Craig Johnson

Tess Anderson

Book festival favorite Craig Johnson will be making his 12th visit to Tucson, this time with "Return to Sender," the 21st installment in his bestselling Longmire series. Some Longmire fans read the books, many more watch the TV series on Paramount, and some even attend "Longmire Days" every summer in Buffalo, Wyoming. Johnson himself lives in Ucross, Wyoming, population 26.

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Awards: Tucson Festival of Books Founder's Award, Western Writers of America Spur Award for fiction, Novel Observateur Bibliops Prix du Roman Noir, Prix 813, Wyoming Historical Society Prize for Fiction, Rocky Award (Left Coast Crime), Will Rogers Medallion Lariat Award. Western Writers of America Owen Wister Award, Mystery Writers Of America Life Achievement Award

Everyday Heroes

Craig Johnson, Matthew Quirk and Tiffany Crum have come to the festival with stories about everyday people who must become heroes. Listen in as they discuss their new books and what makes them so compelling.

Koffler Room 204 (Seats 300, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 14, 10:00 am - 10:55 am
Mystery / Thrillers
Signing area: Sales & Signing Koffler/Commons (following presentation)

Panelists: Tiffany Crum, Craig Johnson, Matthew Quirk
Moderator: Cayce Blanchard

Justice for the Dead

In this session, three of mystery's leading lights -- Craig Johnson, William Kent Krueger and Tracy Clark -- will discuss just how far their characters are willing to go to find justice for the dead.

Student Union North Ballroom (Seats 670)  
Sat, Mar 14, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm
Mystery / Thrillers
Signing area: Sales & Signing South Ballroom (following presentation)  

Panelists: Tracy Clark, Craig Johnson, William Kent Krueger
Moderator: Beth Viner
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of TMC Health

No Stones Unturned

Craig Johnson, Tracy Clark and Joshua Moehling come to the festival with three of modern mystery’s most sharply defined protagonists. Where did they come from originally? How have they evolved over time? Let’s ask!

UA Mall Tent (Seats 250)  
Sun, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
Mystery / Thrillers
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Central Mall (following presentation)  

Panelists: Tracy Clark, Craig Johnson, Joshua Moehling
Moderator: Colette Bancroft

Books:

Return to Sender

A Longmire Mystery
Mystery / Thrillers
Penguin Group
May 2025
ISBN 9780593830703
336 pages
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First Frost

A Longmire Mystery
Mystery / Thrillers
Penguin Group
May 2025
ISBN 9780593830697
336 pages
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