritchard is found dead near the Northern Cheyenne Reservation, Sheriff Walt Longmire and the general population of Absaroka County are inclined to think it's a hunting accident. But two years earlier Cody was one four high school boys convicted of brutally raping Melissa Little Bird, a young Cheyenne girl with fetal alcohol syndrome. The boys were guilty but let off with suspended sentences. Was this a revenge killing? Sheriff Longmire intends to find out.
After twenty-four years as sheriff, Walt, along with Deputy Victoria Moretti and lifelong friend Henry Standing Bear, is embroiled in the most volatile and challenging case of his career. He might be the only thing standing between the three remaining boys and a Sharps .45-70 buffalo rifle.
Though we haven't read this title, we have read and reviewed the three most recent mysteries in the series — Junkyard Dogs, one of our picks as the best mysteries of 2010; Hell Is Empty; and As the Crow Flies; as well as the short story "Divorce Horse" — and it is one that we enthusiastically recommend.
Longmire currently airs Sundays at 10 PM (ET/PT) on A&E. You can watch a trailer for the series below.
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For a chance to win a trade paperback edition of The Cold Dish, visit Mystery Book Contests and click on the Craig Johnson: Longmire contest link, enter your name, e-mail address, and this code: 3148. (One entry per person. US residents only. Contest ends June 22nd, 2012.)
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