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The Cold Dish: A Longmire Mystery
by Craig Johnson
3.5 stars
I quite liked this. I have watched the whole Longmire TV series, and I loved Robert Taylor, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Katee Sackhoff. All three are, as expected, quite different characters in the book. Walter Longmire in particular is not nearly as taciturn on the page as Taylor plays him. But that's ok, I like both versions.
Johnson's writing is surprisingly poetic in parts, and he does a great job of bringing small town Wyoming to life. I learned some interesting things about the history of the Sharps rifle, and lots more about firearms that just went over my head (I'm Canadian! Firearms are just not part of everday life for most people here). Johnson also seems to have some understanding of the inescapable tensions that exist as a consequence of reservation life, and the often complicated rationships between people.
There were a few parts where narrative transitions were a little bumpy, but given this was a debut novel, it's easy to see this smoothing out with experience. Overall, I really enjoyed it and I plan to read at least the next book in the series.
I quite liked this. I have watched the whole Longmire TV series, and I loved Robert Taylor, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Katee Sackhoff. All three are, as expected, quite different characters in the book. Walter Longmire in particular is not nearly as taciturn on the page as Taylor plays him. But that's ok, I like both versions.
Johnson's writing is surprisingly poetic in parts, and he does a great job of bringing small town Wyoming to life. I learned some interesting things about the history of the Sharps rifle, and lots more about firearms that just went over my head (I'm Canadian! Firearms are just not part of everday life for most people here). Johnson also seems to have some understanding of the inescapable tensions that exist as a consequence of reservation life, and the often complicated rationships between people.
There were a few parts where narrative transitions were a little bumpy, but given this was a debut novel, it's easy to see this smoothing out with experience. Overall, I really enjoyed it and I plan to read at least the next book in the series.