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Author Craig Johnson Craig Johnson is a recipient of a Wyoming Council for the Arts Award. Johnson's background in education and law enforcement gives a unique perspective to his writing. You can find a selection of Craig Johnson's books and first edition novels below this author bio.

Johnson's first novel in the Walt Longmire series, The Cold Dish, was a DILYS Award Finalist, a Booksense pick by the Independent Bookseller's Association, and Killer Pick by the Independent Mystery Bookseller's of America. The Walt Longmire series is the basis for the hit Netflix drama, Longmire, starring Robert Taylor, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Katee Sackoff.

He is fortunate enough to call Tony Hillerman, Margaret Coel, James Crumley, James Lee Burke, Neil McMahon, Christopher Moore, Bill Fitzhugh, Susan Slater and Mark Spragg friends - and they call him Craig. Some of Johnson's abilities are to fall asleep at any time in any position, to memorize the titles of movies he's never seen, and he can guess the weight of any woman in viewing distance, the later being the least popular of his talents.

His second novel, Death Without Company was made one of the five finalists for the Mountains and Plains Bookseller's Association's Fiction Book of the Year, and was the Wyoming Historical Society's Fiction Book of the Year. He is still not sure if the Historical Society knows he made it all up.

Johnson runs and lifts weights in a desperate attempt to overcome his crippling addiction to Rainier beer but hopes to be a useful member of society as soon as he gets this "writing thing' out of his system.

Johnson lives in Ucross, Wyoming, population 25.

Craig Johnson Book List
His website: www.craigallenjohnson.com
Similar authors: C.J. Box, Margaret Coel, William Kent Krueger, Michael McGarrity
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Next to Last Stand
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Next to Last Stand by Craig Johnson

Land of Wolves
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Land of Wolves by Craig Johnson

Depth of Winter
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Depth of Winter by Craig Johnson

The Western Star
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The Western Star by Craig Johnson

An Obvious Fact
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An Obvious Fact by Craig Johnson

The Highwayman
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The Highwayman by Craig Johnson
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Author Signed Hardcover Book. September 2020 NY: Viking First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.   Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Craig Johnson Bibliography


Sheriff Walt Longmire Series

  1. The Cold Dish - 2004
  2. Death without Company - 2006
  3. Kindness Goes Unpunished - 2007
  4. Another Man's Moccasins - 2008
  5. The Dark Horse - 2009
  6. Junkyard Dogs - 2010
  7. Hell is Empty - 2011
  8. As the Crow Flies - 2012
  9. A Serpent's Tooth - 2013
  10. Spirit of Steamboat - 2013
  11. Any Other Name - 2014
  12. Wait for Signs - 2014
  13. Dry Bones - 2015
  14. The Highwayman - 2016
  15. An Obvious Fact - 2016
  16. The Western Star -September 2017
  17. Depth of Winter - September 2018
  18. Land of Wolves - September 2019
  19. Next to Last Stand - 2020

Craig Johnson Awards

  • Death Without Company - Wyoming State Historical Association's Book of the Year
  • Death Without Company - France's Le Prix 813
  • Another Man's Moccasins - Western Writers of America's Spur Award
  • The Dark Horse - Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
  • Junkyard Dogs - Watson Award for a mystery novel with the best sidekick
  • Hell is Empty - Library Journal Best Mystery of the Year

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