Reading order · Mystery & thriller
Longmire Reading Order
Longmire by Craig Johnson has 22 main books (2004–2026). Start with The Cold Dish (2004) and read the numbered books in order.
Longmire books in order
Your reading speed
- 7 h 25 min
- 4 h 45 min
- 5 h 36 min
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- 5 h 53 min
#5
The Dark Horse
2009
—- 5 h 21 min
#7
Hell Is Empty
2011
—- 6 h 10 min
- 7 h 37 min
- 7 h 12 min
- 6 h 24 min
- 7 h 33 min
- 6 h 20 min
#14
Depth of Winter
2018
—- 5 h 53 min
- 5 h 53 min
- 7 h 21 min
- 5 h 53 min
#19
The Longmire Defense
2023
—- 8 h 9 min
- 5 h 53 min
#22
The Brothers McKay
2026
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Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Longmire: common questions
- How many books are in the Longmire series?
- There are 22 main books in Longmire. The most recent main book listed here is The Brothers McKay (2026).
- What order should I read Longmire in?
- Read Longmire in its numbered order: The Cold Dish, Death Without Company, Kindness Goes Unpunished, Another Man's Moccasins, and so on.
- What is the first Longmire book?
- The first book is The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson, published in 2004.