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Craig Johnson Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Craig Johnson in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 30 books / 3 series

American author best known for the Longmire mystery series. His novels have sold millions of copies and inspired the hit TV series *Longmire*. This page provides the Craig Johnson books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Craig Johnson in Publication Order

2004 The Cold Dish POoWLB / 1 Buy
2006 Death Without Company POoWLB / 2 Buy
2007 Kindness Goes Unpunished POoWLB / 3 Buy
2008 Another Man's Moccasins POoWLB / 4 Buy
2009 The Dark Horse POoWLB / 5 Buy
2010 Junkyard Dogs POoWLB / 6 Buy
2011 Hell Is Empty POoWLB / 7 Buy
2012 Christmas in Absaroka County POoWLSS / 1 Buy
2012 Divorce Horse POoWLB / 8 Buy
2012 As the Crow Flies POoWLB / 9 Buy
2013 Messenger POoWLB / 10 Buy
2013 A Serpent's Tooth POoWLB / 11 Buy
2013 Spirit of Steamboat POoWLB / 12 Buy
2014 Wait for Signs: Twelve Longmire Stories POoWLC / 1 Buy
2014 Any Other Name POoWLB / 13 Buy
2015 Dry Bones POoWLB / 14 Buy
2016 The Highwayman POoWLB / 15 Buy
2016 An Obvious Fact POoWLB / 16 Buy
2017 The Western Star POoWLB / 17 Buy
2018 Depth of Winter POoWLB / 18 Buy
2019 Land of Wolves POoWLB / 19 Buy
2020 Next to Last Stand POoWLB / 20 Buy
2022 Daughter of the Morning Star POoWLB / 21 Buy
2022 Hell and Back POoWLB / 22 Buy
2023 The Longmire Defense POoWLB / 23 Buy
2024 First Frost POoWLB / 24 Buy
2024 Tooth and Claw POoWLB / 25 Buy
2025 Return to Sender POoWLB / 26 Buy
2026 Have Courage POoWLC / 2 Buy
2026 The Brothers McKay POoWLB / 27 Buy

Complete Craig Johnson Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 Christmas in Absaroka County 2012 Buy
01 Wait for Signs: Twelve Longmire Stories 2014 Buy
02 Have Courage 2026 Buy
Walt Longmire Reading Order 27 books / 2004-2026
01 The Cold Dish 2004 Buy
02 Death Without Company 2006 Buy
03 Kindness Goes Unpunished 2007 Buy
04 Another Man's Moccasins 2008 Buy
05 The Dark Horse 2009 Buy
06 Junkyard Dogs 2010 Buy
07 Hell Is Empty 2011 Buy
08 Divorce Horse 2012 Buy
09 As the Crow Flies 2012 Buy
10 Messenger 2013 Buy
11 A Serpent's Tooth 2013 Buy
12 Spirit of Steamboat 2013 Buy
13 Any Other Name 2014 Buy
14 Dry Bones 2015 Buy
15 The Highwayman 2016 Buy
16 An Obvious Fact 2016 Buy
17 The Western Star 2017 Buy
18 Depth of Winter 2018 Buy
19 Land of Wolves 2019 Buy
20 Next to Last Stand 2020 Buy
21 Daughter of the Morning Star 2022 Buy
22 Hell and Back 2022 Buy
23 The Longmire Defense 2023 Buy
24 First Frost 2024 Buy
25 Tooth and Claw 2024 Buy
26 Return to Sender 2025 Buy
27 The Brothers McKay 2026 Buy

Where to start with Craig Johnson

What is the best order to read Craig Johnson books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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