Speaker 1: This is the WBZ book Club. I'm Jordan Rich, big
Speaker 1: fan of Sheriff Walt Longmire. Well, I've got good news.
Speaker 1: A new one by Craig Johnson, just recently released is
Speaker 1: called Tooth and Claw, with us traveling back to the
Speaker 1: earlier days of Sheriff Walt Longmeyer. After returning from Vietnam
Speaker 1: in nineteen seventy, Walt heads to an Alaskan oil rig
Speaker 1: where he takes on a job as security chief. We
Speaker 1: mede a familiar character, Henry, known as the Cheyenne Nation,
Speaker 1: and the two decide to work together, including helping researchers
Speaker 1: being on the lookout for polar bears. This is more
Speaker 1: than a mystery, It's a thriller in every sense of
Speaker 1: the word, with the threat of a huge, monstrous bear
Speaker 1: that allegedly killed the scientist, a major ice storm that
Speaker 1: strands Walt and his friends, who end up spending the
Speaker 1: night on a grounded plane that, due to the storm,
Speaker 1: slides into an unstable ice back. This leads to the
Speaker 1: survivors finding an abandoned ship, perhaps a ghost ship, as
Speaker 1: the thread of the big bad Bear looms. Walt Longmeyer
Speaker 1: is an enduring character, and here we get a look
Speaker 1: back at an early adventure, Craig Johnson's Tooth and Claw,
Speaker 1: a Longmeyer story the Book Club. WBZ, Boston's News Is Radio,