06-11-2026, 01:13 PM
The Brothers McKay by Craig Johnson
Another journey to Absaroka County with Sheriff Walt Longmire and the usual cast of characters. Pepper McKay, maybe the most hated man in the county, at least to the people who know him is found dead in the Widow woman Creek due to a blunt head trauma. His three sons are the prime suspects and the more Longmire investigates the sketchier their stories become. One of the sons is even sleeping with the same woman Pepper was sleeping with. There are big allusions, according to the author in the foreword and from Walt during the course of the story to the Russian Novel, The Brothers Karamazov. It almost makes me want to read that book but as the story shows, Brothers Karamazov was the first book in a trilogy and the author died before writing the other two books.
The whole story takes place against a giant forest fire burning in the mountains above the ranch. As he is want to do in so many novels, Longmire finds himself trapped in the elements. The fire is a change of pace from the usual blizzard and at least Longmire has the trusty mule, Borax for company.
The thing I like about these books is the story is self contained. Yes, there are myriad personal relations amongst the wide array of characters that span multiple books but you can get through the novel without having to remember a million piles of details.
Another journey to Absaroka County with Sheriff Walt Longmire and the usual cast of characters. Pepper McKay, maybe the most hated man in the county, at least to the people who know him is found dead in the Widow woman Creek due to a blunt head trauma. His three sons are the prime suspects and the more Longmire investigates the sketchier their stories become. One of the sons is even sleeping with the same woman Pepper was sleeping with. There are big allusions, according to the author in the foreword and from Walt during the course of the story to the Russian Novel, The Brothers Karamazov. It almost makes me want to read that book but as the story shows, Brothers Karamazov was the first book in a trilogy and the author died before writing the other two books.
The whole story takes place against a giant forest fire burning in the mountains above the ranch. As he is want to do in so many novels, Longmire finds himself trapped in the elements. The fire is a change of pace from the usual blizzard and at least Longmire has the trusty mule, Borax for company.
The thing I like about these books is the story is self contained. Yes, there are myriad personal relations amongst the wide array of characters that span multiple books but you can get through the novel without having to remember a million piles of details.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm