Lefty Awards (Left Coast Crime)
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Edition 18 (2013) Winner
Craig Allen Johnson
クレイグ・アレン・ジョンソン
Kureigu Aren Jonson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1961-01-16 （Huntington, West Virginia）
- Died
- :null
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Ucross, Wyoming → Huntington, West Virginia
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer
- Active Years
- 2004-2025
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall University | — | — | — | — | United States |
Marshall University
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Spur Award | Another Man's Moccasins | Best Western Short Novel | Western Writers of America | Winner |
| — | Nouvel Observateur Prix du Roman Noir | — | — | Nouvel Observateur | Winner |
| — | SNCF Mystery of the Year | — | — | SNCF | Winner |
Spur Award
2009
Work:
Another Man's Moccasins
Category:
Best Western Short Novel
Organization:
Western Writers of America
Result:
Winner
Nouvel Observateur Prix du Roman Noir
Organization:
Nouvel Observateur
Result:
Winner
SNCF Mystery of the Year
Organization:
SNCF
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Cold Dish
2004 MysteryFirst in the Walt Longmire series set in Absaroka County, Wyoming.
WesternCrimeDetective
Adaptations
- [TV series] Longmire (2012)
Translations
- Translated into 14 languages
Bibliography
- The Cold Dish (2004)
- Death Without Company (2006)
- Kindness Goes Unpunished (2007)
- Another Man's Moccasins (2008)
- The Dark Horse (2009)
- Junkyard Dogs (2010)
- Hell Is Empty (2011)
- Divorce Horse (2012)
- As the Crow Flies (2012)
- Christmas in Absaroka County (2012)
- Messenger (2013)
- A Serpent's Tooth (2013)
- Spirit of Steamboat (2013)
- Any Other Name (2014)
- Wait for Signs (2014)
- Dry Bones (2015)
- The Highwayman (2016)
- An Obvious Fact (2016)
- The Western Star (2017)
- Depth of Winter (2018)
- Land of Wolves (2019)
- Next to Last Stand (2020)
- Daughter of the Morning Star (2021)
- Hell and Back (2022)
- The Longmire Defense (2023)
- First Frost (2024)
- Tooth and Claw (2024)
- Return to Sender (2025)
Adaptations
- Longmire TV series (A&E/Netflix, 2012-2017)
Translations of Works
- Translated into 14 languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Modern Western mystery styleDetailed landscape descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- Wyoming wildernessNative American cultureSheriff's justice
Legacy
Known for Walt Longmire series, NYT bestsellers, adapted to TV. Longmire Days festival.
In Popular Culture
- Annual Longmire Days festival in Buffalo, Wyoming.
Trivia
- Claimed to be ex-NYPD in early promotions, but misleading.
- Lives on a ranch in Ucross, Wyoming, population 25.