Character · Absaroka County · 22 books
Henry Standing Bear
Henry Standing Bear is Walt’s oldest friend, a Cheyenne bar owner of great intelligence and calm.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- The Cold Dish (2004)
- Latest appearance
- The Brothers McKay (2026)
- Books
- 22 (22 major)
- Series
- Walt Longmire
- Author
- Craig Johnson
- Circle
- Absaroka County
Where to meet Henry Standing Bear
Henry Standing Bear first appears in The Cold Dish (2004), in a major role, book 1 of the Walt Longmire series.
Every book with Henry Standing Bear
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 2004MThe Cold Dishmajor role · Walt LongmireBuy
- 2006MDeath Without Companymajor role · Walt LongmireBuy
- 2007MKindness Goes Unpunishedmajor role · Walt LongmireBuy
- 2008MAnother Man’s Moccasinsmajor role · Walt LongmireBuy
- 2009MThe Dark Horsemajor role · Walt LongmireBuy
- 2010MJunkyard Dogsmajor role · Walt LongmireBuy
- 2011MHell Is Emptymajor role · Walt LongmireBuy
- 2012MAs the Crow Fliesmajor role · Walt LongmireBuy
- 2013MA Serpent’s Toothmajor role · Walt LongmireBuy
- 2014MAny Other Namemajor role · Walt LongmireBuy
- 2015MDry Bonesmajor role · Walt LongmireBuy
- 2016MAn Obvious Factmajor role · Walt LongmireBuy
- 2017MThe Western Starmajor role · Walt LongmireBuy
- 2018MDepth of Wintermajor role · Walt LongmireBuy
- 2019MLand of Wolvesmajor role · Walt LongmireBuy
- 2020MNext to Last Standmajor role · Walt LongmireBuy
- 2021MDaughter of the Morning Starmajor role · Walt LongmireBuy
- 2022MHell and Backmajor role · Walt LongmireBuy
- 2023MThe Longmire Defensemajor role · Walt LongmireBuy
- 2024MFirst Frostmajor role · Walt LongmireBuy
- 2025MReturn to Sendermajor role · Walt LongmireBuy
- 2026MThe Brothers McKaymajor role · Walt LongmireBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Cady LongmireWalt’s daughter, a lawyer | 22 |
| Lucian ConnallyWalt’s predecessor as sheriff | 22 |
| Vic MorettiWalt’s undersheriff from Philadelphia | 22 |
| Walt LongmireSheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming | 22 |
| DogWalt’s dog | 21 |
| Santiago SaizarbitoriaDeputy | 21 |