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Junk Yard Dogs
Sheriff Walt Longmire #6

by Craig Johnson

     

Craig Johnson is fast becoming one of my favorite authors, following as a close second to James Lee Burke. He has such a gift for character development and a talent for getting the settings and scenes just right that I hate to turn the last page.

In Junkyard Dogs Walt Longmire, the sheriff of Durant, Wyoming is called outo the local dump to investigate the dragging of an old man, who also runs the dump, behind a 68 Tornado. Although the old man is nearly killed the reason and outcome is almost comical.

While dealing with this Walt discovers a human thumb there at the dump and assigns his deputy Santiago the chore of finding out if the thumb belongs to a local and if they are dead or alive.

Through it all a local real estate developer wants to have the dump shut down and moved. There is also a lucrative side business going on that has yet to be discovered by the Sheriff’s Department.

Many interesting characters make return showings in the book, including Victoria, Walt’s deputy and want-to-be-love interest, and Henry Stand Bear, a lifelong friend. And then of course there is Dog who is, well, a dog.

I would recommend this series to any and all. Like I said, Craig Johnson is fast becoming one of my all time favorite authors.

Reviews of other titles in this series

Junk Yard Dogs #6
Hell is Empty #7 [review 1] [review 2]
Any Other Name #10

 

The Book

Viking Adult / an imprint of Penguin
May 27, 2010
Hardcover
0670021822 / 978-0670021826
Mystery
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The Reviewer

Susan Johnson
Reviewed 2010
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