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In the twelfth Longmire novel, Walt, Henry, and Vic discover much more than they bargained for when they are called in to investigate a hit-and-run accident involving a young motorcyclist near Devils Tower-from the New York Times bestselling author of Land of Wolves

In the midst of the largest motorcycle rally in the world, a young biker is run off the road and ends up in critical condition. When Sheriff Walt Longmire and his good friend Henry Standing Bear are called to Hulett, Wyoming-the nearest town to America´s first national monument, Devils Tower-to investigate, things start getting complicated. As competing biker gangs; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; a military-grade vehicle donated to the tiny local police force by a
wealthy entrepreneur; and Lola, the real-life femme fatale and namesake for Henry´s ´59 Thunderbird (and, by extension, Walt´s granddaughter) come into play, it rapidly becomes clear that there is more to get to the bottom of at this year´s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally than a bike accident. After all, in the words of Arthur Conan Doyle, whose Adventures of Sherlock Holmes the Bear won´t stop quoting, "There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact."

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"Thrilling . . . Whether he´s squaring off against biker gangs or teasing out long-simmering feuds involving his closest friends, Walt Longmire is always the man for the job." -Publishers Weekly

"Plenty of action, humor, and literary allusions drive the story to a bang-up conclusion. Johnson . . . never disappoints." -Kirkus Reviews

"A Walt Longmire novel is like going on a ride-along with an old friend, watching him ferret out the bad guys with wit and humanity (and more than a few bullets), while we swap stories and catch up on old times...it´s An Obvious Fact-it´s good to have Walt back on the scene." -Mystery Scene

"The laconic modern-day cowboy Walt Longmire, is a guy you´d like to have a Rainier beer with."-The Oklahoman

"[An Obvious Fact is] one of his best Longmire tales to date."-Austin American-Statesman

"[Craig Johnson] weaves in plenty of humorous banter, emotional bonding and deep characterization to bring his extended cast of Walt, Undersheriff Victoria Moretti and Henry Standing Bear to life." -BookPage

"No urban crime series is more sophisticated or more amusing than the Longmire novels when it comes to the complicated psychology of criminals and their victims." -The Connecticut Post

Praise for Craig Johnson and the Walt Longmire Mystery Series

"It´s the scenery-and the big guy standing in front of the scenery-that keeps us coming back to Craig Johnson´s lean and leathery mysteries." -The New York Times Book Review

"Johnson´s hero only gets better-both at solving cases and at hooking readers-with age." -Publishers Weekly

"Like the greatest crime novelists, Johnson is a student of human nature. Walt Longmire is strong but fallible, a man whose devil-may-care stoicism masks a heightened sensitivity to the horrors he´s witnessed." -Los Angeles Times

"Johnson´s trademarks [are] great characters, witty banter, serious sleuthing, and a love of Wyoming bigger than a stack of derelict cars." -The Boston Globe

"The characters talk straight from the hip and the Wyoming landscape is its own kind of eloquence." -The New York Times

"[Walt Longmire] is an easy man to like. . . . Johnson evokes the rugged landscape with reverential prose, lending a heady atmosphere to his story." -The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Stepping into Walt´s world is like slipping on a favorite pair of slippers, and it´s where those slippers lead that provides a thrill. Johnson pens a series that should become a ´must´ read, so curl up, get comfortable, and enjoy the ride." -The Denver Post

"Johnson´s pacing is tight and his dialogue snaps." -Entertainment Weekly

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