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Kindness Goes Unpunished: A Walt Longmire Mystery Hardcover – March 15, 2007

by Craig Johnson (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 9,238 ratings
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In the aftermath of a brutal attack on his Philadelphia lawyer daughter, Wyoming sheriff Walt Longmire, aided by his best friend, Henry Standing Bear, teams up with the Philadelphia police in a determined search for answers. By the author of Death Without Company.
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  1. Book 3 of 20
    Walt Longmire Mysteries
  2. Print length
    304 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Viking Adult
  5. Publication date
    March 15, 2007
  6. Reading age
    18 years and up
  7. Dimensions
    6.25 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches
  8. ISBN-10
    0670031577
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0670031573
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In Johnson's appealing third Walt Longmire mystery (after 2006's Death Without Company), the Wyoming sheriff is drawn into a messy situation in the City of Brotherly Love when his daughter Cady's ex-boyfriend is killed a few days after Longmire accuses him of being behind the assault that left Cady, a Philadelphia lawyer, comatose. Longmire's deputy, Victoria Moretti, soon arrives on the scene as her family of Philly cops tries to decide whether to suspect Longmire of murder or ask his help with the investigation. Everyone in the cast appears to be a stereotype of some sort—the Italian police clan, the Salvadoran drug dealer, the Irish publican and Longmire's eternally wise and mystical Cheyenne friend, Henry Standing Bear—but Johnson plays it for the right kind of laughs. When someone introduces Henry as Longmire's "Native American sidekick," Longmire ripostes that it's the other way around. The quick pace and tangled web of interconnected crimes will keep readers turning pages. (Mar.)
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Absaroka County, Wyoming, Sheriff Walt Longmire goes on a rare road trip in this third entry in a consistently entertaining series. The trip has two purposes: visit Walt's daughter, Cady, a lawyer in Philadelphia, and support his best friend, Henry Standing Bear, who is the guest of honor at the opening of an exhibit of Native American photographs. Plans change quickly when Cady, the victim of a vicious attack, hovers near death. After Cady's former boyfriend and the assumed perpetrator of the attack is killed, Walt takes matters into his own hands, with the help of Henry and Victoria Moretti, Walt's deputy, a Philadelphia native who returns home to ride shotgun. There is a built-in problem whenever a mystery author takes his series on the road: without the defining landscape, the characters often seem stripped of their personalities. That's the case here, to some extent, though Johnson uses the fish-out-of-water theme effectively, setting up Walt as a kind of McCloud in the 1970s Dennis Weaver television show. Satisfying as road trips go, but fans will be glad to have Walt back in Wyoming. Bill Ott
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Viking Adult (March 15, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0670031577
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0670031573
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Craig Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of the Longmire mysteries, the basis for the hit Netflix original series Longmire. He is the recipient of the Western Writers of America Spur Award for fiction, the Mountains and Plains Booksellers Award for fiction, the Nouvel Observateur Prix du Roman Noir, and the Prix SNCF du Polar. His novella Spirit of Steamboat was the first One Book Wyoming selection. He lives in Ucross, Wyoming, population 25.

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This is a typical Craig Johnson story. He puts you right into the action and brings the landscape, weather and living conditions into your living room.I feel the cold of the environment, but the warmth of the people. A good read!!!
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Kevin RG
5.0 out of 5 stars good read
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2024
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These books are pretty good. I am enjoying this series. Book 3 as the best so far but I look forward to reading about life in WYOMING.
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Richard Smith
4.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2022
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Johnson's writing is wonderful, but sometimes it's hard to follow the dialogue, and to know who's saying what. The plotlines are compelling, the story engaging, but the characters are just amazing. Highly recommended.
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LynnS77
5.0 out of 5 stars Heritage
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2024
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Walt took a trip with Henry to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts where Henry would show a collection of photographs and give a lecture on western tribal culture, with a side trip to see Walt’s daughter Cady whom he referred to as the “greatest legal mind of our time”. Vic insisted they should also have dinner with her family, most of whom were police officers in Philadelphia.

Walt had just met Lena Moretti, Vic’s mother and had a meal with her when he got a notice that Cady had been in an accident and was in the hospital. Her head was bashed and she was in a coma and her chances of recovery were less than 50-50, Lena took care of Dog and Henry eventually came as well. Walt being Walt, could not avoid doing his own investigation listened to a message from Cady’s almost fiancée and it sounded very angry. Walt felt the need to follow up.

Walt did track down Cady’s boyfriend Devon who was denying he and Cady had a serious relationship, so Walt played the message for him. Devon decided to punch Walt, and Walt being linebacker sized muscled him around until Devon admitted it was an accident. Unfortunately the next day it was in the local newspaper that Devon had been thrown from a bridge. Who would be the most likely suspect? Walt got to meet Vic’s bothers along with some nice detectives who reminded him that his jurisdiction did not extend to the streets of Philadelphia.

Vic showed up and things really started to get interesting, because people were leaving Walt notes all over the place so there was still something hinky going on in the City of Brotherly Love. Oh, and even though Lena Moretti was already married, there was a weird competition thing going on between Vic and Lena… of course Vic won this round. Ahem.

This was one of those books that brings everyone’s heritage into the pot to stir, there is a William While Eyes who is what they call a white Indian who speaks many different native languages and has a tepee in his home saying he feels more alive in the forest. There is the Moretti family with all their strength and problems, and Walt and Cady with pictures and a book back to her childhood. There’s lots of action in this book, but woven throughout is the heartstrings of the heritage of the people in the story. Nobody can weave a tale like Craig Johnson and before it’s over you know the characters like your neighbors, or your family.
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Bill
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful characters
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2020
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I'm going to read the entire series, there may be a "clunker" down the road, we all have bad days, but 3 is a charm here. I really enjoyed the trip to Philadelphia. I had/have close family there and for many years traveled along Broad St. to Wyoming Ave. to visit my Aunt Jean and Uncle Slick. I'll never forget those days and this book brought back many happy memories. I've been to football games at Franklin Field and walked the UP campus along with visits to the Franklin Institute, etc.
Now to the book; very well done, amazing characters and good, crisp dialogue, "Yep." I'm already on #4 and will get #5 soon. Too bad this is a limited series. I'm wondering if there will be more relationship to TV shows and characters as well. It is part of the mystery for me and keeps my interest up. So far, only the 1st book had any relationship to the TV series as far as story line goes and the ending is totally different so the TV show doesn't give anything away.
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Delores Christiansen
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun read
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2023
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I always love these books it’s going back to old friends. I love the humor and the storyline it’s a very enjoyable book.
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John K. Gayley
4.0 out of 5 stars A decent read--one of a series behind "Longmire" TV show
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2019
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For anyone who's seen any or all of the Longmire TV series, these books will likely be a pleasant way to extend your stay in Walt Longmire's world. For newcomers to either series who are interested in a decently-written series of whodunits set in a fictional Wyoming county, these are very solid. However, I'd suggest actually reading the book series in order, since the plots and (occasionally) telescoped writing style can lead to some confusion.

I've seen the series, and have enjoyed the two books I've read, although any series has plusses and minuses here are a few:

Plusses:
--Johnson's writing style is rich and full of verve; he knows how to turn a phrase
--There is more puckish humor in the books than the TV series allows
--The books are first person, narrated by Walt Longmire, so there's more depth to his thoughts and character than only comes through fleetingly in visual form via the TV
--Overall the book format allows more richness of characterization

Minuses:
--Occasionally the writing gets a bit too cute and self-impressed, so by the time I've finished one of the books, I'm ready for a break
--The writing style also leads to confusion (mentioned above) because its not always entirely clear what's going on--in a way that's not necessarily related to a plot device, but is (IMHO) just results from overly-hasty descriptive writing
--Alas, Johnson cant avoid falling victim to a common problem among mystery writers, which I refer to as the "five yard-line fumble": things are careening so fast toward the conclusion that plotlines get goofed up, written descriptions leave you in the dark, and the whole thing resembles a writer trying to finish under a tight editors' deadline.

All this aside, I'd recommend this series as much as almost any other. They're fun.
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Holly Rowan
5.0 out of 5 stars Watch
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024
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I watched longmire on TV. It doesn't hold a candle to Craig Johnson's prose.
Or his sense of humor. So there.
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Eager Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars A change of pace for Sheriff Longmire
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2024
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Sheriff Walt Longmire and his good friend Henry Standing Bear drive to Philadelphia to attend an opening of an exhibition of Henry’s antique Mennonite photographs. And Walt plans to stay with Cady who is a lawyer working in the city. Walt’s pleasure in visiting his daughter is tragically cut short when Cady is seriously injured and ends up in a coma. As Walt begins to realize that maybe he fall wasn’t a simple accident, he gets caught up in a complex web of criminal intrigue. Highly recommended!
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Jake Iverach
5.0 out of 5 stars Another ripping tale from Craig Johnson
Reviewed in Australia on January 6, 2018
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Walt Longmire in Philadelphia. Who'd a thunk it? A great thriller at arms length from Absaroka. Full of twists, humor, unexpected heroes and even romance of sorts.

A great read, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Tiago Antunes
2.0 out of 5 stars ok... and just ok.
Reviewed in Brazil on April 12, 2015
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Out of his regular setting the series looses its charm. the Philly scenario is uninteresting and the characters go the same way. intricate plot but no oomph. skip it.
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Johnny
5.0 out of 5 stars Craig Johnson...
Reviewed in Italy on March 24, 2016
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wow... what can I say ? I just love Craig's novels ! Reading his books gives you peace to your heart.
His books are perfectly written and I like all its characters. Walt and Vic dialogues are so funny !
I am reading all the books series and I'll give 5 stars to all of them so far !
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Gilles de Bruchard
5.0 out of 5 stars Good reading, as usual!!!
Reviewed in France on July 14, 2015
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Pour les amateurs de Walt Longmire, dont je suis fan, ce livre se laisse lire très agréablement et ne déçois pas. Je constate avec un certain amusement que si dans les grandes lignes la série télévisée du même nom reste la même histoire, voir parfois peut-être même plus "prenante" en revanche les personnages portrayés dans les livres, sont plus "réels" que ceux de la série télévisée laquelle est cependant fort bien réalisée, mais se permet de faire jouer un acteur philippin (excellent par ailleurs) dans le rôle (et pas n'importe lequel d'un indien..... Je ne donne aucune autre précision pour ne pas jouer les "spoilers"... ;-)
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Sue
5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth reading
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 27, 2014
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Very good book. I started off liking the TV series and then tried a free sample of the first book. After reading the sample, I purchased the book and I stayed up most of night reading it. Then went onto the second book, Sample, book , read it in the one day, Then I read the sample of this book and bought the book, then spent most of the night reading it.

Most of the books you get that follow a TV series, you read one and then leave it some weeks before reading the next one, but not with these books, you are hooked and can not get enough of them. I am about to get the fourth book, but I have to catch up on some sleep first.

My sleep might suffer but I hope Craig Johnson writes some more books about these people.

The characters from the TV show are in the books and they are bigger characters with more explanations of their lives. The books do not follow the TV Series story lines, so watching and reading give different pleasures. read and enjoy.
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