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Kindness Goes Unpunished

Walt Longmire • Book 3

by Craig Johnson

Narrated by George Guidall

4.55 ABR Score (33.4K ratings)
★ 4.22 Goodreads (24.5K) ★ 4.67 Audible (8.9K)
8h 42m Released 2007 Mystery

Why Listen to This Audiobook?

George Guidall takes a Wyoming sheriff to Philadelphia and makes the culture clash feel like a slow-motion collision you can't look away from.

  • Great if you want: character-driven mystery with dry wit and genuine stakes
  • Listening experience: warm but tense — cozy rhythms that tighten when it counts
  • Narration: Guidall's gravelly baritone is perfectly tuned to Walt's deadpan voice
  • Skip if: you haven't started the series — emotional payoff requires earlier books

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About This Audiobook

Sheriff Walt Longmire ventures far from his familiar Wyoming territory when he accompanies his longtime friend Henry Standing Bear to Philadelphia. What begins as a change of scenery quickly transforms into a personal nightmare when Walt's daughter becomes the victim of a brutal attack that leaves her fighting for her life in a hospital bed. As Walt delves deeper into the circumstances surrounding the violence, he uncovers a web of political corruption and dangerous secrets that reach into the highest levels of city power.

George Guidall delivers another masterful performance in this third Longmire installment, his gravelly voice perfectly capturing Walt's fish-out-of-water vulnerability as the rural lawman navigates urban streets and big-city politics. Guidall expertly balances the story's darker moments with Johnson's trademark wit, maintaining the series' distinctive tone even as the stakes become deeply personal. His portrayal of the supporting cast, from the fierce Vic Moretti to the colorful Philadelphia police family, brings authentic energy to this tale of western justice colliding with eastern corruption. The narrator's steady pacing allows listeners to fully absorb both the emotional weight and the intricate plot developments.