Walt Longmire book 5 · 2009
The Dark Horse
A woman has confessed to shooting her husband after he burned her horses alive in their barn, but Walt does not believe her, and goes undercover in the small town of Absalom to find the truth.
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Book facts
- Author
- Craig Johnson
- Series
- Walt Longmire, book 5 of 22
- Published
- 2009
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Durant, Wyoming
- Characters charted
- 7
- Chart confidence
- High
The Dark Horse on screen
- Longmire (2012–2017, series, A&E, then Netflix). Robert Taylor stars as the widowed sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming, with Lou Diamond Phillips as Henry Standing Bear. Netflix picked up the series for its final three seasons.
Who is in The Dark Horse
7 recurring or key characters from Craig Johnson’s chart.
Lead 1
- Walt LongmireSheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming
Major 2
- Henry Standing BearCheyenne bar owner and Walt’s best friend
- Vic MorettiWalt’s undersheriff from Philadelphia
Minor and cameo 4
- Lucian ConnallyWalt’s predecessor as sheriff
- Cady LongmireWalt’s daughter, a lawyer
- Santiago SaizarbitoriaDeputy
- DogWalt’s dog
Also featuring these characters
Other Craig Johnson books that share the most characters with The Dark Horse.
- Kindness Goes Unpunished2007 · Walt Longmire · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Hell Is Empty2011 · Walt Longmire · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Death Without Company2006 · Walt Longmire · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- As the Crow Flies2012 · Walt Longmire · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon