First Frost: A Longmire Mystery

In this new Longmire novel, the past and present collide as Walt Longmire faces pivotal moments in two eras of his life.

In the summer of 1964, recent college graduates Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear enlist for the Vietnam War. Before leaving, they rescue a capsized cargo boat off the California coast—only to learn it carried illegal contraband. Their attempt to escape the aftermath sets them on a dangerous journey along Route 66.

In the present day, Walt must answer before a judge after the deadly events of The Longmire Defense. With powerful enemies closing in, he must decide how far he’ll go to finish what he started.

Told through a dual timeline, Craig Johnson’s story explores Walt’s struggles between justice and corruption, compassion and cruelty, across two defining periods of his life.