Hell and Back
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- Author：Craig Johnson
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Summary
Picking up where Daughter of the Morning Star left off， the next Longmire novel finds the sheriff digging further into the mysteries of "the wandering without"--a mythical all-knowing spiritual being that devours souls。
Walt thinks he might find the answers he's looking for among the ruins of an old Native American boarding school--an institution designed to strip Native children of their heritage。 He has been haunted by the image of the Fort Pratt Industrial Indian Training School ever since he first saw a faded postcard picturing a hundred boys in uniform， in front of a large， ominous building--a postcard that was given to him by Jimmy Lane， the father of Jeanie One Moon。
After Walt's initial investigation into Jeanie's disappearance yielded no satisfying conclusions， Walt has to confront the fact that he may be dealing with an adversary unlike any he has ever faced before。
Walt thinks he might find the answers he's looking for among the ruins of an old Native American boarding school--an institution designed to strip Native children of their heritage。 He has been haunted by the image of the Fort Pratt Industrial Indian Training School ever since he first saw a faded postcard picturing a hundred boys in uniform， in front of a large， ominous building--a postcard that was given to him by Jimmy Lane， the father of Jeanie One Moon。
After Walt's initial investigation into Jeanie's disappearance yielded no satisfying conclusions， Walt has to confront the fact that he may be dealing with an adversary unlike any he has ever faced before。
Reviews
Francis
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As with all Longmire books， I completely read them as soon as I get them as I have done with this one。 This is the first book in the Longmire series （which I have loved） that is pure garbage。 Give us a break！ I read books for escape and fun， not to listen to more of the same Liberal WOKE garbage that is on the news。 I or your readers are not at fault for things that happened over a century ago。 I didn't do or participate in those events and stop trying to guilt me for what other people or religi As with all Longmire books， I completely read them as soon as I get them as I have done with this one。 This is the first book in the Longmire series （which I have loved） that is pure garbage。 Give us a break！ I read books for escape and fun， not to listen to more of the same Liberal WOKE garbage that is on the news。 I or your readers are not at fault for things that happened over a century ago。 I didn't do or participate in those events and stop trying to guilt me for what other people or religions did back then。 I had no control over those events and I simply don't care。 The Indians of the time were not saints and both parties were to blame。 This book is not a western， it is a woke sermon。 I hated this book and would give it zero stars if I could。 。。。more
Cyndy
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I so looked forward to reading this book and it was different。 I had to wrack my brain to remember some of the past books to relate the characters to the story。
Kathleen Gray
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I'm going to be the odd fan out who didn't finish this because I was， well， lost。 Walt Longmire wakes half frozen to the road in Montana but he doesn't know who he is。 A waitress in the local diner tells him his name - it's stitched on his hat。 There's a blizzard， there's people who might or might now be alive， there's a old tragedy and all of it moves around so much that I was never sure what was real an what wasn't （I get that that's the point）。 This was more confusing by the fact that Henry S I'm going to be the odd fan out who didn't finish this because I was， well， lost。 Walt Longmire wakes half frozen to the road in Montana but he doesn't know who he is。 A waitress in the local diner tells him his name - it's stitched on his hat。 There's a blizzard， there's people who might or might now be alive， there's a old tragedy and all of it moves around so much that I was never sure what was real an what wasn't （I get that that's the point）。 This was more confusing by the fact that Henry Standing Bear and Vic turn up in the town searching for him。 It's definitely a fever dream but I ran out of patience。 Thanks to edelweiss for the ARC。 I've been a fan of these series since it started and this is the only one I DNF。 。。。more
Marci Wheeler
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Wow， so intense & suspenseful but so strange。 This is one that needs to be read at least twice to fully understand。
Pat
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Walt Longmire is never predictable。 The earliest novels were pretty straightforward， intriguing mysteries， with some mystic elements included， but not the dominant feature of the plot。 He has gone from battling drug cartels （not my favorites in the series） to confronting spirits and ghosts。 Maybe ghosts？ This entry in the series saw Henry Standing Bear and Vic in the background of the action， but very much key to the plot。 This entry made me a little uneasy as to what it means for the future of Walt Longmire is never predictable。 The earliest novels were pretty straightforward， intriguing mysteries， with some mystic elements included， but not the dominant feature of the plot。 He has gone from battling drug cartels （not my favorites in the series） to confronting spirits and ghosts。 Maybe ghosts？ This entry in the series saw Henry Standing Bear and Vic in the background of the action， but very much key to the plot。 This entry made me a little uneasy as to what it means for the future of the series （will Walt retire？ Noooooo！）， and hopeful for positive progress in the slow burn of Vic and Walt’s relationship。 Very much looking forward to the next entry。 Long live Walt， Vic， Henry Standing Bear and Cady！This was a much appreciated win as a giveaway from Kindle。 。。。more
Audrey Lawrence
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Wow！ Mind blowing but totally captivating！ While all books in the Walt Longmire Mystery series are stand alone novels， this one really needs some background， so read some of the earlier books and definitely DAUGHTER OF THE MORNING STAR （Book 17） to get the richest and most in-depth understanding of this amazing mystery。 My fuller review will be available in near future。
Lisa Yee Swope
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I consider most of the Longmire mysteries effectively standalone， although there are advantages to knowing what has recently happened in Absaroka County， Wyoming or on the Rez。 But in this case Walt Longmire awakens with little knowledge even of himself and has to piece together his own story based in part on who he meets *from* his past。 So the more the reader knows from the series the farther ahead they are of even Walt。 I lived about 30min from Carlisle Indian School， where Jim Thorpe went be I consider most of the Longmire mysteries effectively standalone， although there are advantages to knowing what has recently happened in Absaroka County， Wyoming or on the Rez。 But in this case Walt Longmire awakens with little knowledge even of himself and has to piece together his own story based in part on who he meets *from* his past。 So the more the reader knows from the series the farther ahead they are of even Walt。 I lived about 30min from Carlisle Indian School， where Jim Thorpe went before becoming an Olympian。 （read also Undefeated by Steve Sheinkin） To see Walt trying to make a difference in the Jewish Talmudic sense of saving one person saves the world makes real and personal the tragedies of the Indian boarding schools。 。。。more
Linden
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Is it really 1896， and is Walt at the site of the Montana Indian boarding school fire？ How is it that familiar people from past cases are everywhere？ And is that really his deceased wife， Martha， or some evil being which has taken her form？ Could all of these events actually have a logical explanation？ Craig Johnson takes a mystical turn in this newest Longmire novel， which I really enjoyed。 Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for the ARC。
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