Spirit of Steamboat: A Longmire Story

A Christmas novella for fans of the hit drama series LONGMIRE now on Netflix and the New York Times€“bestselling series. 

Craig Johnson's new novel, The Western Star, will be available from Viking in Fall 2017.

Sheriff Walt Longmire is in his office reading A Christmas Carol when he is interrupted by a ghost of Christmas past: a young woman with a hairline scar and more than a few questions about his predecessor, Lucian Connally. With his daughter Cady and undersherrif Moretti otherwise engaged, Walt€s on his own this Christmas Eve, so he agrees to help her.

At the Durant Home for Assisted Living, Lucian is several tumblers into his Pappy Van Winkle€s and swears he€s never clapped eyes on the woman before. Disappointed, she whispers €œSteamboat€ and begins a story that takes them all back to Christmas Eve 1988€"a story that will thrill and delight the bestselling series€ devoted fans.