Wyoming author's novels being made into TV seriesAward-winning Wyoming author Craig Johnson's mystery novels will provide the inspiration for a television series.
A&E network gave the go-ahead for the hourlong pilot of “Longmire,” which will be based on Sheriff Walt Longmire, a Vietnam veteran who is the sheriff of a fictional northern Wyoming county.And:
The novel's characters include Longmire's longtime American Indian friend Henry Standing Bear, also a veteran.
Tribal beliefs and mysticism play into the stories, which also have Montana ties.Comment: For more on Native-themed mysteries, see
Coel Wins Emeritus Award for Mysteries and
Jance's Tohono O'odham Mysteries.
Below: Craig Johnson.
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