Castigo para los buenos (Kindness Goes Unpunished)

Escrito por Craig Johnson

Narrado por Raúl Arrieta

«Esta tercera entrega de la serie de Craig Johnson lo sitúa de nuevo al mismo nivel que Michael Connelly, Tony Hillerman y James Sallis. Su talento para dibujar personajes y lograr que sus reacciones físicas y emocionales ante la tragedia resulten verosímiles consigue que destaque y se haya hecho un hueco entre los iconos del género policiaco.» I Love a Mystery Walt Longmire lleva como sheriff del condado de Absaroka casi un cuarto de siglo, impartiendo justicia con chispeante sentido del humor. Es hora de tomarse un descanso y decide emprender un viaje con su buen amigo Henry Oso en Pie a Filadelfia, donde le espera una desagradable sorpresa: su hija, Cady, será víctima de un violento ataque que la dejará a las puertas de la muerte. Comienza entonces una investigación que provoca una reacción en cadena de violencia y muerte, y revela oscuros intereses políticos. Acompañado por Henry, por su ayudante Victoria Moretti, por ­Perro y por su familia al completo –un clan de policías de Filadelfia–, el sheriff Longmire tendrá que hacer valer la justicia del Oeste, donde las buenas acciones se acaban pagando. Castigo para los buenos ofrece a los seguidores de Walt Longmire todo el ingenio, la sofisticación y la tenacidad de cowboy a que nos tiene acostumbrados el sheriff de Wyoming. Pero también es una novela sobre la amistad y los vínculos familiares, sobre la necesidad de tener esperanza para afrontar los golpes duros de la vida.

• Idioma: Español
• Editorial: BookaVivo
• Traductor: Maria Porras Sanchez
• Fecha de lanzamiento: 27 abr 2021
• ISBN: 9781638111610

Craig Johnson

Craig Johnson es el director principal de ministerios de la Iglesia de Lakewood con Joel Osteen, que supervisa todos los ministerios pastorales y es el fundador de la Fundación Champions y los centros de desarrollo del Club de Campeones para necesidades especiales, con más de 75 centros en todo el mundo. Craig es el coautor de Champions Curriculum, un plan de estudios cristiano de alcance completo para aquellos con necesidades especiales. Es autor de Lead Vertically que inspira a la gente a ofrecerse como voluntario y a construir grandes equipos que perduren y Champion que habla sobre cómo el viaje milagroso de un niño a través del autismo está cambiando el mundo. Craig y su esposa Samantha, tienen tres hijos: Cory, Courtney y Connor.

Comentarios para Castigo para los buenos (Kindness Goes Unpunished)

[ffortsa · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

I bookhorned in another mystery and it went pretty fast! Longmire travels to Philadelphia to see his daughter Cody, and of course all sorts of awful things happen. Corruption in high places leads Walt on a long and convoluted chase through a city he doesn't know, but, you know, he's Longmire. So it works out in the end. There are even some horses.

[linusnc-990618 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

This is a great book. I love the father daughter relationship in this one. Show how much a father loves a daughter. Loved this one.

[tsmom1219 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear bring the West to Philadelphia. Another terrific addition to the series.

[waldhaus1 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

The character development of the Longmire stories is definitely improved. The events happen in Philadelphia a change of pace and some new characters are introduced. I feel I am getting to know the characters well enough I want to read the sequels to learn more about them. Indians/native Americans continue to play a central role in the story. Perhaps that is to help keep in tied to Wyoming.The story even features a Wyoming valley in Pennsylvania.Longmire continues to collect injuries - that is getting old.

[jbreedlove_6 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

A very good read with lots of moving parts that work well and only a little corny about Cowboys and Indians in the big city. All the characters were real and the action and dialogue real and witty. But once again there were spots that didn't quite mesh and some edits were missed. I'm sure amongst the rest of the series there is a 4.5.

[tkcs-3 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

These Longmire books are great entertainment for our many road trips (and one of the few series we *both* enjoy). Sensitive readers might be offended by one foul-mouthed character and a steamy scene in book 3 (u can fast forward like we did :). Excellent narration and character-driven plots.

[buffalogr · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

This plot is unbelievable from the git-go! Our hero, Walt Longmire, shows up at Philadelphia to visit his daughter; she gets assaulted and he's on the case. I guess the author just wanted a tax deductible trip to Philly, 'cause this could happen at any city in the world and be just as incredulous. There were also errors of fact. Please, just stay in Wyoming. That said, the character interchange was pretty good.and it's a fun crime puzzle.

[joanaxthelm · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

Just when I thought I had gotten too comfortable with the series, Walt takes on Philadelphia. Though he tries, Johnson doesn't to connect the criminals to his community in the same way he has done so skillfully in the past. As a result, the crime felt empty in a way I had not experienced in the series. However, the unexpected romance hooked me.

[reading_fox · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Somehow I seem to have missed book 2. Didn't make any difference to the storyline, everything was explained in book1, and there's been little change.Walt visits the Big City. It doesn't turn out well - obviously otherwise there wouldn't be much in the way of a plot, but also the writing and characters don't fit in so well either. A lot of the attitudes and coincidences that just about work out in the mountain boonies, just seem a bit bizarre in a city. Anyway, the pretext is that Standing Bear has an art show scheduled and Walt thinks it's a fine plan to tag along (with Dog) and meet up with his daughter, and her new "longterm" boyfriend. Sadly before they even meet, his daughter is involved in an incident, and is rushed unconscious to hospital. Walt is torn between standing by her side, and investigating - a role he knows full well belongs to the local cops. Of course this is the same city that his assistant Vic came from, and so he quickly makes some friends who don't look unkindly on him poking about the place. It soon turns out that Walt's dislike of the boyfriend, based on nothing but prejudice, has some grounds in reality too, but when he also turns up dead Walt has to both clear his name and find out what's really going on, and how his daughter was mixed up in it all. If you can look past coincidences, ignore the size of the city, then it's a fun little crime puzzle with a native american twist (of course). The characters and the puzzle make it worth reading if you like cosy-ish (apart from one gratuitous graphic sex scene. I'll leave you to guess who, but given the prudishness of the 1st book, it was not an unexpected exaggeration of direction), crime stories. The title is a little odd, as it seems to contradict the normal phrasing and meaning, and there isn't really much kindness around.

[weisser4 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

As usual, Walt Longmire takes life head-on and perseveres through til the end. Even when his beloved Katie is in danger. Walter, Henry and Dog travel to Philadelphia for an Indian art and culture event and to visit Katie in her new life as a hotshot attorney. Things go horribly wrong as Katie's life is in danger.

I discovered the Longmire series after watching the TV series of the same name. My family, husband and father, enjoy the TV series so much I began checking them out on audio to share from the public library. My husband and I listen together, smile and chuckle at the same parts, and thoroughly enjoy Vic and Walt, Henry and Walt, and even Dog and Walt. Craig Johnson reminds me of Zane Grey and Louis L'Amour in his ability to bring his characters to life. He has made them human and real. They remind me of old-timey westerns where the good guys wore while hats.

Moving on to the next book in the series!

[bicyclewriter · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

What a great synergy there is between the story that Craig Johnson tells and the narration by George Guidall. It's getting harder and harder for me to put another book between these stories as I finish one. I like the new twists the characters take here in this one, as well as the expansion of the characters into Philly.

[addunn3 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Walt Longmire heads to Philadelphia to see his daughter, but ends up involved in solving murders. A very satisfactory read - good humor, plot, and we learn more about Walt's relationship with Vic.

[labdaddy4 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

#3 by this author in the sheriff Walt Longmire series. As with all the others a fast paced and well developed story with good suspense and continued development of the primary core of characters. These novels are very entertaining and enjoyable. This one centered most of the action on Philadelphia and I did miss the sense of place and nature in Wyoming. I am still lovin' the series and will keep working through the books.

[nbmars · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Craig Johnson’s Goodness Goes Unpunished is the third book of a series dealing with Walt Longmire, the fictional sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming. But in this book, all the action takes place in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, where Walt has gone to visit his daughter Cady, a lawyer. Johnson is adept at setting the stage. It seems that it takes him only a few deft strokes and he has introduced the reader not only to the full cast of characters in the story to come, but also to the whole history of Absaroka County, Wyoming. In actuality, it took 39 pages, but they went by so quickly I hardly noticed. I thought I was deep into the plot, but that was mistaken. In fact, it takes more than 200 of the book’s 288 pages before the plot is fully revealed. Moreover, I’d say the plot is only moderately interesting, but the interplay of the characters in the subplots is well worth reading. Walt gets roughed up quite a bit; nevertheless he prevails and helps the Philadelphia Police Department solve one homicide, but not before three more characters are murdered or killed in battle. More importantly, (and more interestingly) Walt interacts romantically with both his foul-mouthed deputy Vic (Victoria), “the Terror,” and her mother! (JAB)

[cbl_tn · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

The third book in the Walt Longmire series finds the sheriff on a road trip with his friend Henry Standing Bear, who has been invited to lecture at the Pennsylvania Academy for the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. The trip will provide Walt with the opportunity to see his daughter, Cady, who works for a Philadelphia law firm, and to meet her new boyfriend. He'll also have an opportunity to meet deputy Vic Moretti's family, most of whom are Philadelphia cops. Nothing goes as planned when Cady is attacked and left in a coma. Vic's mother and brothers step in to help Walt stand vigil at the hospital as well as to catch Cady's attacker. Walt and Vic's mother seem to be hitting it off well, until Vic unexpectedly shows up.I didn't like this book as well as the first two books. Part of the attraction of this series is its Wyoming setting, and it was largely absent in this book. After Vic showed up, I kept wondering who was keeping crime under control back in Absaroka County with Walt and his best deputy in Philadelphia. Oddly, Vic seems just as out of place in her hometown as she does in Wyoming. Henry is one of my favorite characters in the series. I had hoped to see more of him in this book since he was one of the three regular characters in Philly (not counting Dog), but he seemed to appear less than usual. I wonder if the author is a fan of McCloud? I kept thinking of Dennis Weaver as Longmire confronted criminals on the streets of Philadelphia. I'll look forward to having the Sheriff back in Absaroka County when the series continues.

[ecw0647 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

This book, #3 in the Longmire series, has a marvelous first sentence: “ I should have brought my gun.” Gradually, it’s revealed that he’s reading a Grimm’s Fairy Tale to some first graders. “My dad thinks you’re a butthole,” chimes in one. “You shoulda brought your gun,” says another. Walt and Henry (and Dog) travel to Philadelphia to meet Walt’s daughter Kate’s boyfriend and his family. Since Vic is also from Philadelphia, Walt uses the opportunity to visit with her mother. Henry is participating in a Native American art exhibit at the Art Museum. Before he gets a chance to see her, Katie is badly injured in a fight with her boyfriend who seems to be disliked by virtually everyone. Then the boyfriend takes a flying leap off the Benjamin Franklin bridge. And the bodies begin to pile up. One little tidbit I picked up was that American Indians intensely dislike the white name for them: “Native Americans,” since they don’t consider themselves American. At least according to Craig Johnson who should know, I guess.George Guidall does his usual fine job of narration. EXCEPT for one HUGE mispronunciation that I have heard from other readers of books that take place in Philadelphia. The Schuylkill River is pronounced “schoo-kill” although the official pronunciation is “school-kill” but definitely *not* “sky-kill,” as anyone who grew up in the area knows full well. Couple problems I had with this book that made it less interesting than the others of the series I’ve read. Moving characters out of their home territory into an alien environment is always tricky. Walt is smart, granted, but on occasion he outsmarts the Philadelphia cops without even knowing the city. The business with Vic in front of her mother was a bit ridiculous. The Indian medicine ceremony in the ICU was absurd. Still, Johnson’s books have a nice mix of humor and character interaction.I would recommend reading this series in order. In this title particularly, if you don’t know the characters and some of their backstory, you might be a little flummoxed.

[crazybatcow · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

I chuckled out loud a couple times in the first few pages. That is an excellent omen. Have to say though, I really dislike dream-sequence scenes. Dreams don't mean anything in real life, why would they mean anything in fiction? Fortunately there were only a couple of these. The plot is a bit convoluted, but ultimately Johnson does explain it all out, so you are not left trying to figure out how A led to B. Since I don't try to figure out plots before they unfold, I am glad that it was all summarized for me. I did read the earlier books in the series, but that was awhile ago so I forget the age difference between Walt and Vic...I think it is significant, and, as such, there is a thread of un-believability in this book. But anyway. My only real complaint is actually the number of characters. I am okay with the regulars (we already met them in earlier books) but there are a couple different bad guys, and some other characters that play a role, and it was actually a little difficult to keep them all straight. 

[gbelik_1 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

In this 3rd outing of the Walt Longmire series, Walt travels with his Indian friend Henry to Philadelphia to visit Walt's daughter, who is seriously injured on his very first night there. In short order, her boyfriend is murdered and Walt is, naturally, knee-deep in the investigation. His deputy Victoria comes to Philadelphia to assist, and personal complications ensue (we all knew it was coming). I missed the Wyoming setting and didn't enjoy this one as much as I did previous outings.

[chrisconway_1 · Calificación: 2 de 5 estrellas]

I thought the second Longmire book was weaker than the first, which I enjoyed tremendously. This third novel is a big let down and I'm starting to get frustrated and wonder if I'll continue. I love the characters and I love the feeling, the warmth that Johnson can generate, but this novel really bothered me. For one thing, I am really annoyed that Johnson had Longmire sleep with a certain character that is half his age. Give me a break. Secondly, I'm tired of cheap thrills, namely important characters getting shot. In the second book I was furious that Dog got shot and now this? On the strengths of the first novel in the series, I thought I was going to be a longtime fan. It has been years since I found a series that I felt like I could really get behind. I think Johnson should double down on realness and feeling and not try to gin up his books with fake stuff, such as Walt lusting after someone new, or another shoot out in which a main character gets shot. Walt should get a real girlfriend and start growing up. Johnson needs to make Vic more real and deep, instead of presenting her as a doll that talks dirty and blindly loves Walt. Henry should do something, anything, other than being a cardboard cut out of an Indian.

[delphimo_1 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

Craig Johnson seems to get better with each new book. This adventure centers in Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love, but the brotherly love city has left Walt's daughter,Cady, beaten and clinging to life. Walt and Henry have driven the convertible, Lola, from Wyoming to Pennsylvania for a presentation by Henry. As Walt and Henry try to help the local police, more bodies accumulate. Victoria Moretti's family joins in the investigation, as well as "Vic the Terror". The story centers on humor and relationships and honor, as well as a little mother-daughter competition. A fun novel.

[auntieknickers · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Sheriff Walt Longmire is a lawman in rural Wyoming. He's a widower, a Vietnam vet, and his best friend is an Indian; his only daughter lives in Philadelphia. This, the third of the series, finds Walt visiting Philadelphia and investigating the death of his daughter's ex-boyfriend. He is aided in his investigations by the family of his salty deputy, Vic (for Victoria) Moretti, and the family dynamics are fascinating. This was one of my Best Reads for 2007.

[bookswoman · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

The third installment in the Walt Longmire series takes Walt and Henry Standing Bear from their comfortable surroundings in Wyoming to the big city of Philadelphia. Walt is there to visit with his daughter Cady, while Henry is working to set up a display of Cheyenne photographs at a museum. As is usual where Walt goes, murder soon follows. He is forced to accept help from just about everyone he meets, Vic's family, Philadelphia cops and others. Sometimes when a series steps outside its comfortable surroundings it doesn't work but Craig Johnson manages to keep the pace and the voices of his characters as true in Philadelphia as they were in Wyoming. Highly Recommended.

[deltaqueen50 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

The third entry in the Walt Longmire series, Kindness Goes Unpunished by Craig Johnson, finds Walt accompanying his best friend Henry Standing Bear to Philadelphia. Henry is there to give a speech and set up an exhibition of Native American photographs. Walt is looking forward to visiting his daughter Cady and meeting her new boyfriend. Barely upon arrival Walt receives word that Cady has been attacked. She now lies in the hospital with a traumatic head injury. Walt, feeling helpless over her condition, is determined to find who is responsible, and his first visit is to the boyfriend.I was a little concerned that the urban setting would be detrimental to this series, but I needn’t have worried. You can take Walt Longmire out of the west, but you cannot take the west out of Longmire. Wearing his cowboy hat and boots, relying on his trademark dry humor as much as his brawn, Walt strides the city streets and is well able to work alongside the Philadelphia police which includes various members of the Moretti family. With Henry and eventually Vic at his side, they unravel the various clues and find justice for Cady.I am a big fan of this series, and the main character Walt Longmire is a huge reason why. This character jumps from the pages and is so real that it’s hard to realize that he comes from the imagination of a very talented author. In this third volume we are given a look at Walt’s softer side as we read of his anguish over his daughters condition. His romantic life grows by leaps and bounds and definitely will be something that the series needs to explore in future entries. Kindness Goes Unpunished is intelligent, witty, and totally captivating. Another winner is this great series.

[sunnysd_1 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

The sheriff of Absaroka County, WY has no official standing in the City of Brotherly love - he's there to visit his daughter Cady, meet his prospective in-laws, and lend support to his friend Henry's museum opening. But when a vicious attack leave Cady in a coma and the body count starts to pile up, Walt isn't about to go home. Wasn't so thrilled with the whole Moretti love triangle thing, but otherwise a decent read.

[finxy · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Walt Longmire, Wyoming's Absaroka County Sheriff, is visiting his daughter in Philadelphia, killing two birds with one stone as he keeps his best friend Henry Standing Bear company setting up a cultural exhibition. Dog comes too. Walt has hardly had time to raid the freezer for a few bottles of Yuengling before he gets the news that his daughter has been in an incident that leaves her with a serious head injury. Investigating the incident seems to trigger a chain reaction of violence and dead bodies, along with a series of cryptic notes.Walt also gets to meet Vic's family, though in typical Walt fashion, you know that old fashioned guy sort of fashion, it's Vic's mother who gets the most invitations to dinner. The mystery degenerates into a bit of Treasure Hunt following those notes and Walt really needs to take more care with his physical wellbeing and stop getting run over or having bits shot off. Even among all the city folk he manages to keep a hold of his wry humour, along with the cowboy hat. It's not all about the fisticuffs and firearms though; there's a well played running theme about friendship and the love between father and daughter with a touching little pay-off set up in the first chapter and cashed in during the epilogue.This is your classic fish out of water escapade. It's Tarzan's New York Adventure, Sherlock Holmes in Washington,.... well maybe not but maybe it could be an episode of McCloud. "There ya go!"

[ethel55_1 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Walt heads East with Henry Standing Bear on a road trip to Philly to visit his daughter Cady while Henry sets up a photography exhibit. Cady is attacked and Walt becomes involved in an ongoing police investigation, aided by several of the Moretti clan. Johnson has created such a rich, complex world and set of characters that fill my head even when I'm not reading one of their stories. As tough as it is, I am trying to ration the ensuing books, and hope to last at least a week or two before picking up number 4. And in some sort of Staben like six degrees, I've recommended the series to four people, two of which have already started reading them as well.

[sandylee_1 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Walt Longmire heads to Philadelphia with his friend, Henry Standing Bear, to visit Cady and meet her boyfriend, Devon Conliffe. But Walt no sooner sets foot in town when Cady is viciously attacked and left in a coma. Devon is suspected but he allegedly has an alibi. Not long after Walt corners Devon at a baseball game Devon’s body is found. Someone had tossed him off of a bridge. The police question Walt but this Wyoming sheriff can teach the PPD a thing or two about police work. One thing Walt’s deputy, Vic Moretti, had asked him to do was invite her mother to lunch with him and Cady. The entire Moretti family are cops, except Lena, Vic’s mother. She is a stunning Italian woman with a sharp wit and a soft heart. As in the preceding books, Henry gives the reader insight into the Native American culture and rituals. He is in town to give a presentation at the Museum of Native American History. While Walt tries to look through Cady’s case files to determine who might want to do her harm, someone is leaving him messages. Devon’s death is somehow connected to a drug gang and Oz, a friend of Devon’s, is next on the cartel’s list. Vic shows up to help and her relationship with Walt takes a welcome turn. This is a complex plot that takes time for Walt to sort out but he eventually does with more injuries and bruises to add to his battered body. Even with all that is taking place in Philadelphia, one of the best scenes was the first chapter when Walt had to read to a kindergarten class. Classic Craig Johnson.

[ccayne_1 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

This series is great as audiobooks. In this outing, Longmire and his friends end up in Philadelphia for a social outing but, of course, they end up mired in the darker side of life. Johnson once again blends good character development with humor and mayhem for a satisfying read/listen. This series has become the ideal blend for road trips with my husband.

[terran_9 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

I enjoyed this entry in the series even more than the first two, even though Walt was away from his Wyoming stompin' grounds. His relationships with the Cheyenne Nation, his daughter, and Vic just keep getting better. I especially enjoy his repartee, introspection, and the understanding he has of horses.

[annekiwi · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

good mystery.