An Obvious Fact (Walt Longmire #12)

Posted on 13 November 2017 by Craig Johnson

In the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling Longmire series the basis for the hit drama Longmire, now on Netflix Walt, Henry, and Vic discover much than they bargained for when they are called in to investigate a hit and run accident near Devils Tower In the midst of the largest motorcycle rally in the world, a young biker is run off the road and ends up in critical condition When Sheriff Walt Longmire and his good friend Henry Standing Bear are called to Hulett, Wyoming the nearest town to America s first national monument, Devils Tower to investigate, things start getting complicated As competing biker gangs the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms a military grade vehicle donated to the tiny local police force by a wealthy entrepreneur and Lola, the real life femme fatale and namesake for Henry s 59 Thunderbird and, by extension, Walt s granddaughter come into play, it rapidly becomes clear that there is to get to the bottom of at this year s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally than a bike accident After all, in the words of Arthur Conan Doyle, whose Adventures of Sherlock Holmes the Bear won t stop quoting, There is nothing deceptive than an obvious fact. New Read [ An Obvious Fact (Walt Longmire #12) ] by [ Craig Johnson ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr An Obvious Fact by Craig Johnson is a Viking publication There is nothingdeceptive than an obvious fact Sherlock HolmesThe Walk Longmire series by Craig Johnson is an auto add for me I love, love, love these books This twelfth installment has Walt and the Bear traveling over to Hulett, near the Devil s Tower monument, right in the midst of the Sturgis rally to investigate a hit and run accident As usual, I chuckled often at Walt and Henry s banter, especially with Henry on a Sherloc An Obvious Fact by Craig Johnson is a Viking publication There is nothingdeceptive than an obvious fact Sherlock HolmesThe Walk Longmire series by Craig Johnson is an auto add for me I love, love, love these books This twelfth installment has Walt and the Bear traveling over to Hulett, near the Devil s Tower monument, right in the...4 This the 12th book in the Longmire series and as always, Craig Johnson has delivered a well written mystery involving many of the recurring characters in the series Walt Longmire gets a call from a friend, Campbell County Sheriff s Deputy Corbin Dougherty Dougherty wants Walt to help him investigate a motorcycle accident that has left the motorcyclist in a coma and unlikely to ever recover Walt is renowned throughout the state of Wyoming as one the best investigators the state has He is th 4 This the 12th book in the Longmire series and as always, Craig Johnson has delivered a well written mystery involving many of the recurring characters in the series Walt Longmire gets a call from a friend, Campbell County Sheriff s Deputy Corbin Dougherty Dougherty wants Walt to help him investigate a motorcycle accident that has left the motorcyclist in a coma and unlikely to ever recover Walt is renowned throughout the state of Wyoming as one the best investigators the state has He is the Sheriff of fictional Absaroka County.As Walt starts to ask questions, he soon realizes that there are some major criminal activities going on.Some of the characters Walt s friend, Henry Standing Bear, who came to participate in the annual Sturgis motor...Craig Johnson s Longmire series has been a favorite of mine for awhile I enjoyed this newest addition, but I don t think it s as good as others in the series The usual crew and the humorous banter is there, but there s no American Indian mysticism and not much sense of place as in previous books I miss that.The story takes place in and around the motorcycle event in Sturgis, South Dakota, and particularly in Hulett, Wyoming Walt and Henry are on vacation, but of course there is a crime for W Craig Johnson s Longmire series has been a favorite of mine for awhile I enjoyed this newest addition, but I don t think it s as good as others in the series The usual crew and the humorous banter is there, but there s no American Indian mysticism and not much sense of place as in previous books I miss that.The story takes place in and around the motorcycle event in Sturgis, South Dakota, and particularly in Hulett, Wyoming Walt and Henry are on vacation, but of course there is a...Reading a Craig Johnson mystery is so reassuring At a time when we have reason to wonder whether our government is working for or against us, here Johnson comes to let us know that there are people of goodwill laying their lives on the line for us every day The ATF makes an appearance in this novel, and Johnson is kinder to them than he often is to the FBI The AFT role play characters that wouldn t be out of place on the stage, though the guns aren t toy replicas, and the crowd islike t Reading a Craig Johnson mystery is so reassuring At a time when we have reason to wonder whether our government is working for or against us, here Johnson comes to let us know that there are people of goodwill laying their lives on the line for us every day The ATF makes an appearance in this novel, and Johnson is kinder to them than he often is to the FBI The AFT role play characters that wouldn t be out of place on the stage, though the guns aren t toy replicas, and the crowd islike the mob.There is so much information in a Craig Johnson novel, it is sometimes difficult to choose an element to emphasize geology, geography, popular culture, Indian ways, and in this case guns and motorcycle rallies The setting is Hulett, Wyoming, next door town to the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally just across the state line in South Dakota A very handsome motorcyclist of Cheyenne descent winds up hospitalized, and when Longmire and Henry Standing Bear investigate, they discover that Lola, an old fla...If I had to list my favorite ongoing book series would Longmire definitely be on it I discovered the series a couple of years ago and read all the books that had been published until I ran out of Longmire books and then I had to start waiting for new ones to be written The agony An Obvious Fact is book 12 in the series and while it s good I still think the last really great book was book 9, A Serpent s Tooth Not that the books after A Serpent s Tooth has been bad, it s just that, despite hIf I had to list my favorite ongoing book series would Longmire definitely be on it I discovered the series a couple of years ago and read all the books that had been published until I ran out of Longmire books and the...A narrator at the begging of the by gone television era series of The Naked City recounts the line There are eight million stories in the naked city This has been one of them , Well I guess the same thing cannot be said of Walt Longmire s Absaroka County, Wyoming The noble Sheriff packs up his dog Dog and his best friend Henry Standing Bear, a couple of motor cycles and heads on vacation to the annually held motorcycle get together in Sturgis, South Dakota Where Henry, AKA The Cheyenn A narrator at the begging of the by gone television era series of The Naked City recounts the line There are eight million stories in the naked city This has been one of them , Well I guess the same thing cannot...Craig Johnson is so consistent with these books that he makes it really hard to write about them I ve struggled with this one for weeks how can I say something I haven t before I m not sure I can, but I guess I can start with what makes this one different from the rest.For starters, Henry s borrowed Walt s set of Sherlock Holmes without his knowledge or consent, but who cares and spends the novel quoting Holmes at inopportune times to his buddy I laughed every time Walt didn t find it t Craig Johnson is so consistent with these books that he makes it really hard to write about them I ve struggled with this one for weeks how can I say something I haven t before I m not sure I can, but I guess I can start with what makes this one different from the rest.For starters, Henry s borrowed Walt s set of Sherlock Holmes without his knowledge or consent, but who cares and spends the novel quoting Holmes at inopportune times to his buddy I laughed every time Walt didn t find it that amusing and paid him back by talking about what a silly and reckless endeavor riding motorcycles is much less racing jumping etc He had plenty of opportunity to make these kind of remarks as the two of them were in Hulett, WY for the world s largest motorcycle rally, where Henry is attempting to recapture a victory of his younger days.Wal...This is painful to admit but, as much as I adore Craig Johnson s Longmire series, this latest book is my least favorite Other reviewers noticed something not quite right with An Obvious Fact but were unable to put it into words I can sum it up in one sentence it s lacking in Johnson s usual spiritual context Whether a byproduct of Native American mysticism or Walt s love for his nearest and dearest, there is always some common spiritual...1 2 This is Craig Johnson s most recent Walt Longmire novel set on the Wyoming and South Dakota border during the biker rally at Sturgis week Henry Walt come to town driving Lola with Henry s bikes in tow The two soon run into one of Henry s old flames, Lola who ask for their assistance in finding out who tried killing her son who s in ICU from a motorcycle accident Henry gets to hill race his bike, Vic shows up in a rented Dodge Challenger, which Walt has many names for including Or 1 2 This is Craig Johnson s most recent Walt Longmire novel set on the Wyoming and South Dakota border during the biker rally at Sturgis week Henry Walt come to town dr...I took a break from my other reading to check out the new Longmire No regrets More than a four star, this is better than Craig Johnson s recent efforts I will try to write a complete review soon, but here are some of the basics Walt has a basic mystery to solve Henry is with him and we learn muchabout his past Vic is back, and less of a caricature than recently The setting with Devil s Tower and the annual Sturgis biker festival is new The mysticism is dialed back substantially T I took a break from my other reading to check out the new Longmire No regrets More than a four star, this is better than Craig Johnson s recent efforts I will try to write a complete review soon, but here are some of the basics Walt...

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13 November 2017

Craig Johnson