#163 Guests Authors Craig Johnson and Henry C. Parke

WHAT GOOD ARE YOUR MORALS, IF YOU'RE MARKED FOR THE DEAD LETTER O F F I C E?
CRAIG JOHNSON & HENRY C. PARKE chat with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell.

December 2025 kicks off with two guests, award-winning author CRAIG JOHNSON joins True West Magazine Film Editor HENRY C. PARKE, author of THE GREATEST WESTERNS EVER MADE AND THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THEM.   

Returning guest, Craig Johnson, brings us up to date with his news and shares the backstory behind his newest Longmire mystery series best-seller, RETURN TO SENDER.

"The straight-shooting hero is welcome in duplicitous times, but it’s the magnificent desert that captures the imagination."
—Kirkus Reviews

Is there a Walt Longmire fan on your gift list? Our recommendation? Grab a copy of the 21st title in the series, RETURN TO SENDER! Walt Longmire is back after the escapades of FIRST FROST and encounters one of his most baffling cases in Wyoming’s brutal and unforgiving Red Desert.

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Aired December 4, 2025