In Craig Johnson's latest novel, WAIT FOR SIGNS, which is part
of the Longmire
Mystery series, you get many different wonderful short
stories featuring our favorite
sheriff. One can easily fall in love with this character as his
soft side is often more
visible than what Walt Longmire would like for people to see of
himself. These
short stories are cover many years of Longmire's life and are
part
of a collection of stories that Craig Johnson had previously
written. There is even
one new story never before published included as well.
It is refreshing how Craig Johnson writes each one that seems
to portray the
uniqueness about Longmire. He is funny, serious, compassionate,
and lovable all
at the same time. These are qualities that not every author can
successfully give a
character in equal balance. In WAIT FOR SIGNS, not all of the
stories are
mysteries, but I felt it is a more intimate view of Longmire
and his personal
relationships and friendships with those that are close too
him. If you have never
read any of these short stories before, which I had not, then
the mystery will be in the
unknown stories that you are about to explore. How exciting to
read a little bit
extra about a beloved character and to learn something new.
This is a special
addition to a novel series when an author includes extra short
snapshots.
I highly recommend reading WAIT FOR SIGNS by Craig
Johnson you will not
be disappointed. It will leave you anticipating the next novel!
Twelve Longmire short stories available for the first
time in a single volume—featuring an introduction by Lou
Diamond Phillips of A&E’s Longmire
Ten years ago, Craig Johnson wrote his first short story,
the Hillerman Award–winning “Old Indian Trick.” This was one
of the earliest appearances of the sheriff who would go on
to star in Johnson’s bestselling, award-winning novels and
the A&E hit series Longmire. Each Christmas Eve
thereafter, fans rejoiced when Johnson sent out a new short
story featuring an episode in Walt’s life that doesn’t
appear in the novels; over the years, many have asked why
they can’t buy the stories in book form.
Wait for Signs collects those beloved stories—and one
entirely new story, “Petunia, Bandit Queen of the
Bighorns”—for the very first time in a single volume,
regular trade hardcover. With glimpses of Walt’s past from
the incident in “Ministerial Aide,” when the sheriff is
mistaken for a deity, to the hilarious “Messenger,” where
the majority of the action takes place in a Port-A-Potty,
Wait for Signs is a necessary addition to any Longmire
fan’s shelf and a wonderful way to introduce new readers to
the fictional world of Absaroka County, Wyoming.