I don't know why, but I have watched Longmire on TV religiously...a tv show that is popular amongst seniors...and I am drawn to it and can't stop watching. I am not sure what that says about me. I had no idea that the show was based on a book character...but last weekend at The Book Thing, I found the book shoved in the mystery section and grabbed it--- first for my Dad, until I looked closely and saw a sticker mentioning Longmire. I decided the book was mine....or that I would read it before passing it to my father to never be seen again. 
 The story IS Longmire....so if you like the show, you will enjoy the book. The book centers around the Sheriff in Wyoming, Walt Longmire. There is mystery, that are interactions with the local Native American tribe, there are snowstorms...and wide open spaces. And the best, curmudgeonly dialogue. I couldn't help but snicker and keep reading. 
 This first book finds a group of rapist that didn't serve a just amount of time being shot and killed....the mystery is who is doing it and whether Walk can stop the killings. There is also an attempt to get Walt out of his funk---- of being a new widow and also an attempt to make him straighten out his life. I greatly enjoyed the story and plan to continue reading the series. 
 Read if you enjoy well written dialogue--- or if you enjoy wide open spaces....or if you like mysteries. Hell, just read it because it is enjoyable and you need a new world to explore.