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An Obvious Fact

Walt Longmire • Book 12

by Craig Johnson

Narrated by George Guidall

4.53 ABR Score (20.6K ratings)
★ 4.26 Goodreads (14.6K) ★ 4.67 Audible (6.0K)
7h 50m Released 2016 Mystery

Why Listen to This Audiobook?

Putting a taciturn Wyoming sheriff in the middle of the world's biggest motorcycle rally sounds like a joke — Craig Johnson makes it feel inevitable.

  • Great if you want: Wyoming atmosphere, dry wit, and worn-in characters
  • Listening experience: unhurried and immersive — rewards patience over urgency
  • Narration: Guidall's weathered, authoritative voice is a near-perfect Longmire match
  • Skip if: you want thriller pacing — this series moves like a river, not a current

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About This Audiobook

An Obvious Fact finds Walt Longmire at the world's largest motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, investigating a hit-and-run that leaves a young biker in critical condition. As competing biker gangs, federal agents, and a military-grade vehicle donated by a mysterious entrepreneur converge on the tiny town of Hulett, what seemed like a straightforward accident opens onto something far more complicated involving the real-life femme fatale whose name adorns Henry Standing Bear's prized Thunderbird.

George Guidall has been the voice of Walt Longmire across the entire series, his warm Wyoming authority giving the sheriff a voice that feels as authentic as the landscape. Guidall's narration is one of the primary pleasures of the series in audio form, his ear for regional dialect precise without caricature, and his ability to find the humor in Johnson's writing without undercutting the genuine feeling underneath it.