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Indlæser... Spirit of Steamboat: A Longmire Story (A Longmire Mystery) (udgave 2014)af Craig Johnson (Forfatter)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Well, this one was different, which is just what I wanted. I wasn't sure I'd like it that much, even after listening to it for a while (audiobook narration was excellent, as usual). It wasn't your usual Walt Longmire story of him doing his sherriffing, although that in itself is not really unusual. This was a Christmas story, although Christmas didn't really play a big role, but the spirit of the book is probably a good one for Christmas. Still, I enjoyed it and it's only August. But I expect Christmas ads to hit soon. The main story takes place many years back. Walt's wife, Martha, is alive, and his mentor, Lucian Connally, plays a starring role. He stole the show. I think this would make a great video with the right cast. Lucian has so much personality along with his humor that it would probably work. The story is mostly about an emergency plane trip to save a dying child, in an ancient plane flying through a severe winter storm to Denver, with the child, the child's mother, an old doctor, a young female copilot, Walt and Lucian. The plane has no pressurization or heat, leaky hydraulics and gas, no modern radar or other conveniences, and doors that needed to be banged tight with a rubber mallet. The child almost dies, the plane doesn't has enough gas to get to Denver but if they land sooner, there will be no way to save the child, and Lucian never seems to worry. Lots of suspense, but no shooting or other crimes. Just what I needed after reading the brutal Allen Eskens' book The Guise of Another. I binge-watched the Longmire series a while back and enjoyed it even when it became a bit soap opera-y. I'd heard the books were far better so I started with this novella. I'm a sucker for holiday-themed books although there is only a suggestion of Christmas in this really. A hint of Dickensian Christmas Carol morality. I listened to it as a recorded book. Yes! Well-written and plotted, it's a story about a harrowing plane ride to rescue a car-accident victim--they have to fly her to Denver in a blizzard in a WWII plane that's been sitting idle in a hangar for years. But Walt knows one person who can fly it-- crusty old, one-legged Lucian. The tension is steady as problems arise and the fuel tank level drops. I really enjoyed it. Will be on the lookout for more recorded Longmire. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
Belongs to SeriesWalt Longmire (9.5) Distinctions
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A holiday tale from the New York Times bestselling author of the Walt Longmire mystery series, the inspiration for A&E' s hit show Longmire " It' s a question of what you have to do, what you have to live with if you don' t." Sheriff Walt Longmire is reading A Christmas Carol in his office on December 24th when he' s interrupted by the ghost of Christmas past: a young woman with a hairline scar across her forehead and more than a few questions about Walt' s predecessor, Lucian Connally. Walt doesn' t recognize the mystery woman, but she seems to know him and claims to have something she must return to Connally. With his daughter, Cady, and his undersheriff Vic Moretti in Philadelphia for the holidays, Walt is at loose ends, and despite the woman' s reticence to reveal her identity, he agrees to help her. At the Durant Home for Assisted Living Lucian Connally is several tumblers into his Pappy Van Winkle' s and swears he' s never clapped eyes on the woman before. Disappointed, she whispers " Steamboat" and begins a story that takes them all back to Christmas Eve 1988, when three people died in a terrible crash and a young girl had the slimmest chance of survival . . . back to a record- breaking blizzard, to Walt' s first year as sheriff, with a young daughter at home and a wife praying for his safety . . . back to a whiskey-soaked World War II vet ready to fly a decommissioned plane and risk it all to save a life. Back to the Spirit of Steamboat. No library descriptions found. |
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I love the Longmire series and I had no idea this novella was out there until I saw it in the post-holiday markdown bin at my local used bookstore. It was short read, something a little different from the normal, which must have been fun for Mr. Johnson to write. Just so you know, there's no Henry or Vic or Cady in this story - so if you read Longmire for them this one might not appeal. I enjoyed spending more time with Lucian. ( )