{"product_id":"spirit-of-steamboat-isbn-9780143125877","title":"Spirit of Steamboat","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Christmas novella for fans of Craig Johnson's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe hit drama \u003ci\u003eLongmire \u003c\/i\u003eis now streaming on Paramount+\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSheriff Walt Longmire is in his office reading \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Carol \u003c\/i\u003ewhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt 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 “Steamboat” 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.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSpirit of Steamboat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A nail-biter.”—Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Johnson is a born storyteller, and he spins this old-fashioned adventure tale deftly….An extremely pleasant present for fans of this popular series.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A suspenseful adventure story….Series fans along with adventure and Western readers will raptly devour the details.”\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Like flint to stone, the sparks fly and the humour is brilliant and barbed. . .”\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Fresh Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Craig Johnson and the Walt Longmire Mystery Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It's the scenery—and the big guy standing in front of the scenery—that keeps us coming back to Craig Johnson's lean and leathery mysteries.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Johnson's hero only gets better—both at solving cases and at hooking readers—with age.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Like the greatest crime novelists, Johnson is a student of human nature. Walt Longmire is strong but fallible, a man whose devil-may-care stoicism masks a heightened sensitivity to the horrors he's witnessed.”\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Johnson's trademarks [are] great characters, witty banter, serious sleuthing, and a love of Wyoming bigger than a stack of derelict cars.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The characters talk straight from the hip and the Wyoming landscape is its own kind of eloquence.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Walt Longmire] is an easy man to like. . . . Johnson evokes the rugged landscape with reverential prose, lending a heady atmosphere to his story.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Stepping into Walt's world is like slipping on a favorite pair of slippers, and it's where those slippers lead that provides a thrill. Johnson pens a series that should become a 'must' read, so curl up, get comfortable, and enjoy the ride.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Denver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Johnson's pacing is tight and his dialogue snaps.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCraig Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Longmire mysteries, the basis for the hit drama series\u003ci\u003e Longmire\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the recipient of the Western Writers of America Spur Award for fiction, the Mountains and Plains Booksellers Award for fiction, the Nouvel Observateur Prix du Roman Noir, and the Prix SNCF du Polar. His novella \u003ci\u003eSpirit of Steamboat\u003c\/i\u003e was the first One Book Wyoming selection. He lives in Ucross, Wyoming, population twenty-six.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44866670690533,"sku":"NP9780143125877","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143125877.jpg?v=1767737100","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/spirit-of-steamboat-isbn-9780143125877","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}