The Longmire Defense: A Longmire Mystery -- Craig Johnson

<b>Sheriff Walt Longmire uncovers a cold case that hits very close to home and forces him to put his life on the line with implications that some people would kill to keep buried forever</b> <p/>Sheriff Walt Longmire and Dog are called on a routine search and rescue to Wyoming's Big&shy;horn Mountains, where Walt finds himself on a rock outcropping remembering when his father told him about the first time he saw a man die. In the late forties, Bill Sutherland was shot but the investigation was stymied because no mem&shy;ber of the elk camp--where he was found--was carrying the caliber rifle that killed the state accountant. When Dog discovers the miss&shy;ing weapon, the sheriff of Absaroka County is plunged headfirst into a cold case. His inves&shy;tigation quickly finds ties to a hidden mineral fund that someone is willing to kill to keep secret. The embodiment of the fair-minded detective, Walt is pushed to his ethical bound&shy;aries. In his relentless pursuit of the truth, he discovers the rifle in question belonged to none other than Walt's infamous and uncompromis&shy;ing grandfather, Lloyd Longmire.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Craig Johnson<br><b>Publisher:</b> Penguin Books<br><b>Published:</b> 08/20/2024<br><b>Pages:</b> 368<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.58lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.75h x 5.06w x 0.75d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780593297339