author: Craig Johnson
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2014/01/20
date added: 2014/01/20
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review:
Spirit of Steamboat takes place in the Walt Longmire series of books, but it's not a mystery. Rather an adventure story from Walt's past and takes place in 1988 and features old sheriff Lucian Connally. It's a novella length novel and is filled with nail-biting suspense and humor.
During Walt's first term as sheriff, near Christmas, Walt needs to transport a badly burned little girl. The problem is the weather is deadly and no one wants to fly in it. That is until an old B-29 bomber is found that has a slight hydraulic problem. Offering to pilot is Lucian who used to fly them in World War 2. So with a pilot and co-pilot, the young girl, her mother and a doctor, Walt takes to the skies to save the girls life. There is enough heart-pounding suspense for much longer novels and just when I thought things would completely fall apart, well, I wouldn't dare spoil it for you.
There is a framing story which works to set Walt's memory going back to that time in the late 1980s, and it works to get the reader into the story, but when I ran into it at the end, it felt a little tacked on to me. The story takes place at Christmas and Dickens A Christmas Carol is featured, but it could be read anytime you are ready for a quick adventure with some fun characters.
I was given a review copy of this book by Penguin Group Viking and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for letting me review this book.
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