Dry Bones

by Craig Johnson
306 pgs  (Longmire series #11)

Dry Bones, the 11th installment in Craig Johnson's Walt Longmire series, begins with the discovery of the largest, and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever found. Jen, as she's soon named, is discovered in Absaroka County, Wyoming, on the ranch of Danny Lone Elk, an elderly Cheyenne cattle rancher, and she's estimated to be worth around $8 million.

Soon after the discovery of Jen, Danny Loan Elk's body is discovered floating face down in a turtle pond on his ranch, and it's up to Walt to figure out who needed him dead. But with Danny's family, the Cheyenne tribe, and the federal government all claiming rights to Jen, it's not going to be easy.

Dry Bones is just another example of whey Craig Johnson's series is so good, and why it seems to be growing in popularity with each book that comes out. Even with the ending of the Netflix series based on it a few years ago, it seems like I come across fans of the books more often now than ever before.

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