Death Without Company

A Walt Longmire Mystery

By: Craig Johnson

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

When an elderly local woman is found poisoned, Sheriff Walt Longmire begins an investigation that soon has him ensnared in a deadly spider's web.

From Craig Johnson, author of the acclaimed novel The Cold Dish, comes this enthralling Sheriff Longmire mystery. With a distinctive literary flair, Johnson leads us into the wide open space of Absaroka County, Wyoming.

Listen to all of Craig Johnson's Walt Longmire mysteries.

©2006 Craig Johnson (P)2007 Recorded Books

Critic reviews

"Johnson combines a vivid sense of the dailiness of life--and the way human relationships take root in that dailiness--with a sure--handed touch for jolting both his characters and his readers out of their comfort zones and deep into harm's way. It's hard to ask for more in a literary mystery." ( Booklist)

Not your typical Western

Deep but funny, too. Landscape and weather characters developed. Am reading all 20 in. series.

Excellent book once again!

Enjoyable book that is easy to listen to. The narrator does a wonderful job in bringing the book to life.

tThis is fast beoming one of my favorite series

What did you love best about Death Without Company?

I got interested in the books because of the A&E Tv series . I read the first one and am nowthrough the first half of the second. The stroy is interesting and the reader is perfectly suited to the character, both imagined and as depicted on TV. The stories diverge between the TV and written versions of course but parts of the show can be picked up in the book. The book, as ussual is better than the show, but I will continue with both because they are different enough to be interesting on theier own.

What other book might you compare Death Without Company to and why?

This series has all of the elements of a good who done it with the added bonus of coming off like a modern day western. the characters are rough and ready but also contemplative, real and human. the intertwinning of the indian folklore adds to the mystery to make a solid mystery with enough bonus features to make it very interesting bordering on historical fiction, if you're into that kind of thing.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

if you're going to break the law in my County, keep looking over your shoulder because I will get you sooner or later.

Any additional comments?

i am glad 1that i found this series and look forward to listening to or rading the whole collection

This one was too heavy on action...

...too light on the cerebral. I liked this book, but Walt needs to be smarter, less "bull in a china shop". It would have been smarter for him to take the old woman to town and let Henry set the trap. The plot being what it is, he still would have had the conflict, but he would have used his head in that Henry was healthier and more likely to be able to stand up to the adversary. This is just the most glaring instance, but there were several others.

Looking forward to the next installment.

Fascinating story

This is a well+crafted mystery and George Guidall is always a pleasure to hear.

was once again a straight up winner on to the next

really enjoyed it looking forward to book three in the series. hope they have the same narrator in all of the longmire books

Always a Worthwhile Listen

I enjoy these books because I loved the Longmire television series so much. Craig Johnson is a solid writer, though sometimes his similes are a bit of a reach and over-written. For the most part he keeps his writing clean without unnecessary ornamentation or long, drawn out narration. his characters have great interaction and he weaves a good plot. In general, I enjoy mysteries set in the Southwest and in the mountain states, along the lines of Tony Hillerman's books, and when I'm looking for an entertaining read/listen that I know will be quick and clean, Craig Johnson is one of my go-to favorites. The narration just makes it that much more enjoyable.

Death Without A Solid Plot

Death Without A Solid Plot

Now, don't get me wrong. #craigjohnson envisioned a great main character in #waltlongmire, devised a great partner to the protagonist in #henrystandingbear and a pretty fascinating, and plucky set of supporting characters set in a fascinating, albeit fictional #absarokacounty , #wyoming as a setting. I loved the television series and am mostly enjoying hunting out the differences between the television series and the books.

As much as I found both the history and the culture of the Wyoming #basque community, I found the story a little thin and, to be honest, the subplot involving retired sheriff #lucianconnelly both unnecessary and a little confusing. But there is no shortage of action, no shortage of fawning women and, damn, do those Absaroka winters seem cold. And credit where credit is due. #georgeguidall perfectly captures Walt and the Absarokans, white, #nativeamerican and Basque alike.

Book Three, #kindnessgoesunpunished , is already in my library.
#readtheworld #readtheworldchallenge #globalreadingchallenge #americanwestern #mystery #americannovel

great story without disappointment

Loved this story although I thought I knew the end just to find turns and twists beyond.

love longmire

love the stories, always looking for more!! time to download another one, can not wait!