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On December 24, Sheriff Walt Longmire is in his office preparing to celebrate Christmas while reading A Christmas Carol. Suddenly a mysterious woman appears, a ghost of the past, who claims she holds a secret belonging to his former deputy, Lucian Connally. Walt, despite not recognizing her, agrees to help. The woman, with a hairline scar on her forehead, begins to recount a story that transports them to Christmas Eve 1988—an unforgettable night when a severe blizzard, a fatal crash, and a lone young girl’s survival intertwine. Their journey revisits Walt’s first year as sheriff, the primitive world of post‑World War II veterans, and the heroic act of flying a decommissioned plane to save a life. Each scene echoes the initial encounter: the ghost whispered the clue “Steamboat,” ushering the charge of the Coast Guard as the story’s frame slides into the present Christmas and the enduring “Spirit of Steamboat.”
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Johnson, Craig
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