Books by C J Box

Book SynopsisIt''s elk season in the Rockies, but this year one hunter is stalking a different kind of prey. A gripping Joe Pickett story from C.J. Box, whose novels have been adapted into the hit TV shows Joe Pickett and Big Sky. Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett takes the call when a hunter is found dead in the mountains. But this was no accident: the man was strung up, gutted, skinned and beheaded, as if he were the elk he'd been pursuing.With a killer on the loose and the public horrified, Governor Rulon is forced to end hunting season early for the first time in state history, losing Wyoming lucrative revenue and infuriating hunters. That's the least of Joe's worries, for soon another murder victim is discovered.Are the killings the work of a deranged anti-hunting activist, or of a lone psychopath with a personal vendetta? With few clues to go on and tension rising, Joe must hunt down the murderer before they strike again.Reviews

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Book SynopsisCould Joe Pickett''s foster daughter, seemingly killed six years ago, still be alive? A gripping read from award-winning author and New York Times bestseller C.J. Box.''Tell Sherry April called.''A simple message that shakes Sheridan Pickett to the core. For April foster daughter to Sheridan''s parents Joe and Marybeth has been presumed dead since a brutal massacre that Joe Pickett himself witnessed.To Joe, it doesn''t seem possible that April could have survived. But the person who now begins to text Sheridan is able to recall things only April would know about.When the texts turn ominous, Marybeth discovers that they are being sent from locations where vicious murders have taken place. Desperate to discover if April really is still alive and if so, to protect her, Joe and Sheridan take to the road with Joe''s associate Nate Romanowski. They will cross paths with a dying Chicago mobster on a mission of his own, as Joe and his

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Book SynopsisA thrilling read set in the American West from New York Times bestseller C.J. Box, award-winning author of the Joe Pickett and Cassie Dewell series, now adapted into the hit TV shows Joe Pickett and Big Sky.Joe Pickett''s in his last week as the temporary game warden in the town of Baggs, Wyoming, but there have been strange things going on in the mountains, and his conscience won''t let him leave without checking them out: reports of camps looted, tents slashed, AND elk butchered. And then there''s the runner who simply vanished one day. Joe doesn''t mind admitting that the farther he rides, the more he wishes he could just turn around and go home.When he''d first saddled up, Joe had thought of this as his last patrol. What he hadn''t known was just how accurate that thought might turn out to be. Because what awaits him is like nothing he''s ever dealt with: like something out of an old story, except this is all too real and too d

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Book SynopsisA death in the family spells tragedy and trouble for Joe Pickett. A thrilling read from New York Times bestseller C.J. Box, award-winning author of the Joe Pickett and Cassie Dewell series.A body hangs from a wind turbine, a bullet hole in his chest: Earl Alden, millionaire property developer. His wife, Missy, is the prime suspect. The case seems open and shut. None of this would be a problem for Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett... if Missy wasn''t his mother-in-law. Missy claims she''s innocent, and for his wife''s sake, Joe would like to believe her, but all the early signs point to her being as guilty as sin.Could the real killer still be out there somewhere? With his wife on one side and the law on the other, Joe needs to get to the truth before his family is ripped apart.Reviews for Cold Wind''A nonstop thrill ride not to be missed!'' Bookpage''Superlative...Box''s many fans won''t be disappointed.'' Booklist''A page-turner.'' Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Book SynopsisA thrilling read from New York Times bestseller C.J. Box. Joe Pickett''s friend, military veteran Nate Romanowski, faces the battle of his life: one he may very likely lose.Nate knows too much about Special Forces Black Ops'' activities in Afghanistan, and his former comrades know the time has come to end the threat he poses once and for all.Their plan incorporates a key tactic that served their secret unit so well overseas: recruiting locals. Nate can trust no one except Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett, who is constrained by his oath and duty to the law and the state.But Nate must involve Joe because he knows his enemy will strike at his friends in order to draw him out. The entire Pickett family will be a target. Nate can only fight back outside the law, and Joe must make a choice: help his friend or keep the peace?Reviews for Force of Nature''Shines on every level.'' Billings Gazette''Another amazing thriller from C.J. Box.'' Chicago Sun-Times

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