The Complete Longmire Book Checklist: Every Craig Johnson Novel and Novella Mapped Out
By Alexander Ross
The following reference breaks down the complete sequence of full-length novels, holiday novellas, and short fiction collections. Use this structured layout to track your progress through Absaroka County.
| Release Year | Book Title | Format & Canon Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Cold Dish | Novel #1 (Series Debut) |
| 2006 | Death Without Company | Novel #2 |
| 2007 | Kindness Goes Unpunished | Novel #3 (Set in Philadelphia) |
| 2008 | Another Man's Moccasins | Novel #4 (Features Vietnam War flashbacks) |
| 2009 | The Dark Horse | Novel #5 |
| 2010 | Junkyard Dogs | Novel #6 |
| 2011 | Hell Is Empty | Novel #7 (Bighorn Mountains survival) |
| 2012 | Divorce Horse | Standalone Novella |
| 2012 | As the Crow Flies | Novel #8 |
| 2012 | Christmas in Absaroka County | Digital Short Story Collection |
| 2013 | A Serpent's Tooth | Novel #9 |
| 2013 | Spirit of Steamboat | First Print Holiday Novella |
| 2014 | Any Other Name | Novel #10 |
| 2014 | Wait for Signs | Comprehensive Short Story Collection |
| 2015 | Dry Bones | Novel #11 |
| 2016 | The Highwayman | Novella (Wind River Canyon investigation) |
| 2016 | An Obvious Fact | Novel #12 (Set around the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally) |
| 2017 | The Western Star | Novel #13 (Dual timeline: 1972 and Present) |
| 2018 | Depth of Winter | Novel #14 (International rescue arc in Mexico) |
| 2019 | Land of Wolves | Novel #15 (Direct aftermath of Mexico) |
| 2020 | Next to Last Stand | Novel #16 (Custer’s Last Fight painting mystery) |
| 2021 | Daughter of the Morning Star | Novel #17 (MMIW narrative focus) |
| 2022 | Hell and Back | Novel #18 (Surreal psychological continuation) |
| 2023 | The Longmire Defense | Novel #19 (Examines Longmire family history) |
| 2024 | Tooth and Claw | Novella (Winter survival in Alaska) |
| 2024 | First Frost | Novel #20 (Dual timeline: 1964 and Present) |
| 2025, 2026 | The Longmire Way | Novel #21 |
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