A Serpent's Tooth

A Walt Longmire Mystery, Book 9

By: Craig Johnson

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

In this ninth installment in the award-winning and New York Times best-selling Walt Longmire mystery series, the Wyoming sheriff follows his cowboy code of ethics in a religious range war that strikes a little too close to home.

©2013 Craig Johnson (P)2013 Recorded Books

A Can't Miss for Longmire Fans

My husband and I are BIG fans of Longmire . . . and this book is no exception . . . yes, it has plenty of cussing . . . so if you want to listen in a family setting, you can't . . . they don't take the Lord's name in vain . . . we draw the line there . . . but the F word and S word abound, especially out of Under Sheriff, Vic Moretti's mouth . . . so be forewarned . . . this is the wild, wild west in the current day . . . this tale begins with Walt's conversation with a little old lady outside the funeral of a friend, when the lady tells Walt about the angels visiting her and fixing up the broken things in her house . . . well, that caught Walt's attention . . . and while the lady is still visiting with the funeral goers, Walt and Vic take a little trip . . . and catch a skinny, wild-looking teenager up underneath the woman's kitchen sink . . . and soon the search is on for his parents . . . and what a search it is . . . a lesson in the freaky Mormon religion (sorry folks . . .), government politics, the Vietnam war, and good old rock em' sock em' good versus evil Longmire justice . . . Henry Standing Bear and Vic are at Walt's side as he searches for the kid's mother and ending up finding much more than he bargained for . . . GREAT LISTEN!

Fanatics and Criminals

A Mormon sect sets up in Absoroka County. Longmire and Vic run into (literally) a cast-out young teen from group. He says his mother has been killed. Thus, the tale begins. There's a lot to keep track of in this one, so for me, it's worth a second listen.

Great writer, awesome series!!!

Author Craig Johnson is one of my favorites! I have enjoyed the series and hope for more! This book is about modern life in Wyoming with the oil field, Cheyenne nation and the unlawful branch off of the LDS church. George (the reader) should of done his homework on the LDS religion and Utah, he mispronounced several common words in the west. Other than that, the story was well written and did not disappoint! As always, I enjoy the humor, vast descriptions and the characters in this series. Keep 'em coming Mr. Johnson!

Another great story by Craig Johnson

All the Longmire stories by Craig Johnson have been great listening, this story has been no different. The narration by George Guidall has been outstanding! The production of all the stories has been great too. You won't go wrong getting this one.

Fan of the series.

The show is fantastic. The book is better. I've been devouring these books left and right and cannot recommend them enough. Great story and great narrator.

A Wonderful Introduction to Walt Longmire!

After a few disappointments, I had become wary of trying new (to me) authors and series. However, when I saw "A Serpent's Tooth" on sale as the daily deal, I decided to give it a try and see if I agreed with all those wonderful reviews of Walt Longmire I had seen on Audible. I do agree with those reviews -- from the very beginning of the first chapter, I was intrigued by the characters, both major and minor, contained in the story. From County Sheriff Walt Longmire and his under-Sheriff Vic(toria) Moretti, his friend Henry Standing Bear (also known as "the Cherokee Nation") to a sweet little old lady who says angels come to her house and make needed home repairs and another woman who runs the general mercantile in Short Drop, WY, Craig Johnson's characters are three dimensional and very human, with quirks and wit galore.

In addition to wonderful characters, the plot is great. Starting with the appearance of a "lost boy" from a polygamous fundamentalist Mormon sect that has set up a compound (make that a fortress) on 12,000 acres of land in Walt's county, and developing into the murder of one of Walt's Deputies and attempted murder of another, the story line carries you along right to the final battle without ever letting your interest flag.

George Guidall's narration puts the finishing touch on a perfect package. His voice, with a natually deep timbre, brings Walt to brilliant life as a native Westerner, and then softens just enough to provide truly believable female voices. And his delivery of quirky or witty pronouncements is perfect.

All in all, this book was a wonderful experience. Now I will go back and begin the series with Book 1 so that I can experience this series with all the backstory from one book to the next. Highly recommended.

Love Walt, but what happened to Vic?

I've read all the books and I continue to think they're great, but this one disappointed me - just a little - because of the characterization of Victoria Moretti. She was a lot more unlikeable in this book, and that's a shame because I really liked her character. Walt continues to be terrific and he's the perfect heart and soul of the stories, but I hope that Vic's issues (and they may be many) get settled out before too long because she's not the same as she was and I found that disappointing. Not all characters have to be likeable, but the under-sheriff (deputy) shouldn't be someone you really dislike.

I just love this series

I read thousands of books ......this series just grabs me and I need to listen to every word in normal voice. The characters are full and you can count on them. Walt and Vic just compliment each other. This series is just different then most and I would love to find more like it.

I know, I'm being repetitive

It is rare for a writer to be able to sustain a story line as long as Craig Johnson has and I do not see it getting even the slightest bit thin at the edges. First, he created characters I really wish I knew face to face. I'd love to be with them in the beautiful locations he describes (with the exception of winter, I'll be back in Texas for that).. The characters are, of course, the key. If you are reading this and thinking about starting the series please start at book one. But a warning, I found I started to want to listen to them back to back. I now have a self-imposed strict rule. I have to listen to two books by other authors and different genres between each of these. No matter how much I want the book just finished to continue for another hour or two,

I am 71 and the best thing my parents gave to me other than life itself was the love of books. I know both of them would have loved these books. Especially dad.

Amazing

The entire series was remarkable all the way through. I was intrigued by all the characters and the narrator brought all of them to life. I was pleased that the narrator did all 16 books. This is a must read for everyone.