The Western Star (Walt Longmire, #13)

Posted on 22 October 2017 by Craig Johnson

The thirteenth novel in Craig Johnson s beloved New York Times bestselling Longmire series, the basis for the hit Netflix series LongmireSheriff Walt Longmire is enjoying a celebratory beer after a weapons certification at the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy when a younger sheriff confronts him with a photograph of twenty five armed men standing in front of a Challenger steam locomotive It takes him back to when, fresh from the battlefields of Vietnam, then deputy Walt accompanied his mentor Lucian to the annual Wyoming Sheriff s Association junket held on the excursion train known as the Western Star, which ran the length of Wyoming from Cheyenne to Evanston and back Armed with his trusty Colt.45 and a paperback of Agatha Christie s Murder on the Orient Express, the young Walt was ill prepared for the machinations of twenty four veteran sheriffs, let alone the cavalcade of curious characters that accompanied them The photograph along with an upcoming parole hearing for one of the most dangerous men Walt has encountered in a lifetime of law enforcement hurtles the sheriff into a head on collision of past and present, placing him and everyone he cares about squarely on the tracks of runaway revenge. Free Download [ The Western Star (Walt Longmire, #13) ] By [ Craig Johnson ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here In conclusion, this will most likely be the last Longmire book that I will read and that goes for Craig Johnson as well This book did me in regarding this series, and to tell you why would consist of giving too many spoilers, yes plural, and I just don t want to do that.Some supporting infor...The Western Star by Craig Johnson is a 2017 Viking publication This is the thirteenth book in the Walt Longmire series He did it, she did it, or they all did it Walt never misses the parole hearing, which takes place every four years, for a prisoner over at Cheyenne, who happens to be the most dangerous criminal he ever encountered This time, though, the prisoner in question is dying and seeking compassionate release As Walt continues to oppose the release, he is taken on a trip down memory The Western Star by Craig Johnson is a 2017 Viking publication This is the thirteenth book in the Walt Longmire series He did it, she did it, or they all did it Walt never misses the parole hearing, which takes place every four years, for a prisoner over at Cheyenne, who happens to be the most dangerous criminal he ever encountered This time, though, the prisoner in question is dying and seeking compassionate release As Walt continues to oppose the release, he is taken on a trip down memory lane, back to the seventies, when he agreed to accompany Lucien to a Wyoming Sheriff s Association junket, which was held on the excursion train called, The Western Star It is always a treat to check in with Walt Longmire This installment is slightly different as it bounces between the past and the present But,for the most part the bulk of the story is focused on Walt s past This does mea...This is book 13 in the Longmire series I have enjoyed all of them This book is told in two threads, one present day and one in 1972 They do connect at the end, and there is a cliffhanger for those of you annoyed by cliffhangers The book opens in the present day with Walt coming to a parole hearing for a murderer he arrested in many years ago Then the flashback sequence starts in the same chapter somewhat confusing and it took me a while to separate the two We learnabout Walt and his This is book 13 in the Longmire series I have enjoyed all of them This book is told in two threads, one present day and one in 1972 They do connect at the end, and there is a cliffhanger for those of you annoyed by cliffhangers The book opens in the present day with Walt coming to a parole hearing for a murderer he arrested in many years ago Then the f...In this 13th book in the Walt Longmire series, we get a glimpse of Walt s past and of his wife, Martha, with past and present colliding with disastrous results In the present, Walt is in Cheyenne visiting his daughter and granddaughter, and also to attend a parole hearing for a convict who Walt does not want released When the action moves into the past, we get the story of a train trip on The Western Star.When Walt was a beginning deputy under Sheriff Lucian Connelly, he took part in this cere In this 13th book in the Walt Longmire series, we get a glimpse of Walt s past and of his wife, Martha, with past and present colliding with disastrous results In the present, Walt is in Cheyenne visiting his daughter and granddaughter, and also to attend a parole hearing for a convict who Walt does not want released When the action moves into the past, we get the story of a train trip on The Western Star.When Walt was a beginning deputy under Sheriff Lucian Connelly, he took part in this ceremonial trip which served as the annual meeting of the 24 sheriffs of Wyoming One sheriff confides a suspicion to Walt simply because Walt had been in Vietnam and, therefore, uninvolved in what this sheriff believes is happening How on earth does a murder occur on a moving train carrying 24 sheriffs, a deputy, train security, and support staff I always enjoy Craig Johnson s ...There are pedigreed dogs like the ostentatious Lowchen, the uppity Samoyed, or the haughty Tibetan Mastiff You know, dogs that demand belly scratches at all hours of the night eat only organic chicken browned in a low sodium broth, and when you toss them a tennis ball to fetch, they look at you like you just ripped out a fart And then you have the mutts Sloppy goofballs that wag their tails even when you are berating them for eating the drapes and are always up for a walk even in a torrential There are pedigreed dogs like the ostentatious Lowchen, the uppity Samoyed, or the haughty Tibetan Mastiff You know, dogs that demand belly scratches at all hours of the night eat only organic chicken browned in a low sodium brot...Readers and fans of Craig Johnson s Longmire series here s your warning I started Johnson s The Western Star on my lunch hour one day I read for half an hour, spentthan an hour talking to my mother that night, and, yet, I had to stay up and finish the book Way too late I had book hangover the next day Darn you, Craig In other words, The Western Star is a compelling story It s a look back at a young Walt Longmire in a tribute to Agatha Christie s Murder on the Orient Expr...Ever read a book in a series and think well, the author wrote this just to get to the next real book Well, that s what this felt like to me at the end Also, and I really am sad about this, it feels like Craig Johnson has lost touch with the core ethos of younger Walt, Henry and Lucian Which matters a lot when a great deal of the book is set in an earlier era I dunno, the whole thing felt kinda thin and rushed B...Well, this was not the strongest book in the series As much as I like Walt was I disappointed to see Vic reduced to just having a small part in this book Although it was pretty cool to meet a young Walt Longmire newlywed and as...Disappointing.I enjoyed getting to know young Walt and young er Lucian a bit That was fun Unfortunately, we get almost no time with Henry and Vic, and wherever they re present in this book they could easily be replaced by cardboard cutouts without any loss of characterization It would have been nice if this short book was a bit longer, and showed us young Henry, and involved Henry and Vic in the current timeline portions of the story.Then there s the last 50 pages Massive shift in the book Disappointing.I enjoyed getting to know young Walt and young er Lucian a bit That was fun Unfortunately, we get almost no time with Henry and Vic, and wherever they re present in this book they could easily be replaced by cardboard cutouts without any lo...The Western Star Walt Longmire 13 This is an excellent series if you like current day tough Wyoming sheriffs Anyone with a partner called The Cheyenne Nation has got to be a tough pair Enjoy

22 October 2017

Craig Johnson