THE COLD DISH (Longmire #1)(audiobook) by Craig Johnson

 








Originally published in 2004.
Published by Recorded Books in 2007.
Read by George Guidall.
Duration: 13 hours, 17 minutes.
Unabridged.


The Longmire book series is the definition of a successful franchise with 16 novels and a six season television series. I watched the series and I enjoyed it immensely, so I decided to give the books a go.

There are obvious differences in characters (The Ferg is a massive change, for example), but they are not deal-breakers. I prefer to look at them as another interpretation of the characters. 

The main mystery in The Cold Dish was highly adapted for the TV series, so much so that it was basically a whole new mystery.

A few years earlier 4 white high school boys sexually assaulted a fellow student. She was Native American who suffered from fetal alcohol syndrome and didn't really understand what had happened. The trial that followed was rough on the local white and Native American communities and ended with minimal punishments for the boys. 

Now, the boys are being murdered one by one by a sniper using an 1874 Sharps Rifle (or a replica) and Longmire has no shortage of suspects...

So, what did I think?

The story drug from time to time, but the main characters are strong. I am not sure if that is because I know another version of them from the TV show or if they were strong in the novel. Either way, I am going to keep going.

I rate this audiobook 4 stars out of 5.

This book can be found on Amazon.com here: THE COLD DISH by Craig Johnson.

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