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    The Highwayman
    The Highwayman
    The Highwayman
    Audiobook3 hours

    The Highwayman

    Written by Craig Johnson

    Narrated by George Guidall

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    In an investigation that spans this world and the next, Sheriff Walt Longmire and his best friend Henry Standing Bear take on a case that pits them against a legend: The Highwayman

    When Wyoming Highway Patrolman Rosey Wayman is transferred from Walt’s jurisdiction to the beautiful and imposing landscape of the Wind River Canyon, she starts receiving mysterious “officer needs assistance” calls—despite the area’s notorious lack of radio communication. More inexplicable still,
    they seem to be coming from Bobby Womack, a legendary Arapaho patrolman who met a fiery death in the canyon almost a half century ago. With no one else able to hear the calls, Rosey’s supervisor begins to doubt her sanity—until Walt and Henry Standing Bear arrive on the scene, determined to find
    the troublemaker who is surely playing a prank on their former colleague. But after a few days in the misty, enigmatic canyon, they discover that the mystery goes much deeper than they’d imagined. Will Walt and Henry be able to put things to right, both for Rosey and The Highwayman himself?

    An otherworldly tale that has even confirmed skeptic Walt contemplating the existence of ghosts, The Highwayman is a wonderfully entertaining story starring the hero of the New York Times bestselling Longmire series.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateMay 17, 2016
    ISBN9781501926341
    The Highwayman
    Author

    Craig Johnson

    Craig Johnson es el director principal de ministerios de la Iglesia de Lakewood con Joel Osteen, que supervisa todos los ministerios pastorales y es el fundador de la Fundación Champions y los centros de desarrollo del Club de Campeones para necesidades especiales, con más de 75 centros en todo el mundo. Craig es el coautor de Champions Curriculum, un plan de estudios cristiano de alcance completo para aquellos con necesidades especiales. Es autor de Lead Vertically que inspira a la gente a ofrecerse como voluntario y a construir grandes equipos que perduren y Champion que habla sobre cómo el viaje milagroso de un niño a través del autismo está cambiando el mundo. Craig y su esposa Samantha, tienen tres hijos: Cory, Courtney y Connor.

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    • 5/5
      The story has twists and turns, with enough supernatural elements to give it an additional tang. And the reader is, as always, excellent and just what you would expect Longmire to sound like.
    • 4/5
      The ending when it all comes together! Decent read overall
    • 5/5
      Excellent story and narration. This series never dissapoints. The end
    • 5/5
      What a story! Can’t beat George G’s narration.
    • 5/5
      I can’t imaging liking a book and an author more! The performance of George Guidall, the narrator, is absolutely perfect. This combination makes it impossible to stop listening. I’m headed off to their next adventure.
    • 5/5
      Such a wonderful story. I read the follow up book about Bobby Womack ( and others). So I was really pleased to find the origin of his experience. The reader continues to do an excellent job, making this book a real pleasure.
    • 5/5
      Marvelous consistency by Craig Johnson, revealed through interestingly complex western characters.
    • 5/5
      Warm, interesting, believable characters. Brought very much to life. Will listen again at some point. Just like those captivating ancient stories that can be retold again and again.
    • 5/5
      The should be the number #1 audio book. It'll make a true non skeptic out of you.
      The made-for-tv Longmire does not do the book justice.
      George Guidall is one of the legends when it comes to narrating. He makes stories comes to life. Bravo!
      Don't go changing Craig Johnson :)
    • 5/5
      Excellent novella. Makes especially good reading around this time of year.
    • 3/5
      Walt is called in by Patrolwoman Rosey's supervisor to check her sanity. It's an Araoahoe patrolman--long dead. It's a spiritual journey for Standing Bear, Walt, and Rosey Wayman. Part ghost story, part legend. So where did the silver dollars come from when they all fall at the end of the story?
    • 3/5
      Walt is called in by Patrolwoman Rosey's supetvisor to check her sanity when she reports repeatedly hearing the voice of a long-dead Arapaho patrolman.
    • 4/5
      Not my favorite but you can't win them all. Next!
    • 3/5
      The Highwayman by Craig Johnson stands as a spiritual journey for Standing Bear, Walt, and Rosey Wayman. The story ends will little resolution and many questions as to what happened. The story presents a story and asks for the reader to believe the events based on no physical evidence, a parallel to Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny or even God. Bobby Womack, a policeman in Wyoming has been dead decades, but Rosey Wayman believes Bobby contacts her. Standing Bear and Walt meet with Rosey and stand watch for Bobby Womack. Craig Johnson, a master storyteller, weaves other interesting characters into the story. Johnson also provides moments of comic relief with Standing Bear and Walt. The story ends quickly with the reader left to reason the outcome.
    • 5/5
      The Highwayman by Craig JohnsonLongmire #11.5Just what I needed to read this afternoon! I was in the mood for something different and this book provided me with a visit to Wyoming, a mystery to solve in the present with roots in the past, some bizarre occurrences that may or may not have been due to the spirit world and a visit with old friends Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear. Throw in a bit of regional and American history with delightful writing and I had a novella that kept me entertained from beginning to end. As with most good friends, it is nice to catch up and keep in touch. Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Books for the ARC – This is my honest review. 4.5 Stars
    • 5/5
      I bought it on sale and because I wanted to check out the non-TV version of the Longmire series. I really didn't care for the TV show, but I found this episode an indication of something that I like. The story is well crafted and the characters finely drawn, and the plot is not what one might expect. The publisher's blurb gives hints, but can't begin to prepare you for the way that the reader becomes enmeshed and drawn into the story. I had to finish it in one sitting. George Guidall was excellent as narrator!
    • 4/5
      Excellent novella as Walt and the Cheyenne Nation try to assist a highway patrol colleague and friend, who thinks that her patrol area is haunted. A previous patrolman died min an attempt to prevent a serious truck accident and fire and seems to be calling for assistance on her radio. Walt and Henry investigate that accident and a long ago robbery of valuable mint Morgan Dollars, which are now appearing at the scene of the accident. Wind River Canyon seems to be haunted as well as scenic as the story concludes with an eerie replay of the accident that killed Bobby Womack. Fine narration by George Guidall makes this an audio treat.
    • 4/5
      Modern legend Sheriff Walt Longmire and his friend Henry Standing Bear confront a legend who haunts the Wind River Canyon in this novella. Rosey Wayman of the Wyoming Highway Patrol has recently transferred to the Canyon. Rosey has been hearing officer needs assistance calls from Bobby Womack, a Native American highway patrolman who was killed in the canyon 30 years ago. Rosey's boss hasn't been able to find any evidence to corroborate Rosey's story, so he turns to Walt Longmire for assistance. Walt has had his share of supernatural experiences, so he is sympathetic to Rosey's plight. Walt is convinced that there is a rational explanation for the things that have been happening to Rosey. He and Henry just have to find it.The strong sense of place and the well-rounded secondary characters both contribute to the success of this novella. This would work as a good introduction to the Walt Longmire series since it will work as a standalone, unlike the regular novels in the series that build upon prior installments. There are a few references that will communicate more to readers who are familiar with the series, but these are kept to a minimum. This may be my favorite among all of the short stories and novellas in this series.
    • 5/5
      I love when a setting is a character in a story. The Wind River Canyon of Wyoming and its locale, accompanied by Native American folklore, add a distinct quality to this face-paced crime novel. Sheriff Walt Longmire, aided by his friend, Henry Standing Bear, tries to help a former work colleague, Rosey Wayman. Rosey's sanity has come into question because she alone is receiving mysterious near-midnight "officer needs assistance" radio calls while working her graveyard shift. There's a twenty-five-year old legend of a highwayman apparition linked to an Arapaho patrolman, Bobby Womack, who had met a fiery death in one of the series of tunnels in the Wind River Canyon. Sheriff Longmire hopes to clear the name of deceased patrolman Womack -- who'd allegedly pocketed stolen money before his demise -- while also helping Rosey Wayman strengthen her state of mind. With shades of the supernatural, intense action scenes, and shadows being brought to light, this is one very intriguing book. Magic Realism at its best.
    • 4/5
      I did not realize this was going to be a very short novel. I hope Johnson gets back to the full length versions. This was a fun read but it was missing the full cast of characters the reader has gotten used to in a Longmire story and it negatively impacts the richness of the tale. This was too short on descriptions of the setting and too shallow on the characters. I hope some of the characters reappear in future novels - they seem to have a lot of potential.
    • 5/5
      Part ghost story, part legend. The story of Bobby Womack seemed so familiar. Captain Jim Thomas, of the Wyoming Highway Patrol, calls upon Walt Longmire and his good friend Henry Standing Bear to assist him in evaluating a newish recruit, who is hearing a voice on the radio in the middle of the night. Out of his usual zone, Walt connects with the local Arapaho and a retired patrol office/former marine in their quest to help Rosey identify the voice and offer help where needed. I was entranced at how the story came together and how Johnson weaved the past and present together so neatly. My only quibble about some of these novellas is that we miss out on some of the interplay with the other characters. Can't wait for the next novel, which arrives in early fall.
    • 5/5
      A short Walt Longmire story dealing with a Native American's wandering spirit and his voice that is picked highway patrolman Rosey Wayman.
    • 5/5
      Another great addition to the Walt Longmire series. This is a new novella and centers around a dead Highwayman, a female HP and hearing voices. Walt and Henry come in to see if they can find out just what is happening.
    • 5/5
      I'm such a Craig Johnson fan that I don't care if what he writes is short like this novella or a full-length book, as long as the man keeps writing. As popular as he's become, I have to wonder how on earth he finds the time to write because he always seems to be on tour. Few people can write dialogue like Craig Johnson, and he proves it again here in The Highwayman. Walt and Henry talk to everyone they possibly can to figure out what's going on with Rosey. They uncover a mystery about a missing stash of 1888-O "Hot Lips" Morgan silver dollars. (No, I'm not going to tell you what that "Hot Lips" is all about!) And the deeper they dig, the more they learn about Bobby Womack, a dedicated patrolman who died in a fiery crash in the Wind River Canyon. Some of the things they learn just don't add up the way they should....Have any of you read Johnson's last novella Spirit of Steamboat? I have, and I still remember those barn-burning action scenes that gave me paper cuts, I was turning the pages so fast. Well, you get more of that kind of action here in The Highwayman. The setting, the characters, the dialogue, the action, the story... you get everything that all we die-hard Craig Johnson fans have come to expect-- even a logical explanation for almost everything.Trust me. If the only thing you know about Craig Johnson comes from watching the Longmire television series-- as excellent as that series is-- you really, really need to read the books. What better place to start than with The Highwayman? Once you've read this one, you're going to be going back for all the others. Craig Johnson is one of the very best writers in the business.