Next to Last Stand

Description

Sheriff Walt Longmire is drawn into a dangerous mystery surrounding a supposedly lost painting of Custer’s Last Stand, a high-stakes art heist, and a fortune in cash. His investigation takes him from Wyoming’s rugged landscapes into the worlds of international criminals, oil interests, and a shadowy government operation, while a young man fleeing a polygamous cult seeks help finding his birth mother. As Walt, Vic, and Henry follow clues that reach back to his days as a Marine in Vietnam, the case exposes painful connections between past and present, exploring loyalty, exploitation, trauma, and the enduring cost of violence. Balancing wry Western humor with increasingly dark suspense, the novel introduces a formidable recurring adversary and deepens the emotional stakes of Walt Longmire’s ongoing fight for justice.