I was thrilled when our book club chose this book set in Wyoming. Also, a member suggested that a made for television series portrays Walt Longmire. I started reading the book, and felt that maybe if I watched one of the episodes, I would better understand the book. The series is terrible. The portrayal of Vic, one of the deputies, is miserable. In the novel, Vic is a street-smart cop from Philadelphia. In the television series, Vic is a bumbling idiot. Johnson goes to great lengths to show his literature intelligence by inserting various forgotten authors in Walt Longmire's musings. I felt that Walt is too wordy, and his thoughts too rambling. For a mystery written for Wyoming, the action is tepid and scant. The ending was a surprise, but the rest of the novel dragged.