The Cold Dish

A Walt Longmire Mystery

By: Craig Johnson

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins

Publisher's summary

Introducing Wyoming's Sheriff Walt Longmire in this riveting novel from the New York Times best-selling author of Dry Bones, the first in the Longmire series, the basis for the hit Netflix original series Longmire.

Fans of Ace Atkins, Nevada Barr, and Robert B. Parker will love this outstanding first novel, in which New York Times best-selling author Craig Johnson introduces Sheriff Walt Longmire of Wyoming's Absaroka County. Johnson draws on his deep attachment to the American West to produce a literary mystery of stunning authenticity, full of memorable characters. After 25 years as sheriff of Absaroka County, Walt Longmire's hopes of finishing out his tenure in peace are dashed when Cody Pritchard is found dead near the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. Two years earlier, Cody has been one of four high school boys given suspended sentences for raping a local Cheyenne girl. Somebody, it would seem, is seeking vengeance, and Longmire might be the only thing standing between the three remaining boys and a Sharps .45-70 rifle.

With lifelong friend Henry Standing Bear, Deputy Victoria Moretti, and a cast of characters both tragic and humorous enough to fill in the vast emptiness of the high plains, Walt Longmire attempts to see that revenge, a dish best served cold, is never served at all.

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Critic reviews

"A strong sense of place, a credible plot, and deft dialogue lift Johnson's good-humored debut novel." (Publishers Weekly)
"Johnson, who lives in Ucross, Wyoming, knows the Western landscape well, and creates stunning and violent scenes of the Rocky Mountains." (Bookmarks)
"We in the West have a major new talent on our hands." (The Denver Post)

Unquestionably the best

The is, without reservation, the best audiobook I have ever listened to. The narrator WAS the main character. His voice and the writers style and sense of humor made you fell as though you were listening to the thoughts of the sherif. I can't recommend this highly enough.

Story just comes to life

The narrator is just perfect. Never heard one more spot on with the character voices.

When It Got Going It Grabbed Me

Would you consider the audio edition of The Cold Dish to be better than the print version?

Don't know

What other book might you compare The Cold Dish to and why?

Incomparable

Have you listened to any of George Guidall’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No

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

A modern western that grabs you by the heels and won't let you go

Any additional comments?

This story line started out slow, but when the action started it didn't quit, and I couldn't stop until the end.

Great book

Have read this before and enjoyed it every bit as much this time, I am working my way through the series again just for the pleasure of it!

Cold Dish

What did you love best about The Cold Dish?

It was hard to put this book down. Was always looking forward to the next chapter/event.

What other book might you compare The Cold Dish to and why?

First one I've ever listened to. I don't have a comparison.

What does George Guidall bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Voices to the characters.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

When Vonnie took her own life and the hardship she suffered as a child brought tears to my eyes.

great read, longmire series could go on forever...

love it, great read, longmire series could go on forever...and ever, and ever.. bada bing

Great Books

love the characters, story line and George Guidall is one of my favorite narrators of all.

Excellent

My first Walt Longmire novel. It won’t be the last! johnson tells a fine story. And reader George Guidall is the all time best reader.

Thinking of Moving to Wyoming

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I decided to buy the books when I saw the first ad for the TV series called "Longmire" back in May of this year. I sent the list of the books to my brother knowing he might find them interesting too, but having read the first two books and now being in the middle of the 3rd in just one week, I must recommend them. I am devouring the stories. Craig Johnson's prose is not only witty it is compelling, and adrenaline pumping. His characters are absolutely engaging, from sympathetic, to raw. I am just having fun getting to know their monikers. In many ways Longmire reminds me of several of my book heroes...which is just fine, because they are my heroes: Lucas Davenport, Virgil Flowers, Dave Robicheaux, and Hackberry Holland, but Longmire is surrounded by an even more colorful group of compatriots, deputies, potential lovers, living and mystical friends. I am enthralled. I actually thought about what it would be like to live in Wyoming as I read and walked this morning. Indeed I would recommend the series which I have only just begun, because George Guidall brings all these characters to life understanding just how to punch the humor that is so evident in Johnson's writing.

What other book might you compare The Cold Dish to and why?

I would compare Johnson's ability to create memorable characters to that of Charles Dickens. These are folks you want to remember. These are folks you want to know. Unlike Clive Cussler there is no sameness in these stories. The plot is immediately different; the characters that dress up the plot are different and even the inanimate objects become characters in the story...like the buffalo rifles in "The Cold Dish" and the old Kaiser automobile in "Death Without Company."

Have you listened to any of George Guidall’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

George Guidall's performance makes me not want to put the audiobook down, but I have to work and sleep sometime.

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

STUFF REALLY DOES HAPPEN IN WYOMING. or LOOKING FOR MR. LONGMIRE

Any additional comments?

I love this series. I hope I don't run out after I read the 8th book.

Better than the Series

Would you listen to The Cold Dish again? Why?

The Narrator was made for this book.

What other book might you compare The Cold Dish to and why?

Possibly Lonesome Dove - great story witty - good dialouge between characters. Never a dull moment. You have larger than life characters with drama, pathos and tragedy trying to make the best of it and make sense of the world

Have you listened to any of George Guidall’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Laugh quite a bit, Stayed very intrigued by the story. A few of the seems drew on very visceral emotions

Any additional comments?

The language is very strong, adult. Not for sensitive readers but appropriate for the genre, area. Captures the essence of life in a small mountain town.