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A review by constantreader471
As The Crow Flies by Craig Johnson
4.0
Both my wife and I enjoy reading this series, which we have been reading in order. I rate this a solid 4 out of 5 stars. Walt Longmire and his friend Henry Standing Bear are exploring places to hold Cady's wedding(Walt's daughter). They are on a Cheyenne reservation in Montana(way outside Walt's jurisdiction as Sheriff of Absaroka county, Wyoming). They were going to have the wedding at the tribal building and had made a reservation months before, but a tribal function is going to displace them. So they are at the base of a cliff called Painted Warrior, a very scenic spot at the end of a dirt road. Then they see a person fall from the cliff.
Even though Walt has no business investigating this suspicious death, he does with Henry's help.
In addition to Henry, the Tribal Police Chief Lolo Long, and the FBI become involved. There are several suspects and a surprise ending. My wife and I like the humor in this series. The previous book was darker than this one. The first few chapters have a lot of humorous interplay between Walt, Henry, and Henry's truck, Rezdawg.
Most of Chapter 7 is devoted to Walt's participating in a tribal peyote religious episode. There are frequent dream/hallucinogenic scenes in the books in this series and I was ok with it. But my wife was not and thought it was too long.
Some quotes about Rezdawg:
"...the truck was a holy relic of his life and that replacing parts would alter its spirit."
"I've said it before and I'll say it again--I'm not apologizing to your crappy truck."
Even though Walt has no business investigating this suspicious death, he does with Henry's help.
In addition to Henry, the Tribal Police Chief Lolo Long, and the FBI become involved. There are several suspects and a surprise ending. My wife and I like the humor in this series. The previous book was darker than this one. The first few chapters have a lot of humorous interplay between Walt, Henry, and Henry's truck, Rezdawg.
Most of Chapter 7 is devoted to Walt's participating in a tribal peyote religious episode. There are frequent dream/hallucinogenic scenes in the books in this series and I was ok with it. But my wife was not and thought it was too long.
Some quotes about Rezdawg:
"...the truck was a holy relic of his life and that replacing parts would alter its spirit."
"I've said it before and I'll say it again--I'm not apologizing to your crappy truck."