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Dry Bones

#11 in series

by Craig Johnson
George Guidall
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"Walt, you're the biggest dinosaur I know."
When Jen, the largest, most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever found, surfaces in Sheriff Walt Longmire's jurisdiction, it appears to be a windfall for the High Plains Dinosaur Museum—until Danny Lone Elk, the Cheyenne rancher on whose property the remains were discovered, turns up dead,
floating facedown in a turtle pond. With millions of dollars at stake, a number of groups step forward to claim her, including Danny's family, the tribe, and the federal government. As Wyoming's acting deputy attorney and a cadre of FBI officers descend on the town, Walt is determined to find out who
would benefit from Danny's death, enlisting old friends Lucian Connally and Omar Rhoades, along with Dog and best friend Henry Standing Bear, to trawl the vast Lone Elk ranch looking for answers to a sixty-five-million-year-old cold case that's heating up fast.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Walt Longmire Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Awards

  • Release date

    May 12, 2015

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781490616780
      • File size: 238373 KB
      • Duration: 08:16:36

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 30, 2015
      At the start of bestseller Johnson’s intricately plotted 11th Walt Longmire novel (after 2014’s Any Other Name), the Wyoming sheriff helps pull the corpse of Danny Lone Elk, a Cheyenne rancher, from a turtle pond on his ranch. Did Danny die of natural or unnatural causes? Walt soon suspects murder, given the uproar that arises over the recent discovery by local paleontologists of a nearly complete T. rex skeleton—nicknamed Jen after the scientist who unearthed her—on Danny’s property. A fight brews among the U.S. government, Absaroka County’s own High Plains Dinosaur Museum, and the Lone Elk family, who claim that Jen belongs to the Cheyenne tribe. Meanwhile, Walt (who is white) is hit with an unexpected personal loss (“It just seems like I made this deal with the universe to serve and protect, and in return, little by little, I get everything I care about taken away from me”). This steadfast character never disappoints the reader: he’s a hero through thick and thin. Agent: Gail Hochman, Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      George Guidall just gets better and better as the gruff, dependable Sheriff in the 11th Walt Longmire mystery. Johnson's intricate plot has Walt and his undersheriff, Vic, trying to figure out what caused the death of Danny Lone Elk. Then there's the $8-million dinosaur fossil found on Lone Elk's property. The scientists who excavated the skull and named it Jen want it for research, the U.S. attorney wants Jen for Wyoming, while the Lone Elk family want Jen for the Cheyenne Nation. Guidall's interpretation of Longmire and the denizens of Absaroka County conjures emotions ranging from anger to warmth and from jealousy to friendship. When Walt's daughter and granddaughter visit and bittersweet conflicts arise, Guidall is so genuine he's almost invisible. First-rate listening. S.J.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine

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  • English

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