Craig Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of the Longmire mysteries, the basis for the hit Netflix original series Longmire. He is the recipient of the Western Writers of America Spur Award for fiction, the Mountains and Plains Booksellers Award for fiction, the Nouvel Observateur Prix du Roman Noir, and the Prix SNCF du Polar. His novella Spirit of Steamboat was the first One Book Wyoming selection. He lives in Ucross, Wyoming, population twenty-five.
“With Hell is Empty, Craig Johnson delivers an action-packed
Western thriller, rife with evocative setting and literary
allusion. This seventh novel featuring wise-cracking Sheriff Walt
Longmire creeps stealthily out of the corral with an increasingly
tense setup.” — The Boston Globe
“Johnson managed a rare feat: a mystery that is a literary novel.
The story starts with a hilarious image: Longmire and his deputy
sheriff, Santiago "Sancho" Saizarbitoria, hand-feeding a
cheeseburger to a manacled prisoner. It gets infinitely more
complex from there: an escaped prisoner with dead bodies in his
wake; some unlikely unforeseen accomplices and hostages; and
Longmire, never one to stand back and wait for help, tracking the
criminals through the Bighorn Mountains.” — The Pittsburgh Tribune
Review
“Johnson crafts a chilling allegorical tale of resolve and
endurance…[and] uses his intimate knowledge of the landscape and
wildlife of Wyoming to full advantage, making them characters in
the action. Despite the dire situation, Johnson continues to employ
gentle, wry humor and an authentic, no-nonsense Western voice in
his dialogue, especially in Walt’s thoughts. And the immediacy of
Walt’s peril pulls readers into the complex plot. Good stories that
take place in the West are in short supply these days, and
Johnson’s latest is the real deal with literary clout.” — Denver
Post
“Truly great. Reading Craig Johnson is a treat…[He] tells great
stories, casts wonderful characters and writes in a style that
compels the reader forward…He has outdone himself with his newest
book, Hell Is Empty…A piece of quality fiction that is built on so
many levels that you could read it two or three times and not catch
all that Johnson is trying to say…This book deserves the attention
of more than just mystery readers. It is a top-notch novel. It is
worth both your money and your time.” — Wyoming Tribune Eagle
“The story starts with a pitch-perfect piece of Johnson’s trademark
scene-setting and then roars off into the wilderness, hardly
leaving readers time to catch their breaths…In some ways, this
reads like a book-length version of the haunting, harrowing final
sequence of Johnson’s outstanding debut, The Cold Dish (2005). And
when it comes to bad weather, western lore, and a chilling hint of
the supernatural, few writers write it better. — Booklist
“Series fans and readers who enjoy C.J. Box and other authors of
Western mysteries will be enthralled by this electrifying and
intense work; a triumph.” — Library Journal (starred review)
“Stellar…When [Raynaud] Shade, who’s headed for death row in Utah,
escapes and takes off into the wilderness with a blizzard
threatening, Walt sets off alone on the killer’s trail…Soon Walt is
past the point of no return as the snow and ice accumulate on a
journey that evokes Dante’s Inferno.” — Publishers Weekly (starred
review)
“For Wyoming Sheriff Walt Longmire, the pursuit of a vicious
murderer through a killer ice storm in the Bighorn Moutnains adds
up to a cold day in hell…Deft as always.” — Kirkus Reviews
“A muscular story of guns and grit, man against man and man against
nature…the characters’ ascent is indeed hellish, pulling them
deeper into a hypothermic fever dream where the line between the
living and the dead blurs.” — ShelfAwareness.com
“Craig Johnson continues to crank out top-notch mystery novels
featuring the adventures—and misadventures—of Walt Longmire, a
modern-day Wymoning sheriff…Little wonder that he’s a winner of the
Spur Award given by the Western Writers of America.” — The
Charleston Gazette Mail
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