Frank H. (perryfran) reviewed on 11/23/2022 + 1223 more book reviews

I decided to get a copy of this one from the library after finishing the previous book in the series, ANY OTHER NAME, a couple of weeks ago. I have been reading the Longmire books kind of hit and miss for the past few years and always seem to enjoy them and want more. In this one, Walt and Vic are summoned to a pond filled with snapping turtles to identify a body floating there. Turns out that the corpse is an elderly Indian named Danny Lone Elk who is also the head of the family and owns a large ranch. Then close by a dinosaur fossil is discovered that is probably worth millions. The T. Rex is dubbed Jen after the woman who discovered it and the Lone Elk family consider it theirs. But the head of a local dino museum claims he made a deal with Danny so the possession of the dino is in dispute. Then the State of Wyoming feels it also has a claim to the dinosaur and of course Walt gets involved along with Standing Bear in the dispute. Meanwhile, Walt's daughter Cady and his granddaughter are visiting Wyoming from Philadelphia. Her husband, a cop in Philly meets up with tragedy during the visit that may be at the hand of an old nemesis. So who killed Danny and is his death related somehow to the dinosaur discovery? Walt goes through a series of dangerous incidents before all is made clear.

This one was compelling as usual and made me want to continue with the series as soon as possible. The book kind of left a cliff hanger ending with the question who was responsible for the attack on Cady's husband and will it be avenged? I'll be looking forward to reading on...

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