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    An Obvious Fact
    An Obvious Fact
    An Obvious Fact
    Audiobook7 hours

    An Obvious Fact

    Written by Craig Johnson

    Narrated by George Guidall

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    In the twelfth novel in the New York Times bestselling Longmire series, Walt, Henry, and Vic discover much more than they bargained for when they are called in to investigate a hit-and-run near Devils Tower

    In the midst of the largest motorcycle rally in the world, a young biker is run off the road and ends up in critical condition. When Sheriff Walt Longmire and his good friend Henry Standing Bear are called to Hulett, Wyoming, to investigate, things start getting complicated.
    As competing biker gangs, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, and Lola, the real-life femme fatale and namesake for Henry’s ’59 Thunderbird, come into play, it rapidly becomes clear that there is more to this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally than a bike accident.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateSep 13, 2016
    ISBN9781501919527
    An Obvious Fact
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    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 Narrator is simply the Best! 3D listening….. I find myself chuckling out loud many times driving through the countryside listening to the yarns spun by Mr. Craig Johnson.
    • 1/5
      Far too much needless and offensive profanity. Discontinued listening to this otherwise interesting and engaging Scribd.com book. Sad that this author degenerated into such nonsense to communicate.
    • 3/5
      Okay story but not the best Walt, Vic, Henry adventure. It seemed forced in almost every chapter. I don't care how many times the author tells us how great and respected Walt Longmire is in Wyoming because if Sherlock Holmes pulled half the illegal stuff in three days the Wyoming branch of the Keystone cops did they would all end up doing time in jail!
      Also, Is it too much to ask to give the great lawman Walt Longmire a direct connection in the Philadelphia Police Department, so he doesn't have to ask his daughter and widow “how the murder investigation is going of your husband”? That is how Walt changes topics so he doesn't hear about wall colors and couches! Maybe Walt should call the Father-in-Law and Chief Detective in Philadelphia or maybe have Vic give him updates! I would vote for Walt for Sheriff but not for Father of the Year. This guy has one kid and he makes her beg to see her or spend 2 minutes on her wedding or the birth of his granddaughter. I think the Author secretly hates Walt Longmire!
      Also, how stupid is it for the author to name Walt’s granddaughter after Henry's Car?. If that is not bad enough write another book and have Lola be a child killer, her own son, and such a bleeping low life Henry would not give her the time of day. If Lola is rotten to the bone it doesn't matter to the reader if she may be hot looking ?!
      Well, maybe I didn't like this book after all?
    • 4/5
      Craig Johnson finds a motorcyclist, critically injured, run off the road by an unknown motorist. His investigation takes him across the border into Sturgis South Dakota during the big motorcycle rally, interacting with motorcycle gangs during his research.Henry Standing Bear is present with his car named Lola and two motorcycles bearing female names, preparing for the hill climbing competition. During the investigation they encounter the original Lola for whom the car is named and who is the mother of the dead motorcyclist and involved in whatever is going on.The writing is good, the characters interesting and the story compelling. This is he 12th in the series.
    • 5/5
      I always love Longmire. This one was particularly fun because it takes place in the Black Hills during the Sturgis motorcycle rally. We took a family vacation there last summer, so I knew all of the places mentioned in the book.
    • 3/5
      AN OBVIOUS FACT Is the twelfth book in the series about Wyoming Sheriff Walt Longmire. I have read other books in the series and have enjoyed them, as I enjoyed the TV series on AMC (now on Netflix). This book, though, is both good and not so much.The good:Craig Johnson writes very good dialogue.Johnson includes lots of interesting trivia.In AN OBVIOUS FACT, a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle plays a part. I used to edit MRAP manuals for the army.The not so good:Not that a women can’t be tough, but Johnson seems to try a little too hard to make Vic, Longmire's undersheriff, both tough and feminine and expert at everything she does. She comes across as unreal.All the bad guys are also caricatures.Therefore, the story was a sleeper for me.
    • 3/5
      I've been on a hiatus from the Walt Longmire series for a few years now, following the one where Walt sleeps with both Vic and her mother. I have nothing against porn plots, but a modicum of realism is always nice. That was ridiculous. It's the same reason I gave up on the eponymous TV series: it had descended into absurd familial melodrama more worthy of a soap than a police procedural. A shame, really, because the acting was above par.So anyway, I had this one as an audiobook, and George Guidell always does a terrific narration, and I needed something to listen to while walking the dog.... I was pleased that the early sections had Johnson's classic humorous touches. The personalities of the main characters has changed. Henry, Walt and Vic are very different from the characters in the earlier books. Doesn't mean I didn't enjoy the stories, I just didn't have as much empathy for them as earlier."There is nothing more dyspeptic than an obvious fact." Sherlock Holmes. And know e difference between abduction and deduction. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's words appear frequently.
    • 5/5
      A lot of complex action and character interaction. A good Sunday of biker week and even bike Hill climbing. A new dimension of Henry is revealed. Longmire is still in character but that continues to be a friendly character with a very personnel side.
    • 4/5
      Walt and his Cheyenne buddy Henry Standing Bear hit the road to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. Mystery ensues and nearly everyone in Wyoming comes to the rally/mystery. Hmmm. I like the Rapid City and Sturgis area, but it's a bit out of place in this series. There are lots of fun things in this book, including an MRAP named "Peqiud". The plot evolved, but the people and the scenes are the best in this novel.
    • 3/5
      This series is getting a bit tattered and frayed. Gone is the intensity of time and place, spiritual connection, much enjoyed in the early books.
      To me this one was just "filler".

      I've purchased the next one, but if it isn't any better I will retire this series from my reading list.
    • 3/5
      I read the Longmire books out of sequence, but this did not deter from the story. This escapade features "the Cheyenne Nation" proving his skill with a motorcycle, and maybe finding a young man who might be Henry's son. The story features a long-ago woman from Henry's romantic adventures. Walt and Henry attempt to determine why a young motorcycle rider has landed in the hospital, and what covert actions threaten this peaceful town. Of course, the big issue rests in land and the pains that men take to obtain land illegally. Again, Craig Johnson develops many interesting characters and paints a panorama of the life in Wyoming and the Dakotas.
    • 4/5
      Walt and his Cheyenne buddy Henry Standing Bear hit the road to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. Henry has a date with a motorcycle race up a hill, and Walt is along for the ride, so to speak. But when Henry's long-ago amour Lola (the tempestuous woman for whom he named his beloved Thunderbird) shows up asking Walt to help her find out who caused her son's motorcycle accident, the sheriff from Absaroka County finds himself hip-deep in murder, attempted murder, undercover federal agents, gun-running, neo-Nazis and family secrets. I enjoyed this entry in the series, although I'm not as much of a fan of the books that are set away from Absaroka County. I miss the passel of vivid secondary characters that Johnson has created there. The consolation here is a hefty dose of Henry and also Vic, who returns from Philadelphia in time to help Walt and Henry run down the bad guys — almost literally.
    • 5/5
      Love my Craig Johnson! Even though I'm not a motorcycle/car person enjoyed this book. Vic is in rare form!
    • 5/5
      Starring The Pequod! Lots of fun.
    • 4/5
      Absaroka County, Wyoming, Sheriff Walt Longmire and his best friend Henry Standing Bear are in South Dakota for two reasons. Henry Standing Bear will be competing in the hill climb race during the annual motorcycle rally. Meanwhile, Walt will be assisting on an investigation into a traffic accident near Hulett that critically injured a motorcyclist. The young gang member may have been deliberately run off the road. In an unexpected complication, the injured man is the son of Lola, namesake of Henry's vintage Thunderbird and, indirectly, Walt's granddaughter. Vic is in Philadelphia helping with the investigation into her brother's (and Walt's son-in-law's) murder, but she later shows up in South Dakota to join Walt and Henry for the rally. Walt will need Vic as backup as what began as an investigation into a simple traffic accident spirals into gangs and conspiracies.Action fans will love the motorcycle racing, car chases, and gun fights. Once again, I'm amazed at the liberties Walt takes when he's out of his jurisdiction. It stretches the bounds of credibility. My favorite books in the series have lots of Henry and lots of Dog, and this one has both. Vic must be growing on me, because she didn't annoy me in this one. In fact, her attitude is exactly what was called for under the circumstances. Walt has apparently rubbed off on his best friend, because Henry quotes Sherlock Holmes throughout the book. However, Walt gets the last word. He'll have to be satisfied with that instead of a trophy like everyone else got.
    • 4/5
      Near Devil's Tower, Longmire is asked to help investigate a motorcycle accident. This turns to be only the tip the iceberg as he, Henry, and Vic discover there is much more to the incident than a mere accident, which in turn they find it wasn't an accident after all, but a hit and run. Another well crafter mystery by Craig Johnson.
    • 4/5
      I always like a good road story, and having Walt and Henry making tracks for the big motorcycle (and motorcross) gathering in South Dakota was very enlightening. Johnson knows his stuff, and now I know a lot more about the mechanics of it as well. And having unknowingly hit I-90 during the great migration to South Dakota, I am well aware of the multitude of bikes and good people that leave their lives behind to participate. I'm not going to spoil anything, but when Walt is asked to assist in the hit and run of a young man near Devil's Tower, it brings together a new character we feel as if we already know. Henry hit the road with the works of Sherlock Holmes, and I had fun catching the quotes which are liberally peppered throughout the story. Are Henry and Walt a modern Holmes and Watson? Sometimes, you'd think so, but others, you realize Henry has a lot of brawn on the good doctor.
    • 4/5
      Walt and Henry are off to a motorcycle show and hill climb; where a very old but still hot flame from the chief's past appears. Her son and possibly Henry's is seriously injured in a cycling accident which needs investigation. Drugs, the ATF, bikers,and exotic weapons create a violent environment further enriched by Vicky demonstrating her driving and skeet shooting skills. The Cheyenne Nation sprinkles soupçons of Sherlockian Quotes to flavor the investigative atmosphere as they sort out the unique cause of all the mayhem. All in all, a fast moving, well narrated and enjoyable bit of Longmire.
    • 4/5
      After reading An Obvious Fact by Craig Johnson, I now have two favorite mystery series – the Walt Longmire books and the Joe Pickett series by C.J. Box. Interestingly enough, they both take place in Wyoming. I had seen the Walt Longmire books at my local mystery store for years and had never gotten around to starting them. Recently I received this ARC from First to Read right around the time that I learned “Longmire” was a series on Netflix. My husband and I have been binge watching “Longmire” (which is fantastic), and I finally began the book series, starting with book 12. I absolutely loved it! Now I need to go back and read books 1-11. Walt Longmire is the perfect protagonist, and Vic and Henry are fabulous sidekicks.Walt Longmire is the Sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming. Walt, along with Vic and Henry, are called to nearby Hulett County, home to Devils Tower, to investigate a motorcycle accident occurring during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. While it initially appears to be one of many accidents occurring during Sturgis, Walt quickly discovers that there are greater forces at work as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms arrives, rival biker gangs stir up trouble, and an underground Nazi extremist group is uncovered. As the story unfolds, Walt, Vic and Henry strive to solve the increasingly puzzling mystery of the “accident” and its underlying causes.This mystery was particularly appealingly to me because we visited Devils Tower several years back during the Sturgis Rally (the timing was unintentional). It was a fascinating time to be there, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading about it through Craig Johnson’s eyes. I highly recommend this mystery and cannot wait for the next one. Thanks to Penguin’s First to Read for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
    • 4/5
      An Obvious Fact by Craig Johnson is a Viking publication. “There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact” Sherlock HolmesThe Walk Longmire series by Craig Johnson is an auto add for me. I love, love, love these books!! This twelfth installment has Walt and the Bear traveling over to Hulett, near the Devil’s Tower monument, right in the midst of the Sturgis rally to investigate a hit and run accident. As usual, I chuckled often at Walt and Henry’s banter, especially with Henry on a Sherlock Holmes kick which has him quoting the famous detective at every turn. But, the case they are trying to help with just keeps getting more and more curious… and a little personal, too, especially for Henry, as his beloved ’59 Thunderbird, the one he named ‘Lola’, gets an unexpected starring role, and the ATF sticks their noses into matters, as well. This story is a slight departure, having a different backdrop, but our favorites are all present and accounted for- Henry, Walt, Vic, and dog, but a few characters weigh in from afar, and others not at all, but we get to see another side of Henry, which is most interesting. “Leaping to conclusions before one has the facts is the mark of a true amateur.” But, the atmosphere is mostly the same with the trademark humor, witty dialogue, and non-stop action, plus a unique cast of colorful characters that keeps Vic and Walt on their toes, and some pretty intense moments of suspense to cap things off. Overall, this book is as well written as all the previous chapters, and is another vastly entertaining addition to his wildly popular series. 4 stars
    • 4/5
      Although the Walt Longmire series is one of my favorites, this was not my favorite book of the series. To begin with Walt and Henry were in South Dakota at the same time as the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally so they had to deal with some very undesirable characters. Beyond that I missed their interactions with the folks at home, and I had a hard time accepting Vic's over-the-top accomplishments.
    • 3/5
      Longmire and sidekicks are solving a hit and run during a motorcycle rally. Interesting dialogue, but the plot is a bit on the ridiculous side.
    • 4/5
      Another excellent novel in this series by the author Craig Johnson. There was less Native American mysticism and description of the natural settings as is often the case - but - the story is great, fast paced, rich characters, plot twists, and quite a bit of humor for a "who done it" mystery novel. Very Well Done. I am already looking forward to the next Longmire novel.
    • 5/5
      I absolutely love An Obvious Fact. Just looking at the cover puts a big smile on my face. Almost every single character we've grown to know and love makes an appearance here. Daughter Cady phones hers in, but it serves to make us wonder if Walt is finally going to break down and get himself a cell phone. Henry has plenty to do especially with Lola around, and Dog makes his presence known on more than one occasion. But the character that brings the most to this banquet table of a book is Vic Moretti. I refuse to tell you what all she gets up to, but--trust me-- it's marvelous!This is another of Johnson's first-rate mysteries. Your kinder, gentler side does get involved occasionally because you just can't have a main character who's described by Vic as a "detective for the disenfranchised" without bringing those heartstrings into play, but the humor is what I loved the most. Be prepared to laugh. A lot. Not many writers can do dialogue like Craig Johnson.I could go on for page after page about how good An Obvious Fact is, but I won't. What I will say is that-- if you haven't read any of these Walt Longmire mysteries-- get your hands on the very first one, The Cold Dish. Start reading. You'll be hooked and itching to get your hands on all the rest of the series. I read a lot of mysteries, from the coziest of cozies to the hard-boiled detectives. I have several favorite series that I keep up-to-date with. But truth be told, Craig Johnson's Longmire mysteries are at the very top of my list. I'm already chomping at the bit for the next installment.