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Sebastian Ritscher
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STONE COLD

C.J. Box

Everything about the man is a mystery: the massive ranch in the remote Black Hills of Wyoming that nobody ever visits, the women who live with him, the secret philanthropies, the private airstrip, the sudden disappearances. And especially the persistent rumors that the man’s wealth comes from killing people.
Joe Pickett, still officially a game warden but now mostly a troubleshooter for the governor, is assigned to find out what the truth is, but he discovers a lot more than he’d bargained for. There are two other men living up at that ranch. One is a stone-cold killer who takes an instant dislike to Joe. The other is new—but Joe knows him all too well. The first man doesn’t frighten Joe. The second is another story entirely. C.J. Box is the author of fourteen Joe Pickett novels, most recently Breaking Point, and four stand-alones, and has won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, Gumshoe, and Barry awards, as well as the French Prix Calibre .38. He lives outside Cheyenne, Wyoming, with his family.
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Published 2014-03-01 by Putnam

Book

Published 2014-03-01 by Putnam

Comments

With each book, Box just gets better. Nonstop action, a twisty plot, and great characters make his latest a must-read for fans of this series.

UK: Head of Zeus

What do you do when a good guy crosses the line into bad-guy territory? Or when a bad guy is actually sort of a good guy? Read more...

Box creates a story with a unique premise and takes readers along for a suspenseful, action-filled ride. Read more...

This marks a welcome return to the thing Box does best: putting family man Joe in a dicey situation where, despite his orders to merely observe, his own moral code means he can’t help but light the fuse and see where it leads. Being in unfamiliar territory is familiar territory for Pickett, and corrupt-town scenarios are as old as the hills, but Box uses the ploys for maximum suspense.

Box gets everything right: believably real characters, a vivid setting, clear prose and ratcheting tension. Maintaining these standards over 14 novels is more than impressive. Read more...

Exhilarating… Canny Joe uses his wits, taking time to assess the literal and figurative lay of the land.

“…an accessible, quick and fun read… Read more...

The author paints vivid pictures of the Black Hills, which unknown to a lot of people exist in Wyoming as well as in South Dakota, and you can feel the elements — a snowstorm descending on the mountains, the bitter cold. Read more...

…another exciting read from crime fiction’s king of the great outdoors.

[A] superlative outing… Box gets everything right: believably real characters, a vivid setting, clear prose and ratcheting tension. Maintaining these standards over 14 novels is more than impressive.