Another Man's Moccasins

In Craig Johnson's "Another Man's Moccasins," Sheriff Walt Longmire confronts a case that spirals into a haunting echo from his own past. When the body of a young Vietnamese woman is discovered on an interstate in Absaroka County, Wyoming, the immediate suspect is Virgil White Buffalo, a Crow with a troubled history. What initially appears to be a straightforward murder quickly takes a deeply personal turn for Longmire. A photograph found in the victim's purse links her to an investigation Walt undertook four decades earlier as a young Marine investigator during the Vietnam War. As Walt delves into the complexities of the present-day crime, he is forced to revisit the ghosts of his youth, grappling with long-buried memories and unresolved questions. This fourth installment of the award-winning Longmire series skillfully intertwines two seemingly disparate murders, separated by forty years, yet bound by a shared, tragic lineage, pushing the stoic sheriff to confront the enduring impact of his past on his present.