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In "Death Without Company," Sheriff Walt Longmire returns to Absaroka County after the death of Mari Baroja, who is found poisoned at the Durant Home for Assisted Living. The case pulls Longmire into a complex investigation that spans five decades, revealing the secrets of Baroja’s dramatic Basque past. Supported by his longtime friend Henry Standing Bear, Deputy Victoria Moretti, and newcomer Santiago Saizarbitoria, Longmire must unravel the connections between past wrongs and present crimes to locate the killer.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Johnson, Craig
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