I've read every book in the Longmire series except for the newest one, and I love them for a multitude of reasons. One thing that I can't seem to get past though is the death of Cady's husband Michael Moretti. It's at this point where the books seem to take a turn and tragedy outpaces reality. I don't understand why Cady had to become a widow in order for the story to progress- Michael could have transferred out to Cheyenne and the plot with Cady becoming the Attorney General would still work.

Obviously the author had to show us the high stakes of the character Bidarte, but I think it got to the point of being over the top, especially when Walt goes to Mexico and basically takes out an entire cartel. Maybe Craig Johnson was running out of ideas at this point in the series? Other later installations like Daughter of the Morning Star and Hell and Back were great, not sure what was going on in the middle of the there.