Walt Longmire · Book 16

Next to Last Stand

Published
1 January 2020
Pages
336
ISBN-13
9780525522546
Type
novel
Cover of Next to Last Stand

About this book

Next to Last Stand, the sixteenth entry in the series, was published in 2020 at 336 pages. It continues Craig Johnson's slower-burn approach to the mystery genre, where a specific case shares space with Walt's ongoing relationships and Wyoming's high-plains setting.

Key facts about Next to Last Stand

Craig Johnson wrote Next to Last Stand, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2020. The book has 336 pages.

We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780525522546 to find the main one.

Next to Last Stand is book 16 of 30 in the Walt Longmire series. The series has 30 published books. However, the series starts with The Cold Dish (2004). Have Courage: Longmire Stories is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 3 November 2026.

That series sits on our mystery shelf. Meanwhile, Have Courage: Longmire Stories is the latest published Craig Johnson book on file, from 3 November 2026.

About Craig Johnson

Craig Johnson is an American novelist best known for the Longmire series, following Walt Longmire, the sheriff of a sparsely populated fictional Wyoming county, as he investigates crimes against the vivid, weathered backdrop of the high plains. See every Craig Johnson book in order.

Its place in Walt Longmire

Next to Last Stand is book 16 in the Walt Longmire series. It follows Land of Wolves. It is followed by Daughter of the Morning Star. See the full Walt Longmire reading order.

Walt Longmire is the longtime sheriff of fictional Absaroka County, Wyoming — a wry, weathered widower closer to retirement than he'd like to admit, working a sprawling, sparsely populated jurisdiction that borders the Cheyenne reservation. Craig Johnson builds each novel around a specific case (a murder, a missing person, a decades-old grudge resurfacing) but the real draw is Walt himself: a lawman who reads Steinbeck and quotes literature between fistfights, navigates Wyoming's brutal winters and moral gray…

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