Walt Longmire Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The Cold Dish | 2004 | Buy |
| Death Without Company | 2006 | Buy |
| Kindness Goes Unpunished | 2007 | Buy |
| Another Man’s Moccasins | 2008 | Buy |
| The Dark Horse | 2009 | Buy |
| Junkyard Dogs | 2010 | Buy |
| Hell Is Empty | 2011 | Buy |
| Divorce Horse | 2012 | Buy |
| As the Crow Flies | 2012 | Buy |
| Messenger | 2013 | Buy |
| A Serpent’s Tooth | 2013 | Buy |
| Spirit of Steamboat | 2013 | Buy |
| Any Other Name | 2014 | Buy |
| Dry Bones | 2015 | Buy |
| The Highwayman | 2016 | Buy |
| An Obvious Fact | 2016 | Buy |
| The Western Star | 2017 | Buy |
| Depth of Winter | 2018 | Buy |
| Land of Wolves | 2019 | Buy |
| Next to Last Stand | 2020 | Buy |
| Daughter of the Morning Star | 2022 | Buy |
| Hell and Back | 2022 | Buy |
| The Longmire Defense | 2023 | Buy |
| First Frost | 2024 | Buy |
| Tooth and Claw | 2024 | Buy |
| Return to Sender | 2025 | Buy |
| The Brothers McKay | 2026 | Buy |
Walt Longmire Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas in Absaroka County | 2012 | Buy |
The Walt Longmire series follows a Wyoming sheriff through 28 books of crime fiction set against the wide-open landscape of Absaroka County. The Cold Dish (2004) introduced readers to Longmire and his world, and the series has been running steadily ever since, with The Brothers McKay arriving in 2026. The books blend mystery plots with a strong sense of place, and the Wyoming setting is as much a character as anyone on the page.
The main series of novels is joined by a handful of shorter works, including the novella Spirit of Steamboat and the short story Christmas in Absaroka County. These side entries fill in corners of the world without requiring a full novel-length commitment. For readers who like crime fiction with rural roots and a long-running cast, this is a series with plenty of depth to explore.