Craig Johnson Books in Order – Complete List

Craig Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of the well-known Western crime mystery novels – the Walt Longmire series, which has also seen tremendous popularity on TV with the Longmire Netflix series. While the author’s works have been included in various anthologies, his main stories are all about Longmire.

Here are the Longmire books in order by Craig Johnson.

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Walt Longmire Books in Publication Order

1. The Cold Dish, 2004
2. Death Without Company, 2006
3. Kindness Goes Unpunished, 2007
4. Another Man’s Moccasins, 2008
5. The Dark Horse, 2009
6. Junkyard Dogs, 2010
7. Hell is Empty, 2011
8. As the Crow Flies, 2012
9. A Serpent’s Tooth, 2013
10. Any Other Name, 2014
11. Dry Bones, 2015
12. An Obvious Fact, 2017
13. The Western Star, 2017
14. Depth of Winter, 2018
15. Land of Wolves, 2019
16. Next to Last Stand, 2020
17. Daughter of the Morning Star, 2021
18. Hell and Back, 2022
19. The Longmire Defense, 2023
20. First Frost, 2024

Walt Longmire Short Stories in Publication Order

• Divorce Horse, 2012
• Christmas in Absaroka County), 2012
• Messenger, 2013
• Spirit of Steamboat, 2013
• Wait for Signs, 2014
• The Highwayman, 2016
• Tooth and Claw, 2024

Anthologies in Publication Order

• Crime and Music, 2016 (edited by Jim Fusilli)
• The Best American Mystery Stories 2017, 2017 (edited by Otto Penzler and John Sandford)
• This Time For Sure: Bouchercon 2021 Anthology, 2021 (edited by Hank Phillippi Ryan)

Craig Johnson Biography

The author was born in 1961 and grew up in Huntington, W.Va, with a love for mystery books, as both his parents like to read this particular genre.

He graduated from Marshall University, in West Virginia, after which he got his M.A. from Temple University.

Before becoming a novelist, Craig Johnson also worked as a police officer in New York City (in 1988) as a special officer attached to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Later when he moved to Wyoming, he worked several odd jobs, such as a teacher, cowboy, as well as longshoreman.

Craig Johnson currently lives in Ucross, Wyoming, on a ranch that he personally built. The ranch is near the Crow and Cheyenne reservations. Together with his wife, Judy, Craig owns a the Bucking Buffalo Supply Company, a clothing store in Sheridan catering to the rich out there

His series includes 12 novels so far, two short stories, and a series of short stories. The books were positively received by critics, and some novels became Award finalists. Another Man’s Moccasins, the fourth book in the Longmire series, received the Western Writers of America Spur Award for best novel of the year in 2008, and it also received the Mountains and Plains award for fiction book of the year.

Some additional awards the author has received over the years: fiction book of the year, Wyoming Historical Society, for Death Without Company (the second book in the Longmire series), Wyoming Council for the Arts Award.

In a recent interview with Wyoming Public Media, Craig Johnson discussed the future of his bestselling Longmire series, giving us a glimpse what us, fans can expect next, and giving us an overview about his creative process.

Craig Johnson Awards and Nominations

• The Cold Dish was nominated for the Dilys Award for the Best Book in 2006
• The Dark Horse was nominated for the Dilys Award for the Best Book in 2010
• Junkyard Dogs received the award Lefty Awards: Watson Award in 2011
• Hell Is Empty was nominated for the Barry Award for Best Novel in 2012
• As the Crow Flies received the award Lefty Awards: Rocky Award in 2013
• Depth of Winter was nominated for the Barry Award for the Best Novel in 2019
• The Longmire Defense received the Spur Award for Best Western Contemporary Novel