Watermark and the Wichita Public Library are thrilled to welcome national bestselling author Craig Johnson known for his Walt Longmire mystery book and Netflix series. Craig Johnson will be in person at the Advanced Learning Library to celebrate his latest Longmire mystery book, The Longmire Defense, which continues Walt Longmire's story where he now faces one of the most challenging cases of his career.

This is a continuation of our Book-to-Book series! The Books-to-Books Series is a celebration of books, literature, and our community, cohosted by the Wichita Public Library and Watermark Books & Café. Literature is an important part of telling and sharing stories and sharing stories is a beautiful part of being human, and so we are thrilled to once again partner together to bring Wichita excellent authors. Craig Johnson will join a discussion about the book, a Q&A with the audience, and sign books at the event. We hope to see you there and let your friends and family know.

About the Book:
Walt Longmire faces one of his most challenging crime scenes as he tries to reckon with the revelations of his last case where he confronted the ghosts of his past and questioned the very nature of justice and mercy in the hard country of the West.

Deep in the heart of the Wyoming countryside, Sheriff of Absaroka County, Walt Longmire, is called to a crime scene like few others that he has seen. This crime brings up issues that go back to Walt’s grandfather’s time in Wyoming, as the revelations he learns about his grandfather come back to offer clues and motives for Walt’s investigation. Filled with back-country action, and with the great cast of characters that readers have come to love with the Longmire series, this new book will be sure to satisfy both long-time readers and those new to the series.

About the Author:
Craig Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of the Longmire mysteries, the basis for the hit Netflix original series Longmire. He is the recipient of the Western Writers of America Spur Award for fiction and the Mountain & Plains Independent Booksellers Association's Reading the West Book Award for fiction. His novella Spirit of Steamboat was the first One Book Wyoming selection. He lives in Ucross, Wyoming, population 26.