Craig Johnson (author)
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| Born | January 16, 1961 Huntington, West Virginia |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Genres | Mystery, Crime fiction, Detective, Western |
| Notable work(s) | The Cold Dish, Death Without Company, Kindness Goes Unpunished, Another Man's Moccasins, The Dark Horse, Junkyard Dogs, Hell Is Empty |
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www.craigallenjohnson.com |
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Craig Allen Johnson (born January 16, 1961) is an American novelist and playwright. He lives in Ucross, near Sheridan, Wyoming, population 25.
Johnson has written twelve novels. His Sheriff Walt Longmire novels include The Cold Dish, Death Without Company, Kindness Goes Unpunished, Another Man's Moccasins, Junkyard Dogs, The Dark Horse (which received starred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal, and was named one of Publishers Weekly's best books of the year in 2009), and Hell Is Empty. The Cold Dish and The Dark Horse were both Dilys Award finalists, and Death Without Company was named the Wyoming Historical Association's Book of the Year. Another Man's Moccasins received the Western Writers of America Spur Award for best novel of 2008 as well as the Mountains and Plains award for fiction book of the year. The Dark Horse was starred by Kirkus, Booklist, Library Journal and Publishers Weekly. Hell is Empty was voted by Library Journal as the Mystery Novel of the Year.
The A&E TV series Longmire, based on Johnson's novels, premiered on June 3, 2012.[1] Longmire debuted as A&E's #1 original-series premiere of all time with 4.1 million total viewers.[2]
Johnson was a board member of the Mystery Writers of America (MWA).
Bibliography[edit]
Walt Longmire Series
- The Cold Dish (Viking, December 2004), Wyoming
- Death Without Company (Viking, March 2006), Wyoming
- Kindness Goes Unpunished (Viking, March 2007), Wyoming and Philadelphia
- Another Man’s Moccasins (Viking, May 2008), Wyoming
- The Dark Horse (Viking, May 2009), Wyoming
- Junkyard Dogs (Viking, May 2010), Wyoming
- Hell is Empty (Viking, May 2011), Wyoming
- Divorce Horse (short story)(Viking eBook, April 2012)
- As the Crow Flies (Viking, May 2012)
- Christmas in Absaroka County (short stories)(Penguin eBook, December 2012)
- Messenger, (short story)(Viking, April 2013)
- A Serpent's Tooth (Viking, June 2013)
- Spirit of Steamboat (Viking, October 2013)
References[edit]
- ^ Munn, Patrick (March 2012). "A&E's New Drama Series Longmire to Premier June 3". TVWise. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ Robert Seidman (June 4, 2012). "Network TV Press Releases: A&E's 'Longmire' Debuts as the Network's #1 Original Series Premiere of All Time with 4.1 Million Viewers + 'The Glades'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
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- "Longmire Series Premiere", A&E network
- "Craig Johnson makes crime pay", Los Angeles Times, July 20, 2008
- "Le cow-boy du Wyoming", le Nouvel Observateur, July 16, 2009
- "Television series based on Craig Johnson’s Wyoming sheriff in the works", The Buffalo Bulletin, July 26, 2010
- "With a Little Help from His Friends: The Functions of Diversity in Craig Johnson's Walt Longmire Series" by Rachel Schaffer, Clues: A Journal of Detection 28.2 (2010)
