{"product_id":"longmire-defense-craig-johnson-9780593297315","title":"The Longmire Defense | Craig Johnson","description":"\u003csection class=\"product-description\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.75em; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom: 2px solid #8B0000; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eThe Longmire Defense: A Longmire Mystery\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \n  \u003ctable style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 0.95em; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctbody\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000; width: 30%;\"\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e9780593297315\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e0593297318\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eCraig Johnson\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eSeries\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eWalt Longmire Mysteries, Vol. 19\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eEdition\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eFirst Edition\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eHardcover (with Dust Jacket)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eViking (Penguin Random House)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eSeptember 05, 2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003ePage Count\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e368\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eSubjects\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective, Traditional, Westerns, Historical Cold Cases\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n  \u003c\/table\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eExtended Synopsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Longmire Defense\u003c\/em\u003e, the nineteenth installment of Craig Johnson's acclaimed mystery series, Sheriff Walt Longmire confronts a cold case that penetrates the protective veneer of his own family history. What starts as a routine search-and-rescue mission alongside his faithful companion, Dog, in Wyoming's rugged Bighorn Mountains shifts focus when Walt pauses at a remote rock outcropping. The location triggers a memory of his father recounting the first time he witnessed a human death—the late-1940s shooting of state accountant Bill Sutherland. The historic investigation hit an immediate standstill because none of the individuals present at the isolated elk camp possessed a rifle matching the fatal caliber.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eThe decades-old mystery reopens unexpectedly when Dog discovers the long-lost, missing weapon hidden in the wilderness landscape. Plunged headfirst into the investigation, the sheriff of Absaroka County uncovers intricate ties linking the homicide to a heavily guarded, illicit state mineral fund—a treasury certain powerful interests will commit murder to keep permanently concealed. As a fair-minded detective dedicated to systemic transparency, Walt finds his personal ethics tested to their limits. His relentless pursuit of the truth reveals a devastating detail: the rifle in question originally belonged to his own infamous and uncompromising grandfather, Lloyd Longmire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eReader Targeting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eDedicated readers tracking the multi-book continuity and ancestral lineage of the Walt Longmire franchise.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eEnthusiasts of procedural crime thrillers that skillfully intertwine mid-century historical cold cases with modern frontier law enforcement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eFans of character-driven mysteries exploring complex multi-generational family secrets, public corruption, and ethical gray areas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccolades \u0026amp; Awards\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eA prominent addition to the internationally bestselling contemporary Western series that inspired the multi-season television drama.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCraig Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e is the award-winning, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of the Walt Longmire mystery series. His western literature has captured multiple prestigious distinctions, including the Western Writers of America Spur Award, the Will Rogers Medallion, and France's Prix du Roman Noir. Johnson lives in the rural community of Ucross, Wyoming, a town with a population of twenty-five residents, where he continues to craft his globally celebrated frontier procedurals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n  {\n    \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n    \"@type\": \"Book\",\n    \"name\": \"The Longmire Defense: A Longmire Mystery\",\n    \"author\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Person\",\n      \"name\": \"Craig Johnson\"\n    },\n    \"isbn\": \"9780593297315\",\n    \"numberOfPages\": \"368\",\n    \"bookEdition\": \"First Edition\",\n    \"publisher\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n      \"name\": \"Viking\"\n    },\n    \"datePublished\": \"2023-09-05\",\n    \"bookFormat\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/Hardcover\",\n    \"inLanguage\": \"English\",\n    \"description\": \"Sheriff Walt Longmire unravels a 1940s cold case involving a secret mineral fund and discovers that the murder weapon belonged to his own grandfather.\",\n    \"about\": [\n      {\n        \"@type\": \"Thing\",\n        \"name\": \"Mystery fiction\",\n        \"sameAs\": \"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mystery_fiction\"\n      },\n      {\n        \"@type\": \"Thing\",\n        \"name\": \"Western fiction\",\n        \"sameAs\": \"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Western_fiction\"\n      },\n      {\n        \"@type\": \"Thing\",\n        \"name\": \"Cold case\",\n        \"sameAs\": \"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cold_case\"\n      }\n    ]\n  }\n  \u003c\/script\u003e\n\n  \u003chr style=\"border: 0; height: 1px; background: #8B0000; margin: 30px 0;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.1em; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\"\u003eBust-Down Books: Armed With Education\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51361468514619,"sku":"0593297318","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9780593297315.jpg?v=1781789656","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/longmire-defense-craig-johnson-9780593297315","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}