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Craig Johnson Books in Order

4 series including Walt Longmire, Walt Longmire Collections and more

★ 17 NYT bestsellers 4 series 30 books Latest: Return to Sender (2025)

Since 2004, Craig Johnson has published 30 books. Those titles are spread across 4 series, led by Walt Longmire with 26 books. As of 2025, the latest we've recorded is Return to Sender.

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1 Walt Longmire 2 Walt Longmire Short Stories/Novellas 3 Walt Longmire Collections 4 Craig Johnson Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

17 books

Craig Johnson has placed 17 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 33 weeks on the charts.

Cover of Any Other Name
Any Other Name
Walt Longmire Series

2 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #6 · debuted May 2014 · 3 weeks across 2 NYT lists

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Cover of Dry Bones
Dry Bones
Walt Longmire Series

2 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #5 · debuted May 2015 · 3 weeks across 2 NYT lists

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Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore Craig Johnson’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

4 series · 30 books

Walt Longmire Series

0 of 26 read
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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Cold Dish 2004 Dilys Award 2006Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Death Without Company 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Kindness Goes Unpunished 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Another Man's Moccasins 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Dark Horse 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Junkyard Dogs 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Hell Is Empty 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Divorce Horse 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 As the Crow Flies 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Messenger 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 A Serpent's Tooth 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Spirit of Steamboat 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Any Other Name 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Dry Bones 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 The Highwayman 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 An Obvious Fact 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 The Western Star 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Depth of Winter 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Land of Wolves 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Next to Last Stand 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Daughter of the Morning Star 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Hell and Back 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 The Longmire Defense 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 First Frost 2024 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 Tooth and Claw 2024 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 Return to Sender 2025 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Walt Longmire Short Stories/Novellas

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Christmas in Absaroka County 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Walt Longmire Collections

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Wait for Signs: Twelve Longmire Stories 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Craig Johnson Anthologies

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Crime Plus Music 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Best American Mystery Stories 2017 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

Craig Allen Johnson (born January 16, 1961) is an American author who writes mystery novels.

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