The Cold Dish is by Craig Johnson. The first book in the Longmire Mystery series. Set in remote Absaroka County, Wyoming, this series features Sheriff Walt Longmire and the inhabitants of his small remote county and the neighboring Northern Cheyenne Reservation. Two years after four high school boys rape a local Cheyenne girl, the least repentant of the four is found shot to death. Walt, the widowed sheriff, must discover who the killer is before all four boys are killed. This book is filled with humor and suspense and a host of fantastically well-written characters. It avoids being kitschy, while at the same time being an action packed read and really making the Wyoming territory, and those who live there, come to life. I got a free version from Kindle and decided to read it over Fall Break. I was not expecting to enjoy it, but couldn't put it down; I will be paying for Book 2. I am sorely tempted to watch the Netflix series - and with my aversion to TV that's saying something.
Ratings: 10th grade - 9 out of 10 - P (profanity) - V (violence) - AC (some mature thematic content).
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