the dark horse: a longmire mystery (walt longmire mysteries book 5)  <b>walt doubts a confession of murder in this novel from the <i>new york times </i>bestselling author of <i>the western star<br /></i></b><p>fans of ace atkins, nevada barr and robert b. parker will love<i> the dark horse </i>is the fifth installment in <i>new york times </i>bestselling author craig johnson&apos;s longmire mystery series, the basis for <i>longmire</i>, the hit netflix original drama series. wade barsad, a man with a dubious past and a gift for making enemies, burned his wife mary&apos;s horses in their barn; in retribution, she shot him in the head six times, or so the story goes. but sheriff walt longmire doesn&apos;t believe mary&apos;s confession and is determined to dig deeper. unpinning his star to pose as an insurance investigator, walt visits the barsad ranch and discovers that everyone in town--including a beautiful guetemalan bartender and a rancher with a taste for liquor--had a reason for wanting wade dead. <br /><br /><br /></p>