Craig Johnson

Craig Johnson will sign and discuss Depth of Winter (Viking; $28).

Craig Johnson has received high praise for his Sheriff Walt Longmire novels The Cold Dish, Death Without Company, Kindness Goes Unpunished, Another Man's Moccasins, and The Dark Horse, which received a superfecta of starred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal, and was named one of Publisher's Weekly's best books of the year (2009). Each has been a Booksense/IndieNext pick with The Cold Dish and The Dark Horse both DILYS award finalists and Death Without Company the Wyoming Historical Association's Book of the Year. Another Man's Moccasins received the Western Writer's of America Spur Award for best novel of 2008 as well as the Mountains and Plains award for fiction book of the year. 

The Cold Dish was translated into French in 2008 as Little Bird and is in competition for Le Prix du Polar Nouvel Observateur/Bibliobs. It was also selected for Le Grand Prix des Litteratures Policieres and was a finalist for Le Prix 813. Death Without Company, Le Camp des Morts in French, was just released in April of this year. The Dark Horse will be translated into Czechoslovakian in 2010.

Craig is a board member of the MWA, having been elected as a member at large this year. He lives in Ucross, WY, population 25. 

Our in-store talk/readings are free. However, if you want to get anything signed, the author's newest book must be purchased from Murder By The Book. Our signing policies can be found here

Event date: 

Wednesday, September 19, 2018 - 6:30pm

Event address: 

2342 Bissonnet St
Houston, TX 77005
Depth of Winter: A Longmire Mystery By Craig Johnson Cover Image
$28.00
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ISBN: 9780525522478
Published: Viking - September 4th, 2018

“It’s the scenery—and the big guy standing in front of the scenery—that keeps us coming back to Craig Johnson’s lean and leathery mysteries.”
 —The New York Times Book Review


The Western Star: A Longmire Mystery By Craig Johnson Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780143109136
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Published: Penguin Books - August 7th, 2018

The thirteenth Longmire novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Land of Wolves


An Obvious Fact: A Longmire Mystery By Craig Johnson Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780143109129
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Published: Penguin Books - September 5th, 2017

In the twelfth Longmire novel, Walt, Henry, and Vic discover much more than they bargained for when they are called in to investigate a hit-and-run accident involving a young motorcyclist near Devils Tower—from the New York Times bestselling author of Land of Wolves
 


The Highwayman: A Longmire Story (A Longmire Mystery) By Craig Johnson Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780735220904
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Published: Penguin Books - May 16th, 2017

Sheriff Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear embark on their latest adventure in this novella set in the world of Craig Johnson’s New York Times bestselling Longmire series—the basis for the hit drama Longmire, now on Netflix

Craig Johnson's new novel, The Western Star, will be available from Viking in Fall 2017.

 


Dry Bones: A Longmire Mystery By Craig Johnson Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780143108184
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Published: Penguin Books - April 26th, 2016

Walt investigates the death elderly Cheyenne Danny Lone Elk and runs into problems on site of a dinosaur fossil discovery—from the New York Times bestselling author of Land of Wolves
 


Wait for Signs: Twelve Longmire Stories (A Longmire Mystery) By Craig Johnson Cover Image
$22.00
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ISBN: 9780525427919
Published: Viking - October 21st, 2014

Twelve Longmire short stories available for the first time in a single volume—featuring an introduction by Lou Diamond Phillips of the hit drama series Longmire, now on Netflix

Craig Johnson's new novel, The Western Star, will be available from Viking in Fall 2017.


Any Other Name: A Longmire Mystery By Craig Johnson Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780143126973
Availability: Able to Backorder
Published: Penguin Books - April 28th, 2015

“It’s the scenery—and the big guy standing in front of the scenery—that keeps us coming back to Craig Johnson’s lean and leathery mysteries.”
 —The New York Times Book Review


A sheriff’s mysterious death spurs the tenth Longmire novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Land of Wolves


Spirit of Steamboat: A Longmire Story (A Longmire Mystery) By Craig Johnson Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780143125877
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Published: Penguin Books - October 22nd, 2014

A Christmas novella for fans of the hit drama series LONGMIRE now on Netflix and the New York Times–bestselling series. 

Craig Johnson's new novel, The Western Star, will be available from Viking in Fall 2017.


As the Crow Flies: A Longmire Mystery By Craig Johnson Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780143123293
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Published: Penguin Books - May 28th, 2013

“It’s the scenery—and the big guy standing in front of the scenery—that keeps us coming back to Craig Johnson’s lean and leathery mysteries.”
 —The New York Times Book Review

The eighth Longmire novel from the New York Times bestselling author Land of Wolves


Hell Is Empty: A Longmire Mystery By Craig Johnson Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780143120988
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Published: Penguin Books - April 24th, 2012

Walt Longmire faces an icy hell in this New York Times bestseller from the author of Land of Wolves

Well-read and world-weary, Sheriff Walt Longmire has been maintaining order in Wyoming's Absaroka County for more than thirty years, but in this riveting seventh outing, he is pushed to his limits.


Junkyard Dogs: A Longmire Mystery By Craig Johnson Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780143119531
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Published: Penguin Books - May 31st, 2011

From the New York Times bestselling author of Land of Wolves, a modern-day ranch war takes place in the sixth Longmire novel 


The Dark Horse: A Longmire Mystery By Craig Johnson Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780143117315
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Published: Penguin Books - May 25th, 2010

Walt doubts a confession of murder in this novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Western Star


Another Man's Moccasins: A Longmire Mystery By Craig Johnson Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780143115526
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Published: Penguin Books - May 26th, 2009

A murder victim might connect to Walt’s past in the fourth Longmire novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Land of Wolves


Kindness Goes Unpunished: A Longmire Mystery By Craig Johnson Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780143113133
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Published: Penguin Books - February 26th, 2008

Walt brings Western-style justice to Philadelphia in this action-packed thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Land of Wolves

“It’s the scenery—and the big guy standing in front of the scenery—that keeps us coming back to Craig Johnson’s lean and leathery mysteries.”


The Cold Dish: A Longmire Mystery By Craig Johnson Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780143036425
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Published: Penguin Books - March 28th, 2006

Introducing Wyoming’s Sheriff Walt Longmire in this riveting novel from the New York Times bestselling author, the first in the Longmire mystery series

Craig Johnson's new novel, LAND OF WOLVES, is forthcoming from Viking