Bøker av C.J. Box

A 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. \n\nA body hangs from a wind turbine, a bullet hole in his chest: Earl Alden, millionaire property developer. His wife, Missy, is the prime suspect. It wouldn't be a problem for Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett, if Missy weren't his mother-in-law.\n\nMissy 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.\n\nWith his wife on one side and the law on the other, Joe needs to get to the truth before his family is ripped apart.\n\nReviews for Cold Wind\n\n'A nonstop thrill ride not to be missed!' Bookpage\n'Superlative...Box's many fans won't be disappointed.' Booklist\n'A page-turner.' Seattle Post-Intelligencer\n"}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":11005,"3":{"1":0},"5":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"6":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"8":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"9":0,"10":0,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":0},"16":10}" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">A 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. 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. It wouldn't be a problem for Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett, if Missy weren'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. 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

A 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, fired from his job as a Wyoming game warden, is working on his father-in-law's ranch when he receives a visit from Governor Rulon. The governor âEUR" a devious but down-home politico âEUR" has a special request, one Joe knows he can't refuse. Lawyer Clay McCann slaughtered four campers in a far-off corner of Yellowstone, then immediately turned himself in at the nearest ranger station. Seemed like a slam-dunk case for law enforcement... except that the crimes were committed on a sliver of land with zero residents and overlapping jurisdictions, the so-called free-fire zone. McCann has taken advantage of an obscure loophole in the law: neither the state nor the federal government can try the worst mass murderer in Wyoming history for his crime. Rulon, sensitive to the rising tide of public outrage, wants his own investigation into the murders and will reinstate Joe as a game warden if he'll go to Yellowstone 'without portfolio' to investigate. Joe, happy to get his badge back, even under these circumstances, agrees. It quickly becomes clear that McCann is deeply involved with some illegal activity taking place in the park âEUR" something tremendously lucrative and unusually dangerous. As Joe and his associate Nate Romanowski search for the key to the murders, they discover that it may be hidden in the rugged terrain of the park itself. Reviews for Free Fire 'Absorbing... his best yet.' Publishers Weekly'The setting, action, new characters and old favourites join together to enrich this compelling tale.' Denver Post'Delivers like a well-oiled rifle taking down its trophy elk at three hundred yards.' Madison County Herald'A splendid thriller, deftly plotted and skillfully executed.' San Diego Union-Tribune

A gripping read from C.J. Box, author of the Joe Pickett and Cassie Dewell series, now adapted into the hit TV shows Joe Pickett and Big Sky. It's elk season in the Rockies, but this year one hunter is stalking a different kind of prey. When the call comes in on the radio, Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett can hardly believe his ears: game wardens have found a hunter dead at a camp in the mountains: strung up, gutted, skinned, and beheaded, as if he were the elk he'd been pursuing. A spent cartridge and a poker chip lie next to his body. Ripples of horror spread through the community, and with a possibly psychotic killer on the loose, Governor Rulon is forced to end hunting season early for the first time in state history, outraging hunters and potentially crippling the state's income from the loss of hunting licence revenue. But when the brutal murders eerily coincide with the arrival of radical anti-hunting activist Klamath Moore, Pickett knows the Governor's ruling is the least of his worries. Are the murders the work of a deranged activist or of a lone psychopath with a personal vendetta? As always, Joe Pickett is the governor's go-to man, and he's put on the case to track the murderous hunter, as more bodies - and poker chips - turn up. Reviews for Blood Trail'Box knows what readers expect and delivers it with a flourish.' Cleveland Plains-Dealer'Writing beautifully about the Mountain West and its people.' Publishers Weekly'Writing genius...on a par with...James Lee Burke...' Library Journal

A gripping read from New York Times bestseller C.J. Box, author of the Joe Pickett and Cassie Dewell series, now adapted into the hit TV shows Joe Pickett and Big Sky. When local ranch owner and matriarch Opal Scarlett vanishes under suspicious circumstances, Joe Pickett grows convinced that her family are responsible. In her absence, two of her sons, Hank and Arlen, battle for control of their mother's multi-million-dollar empire. The whole town is so caught up in the infighting that they seem to have forgotten that Opal is still missing. Determined to uncover the truth and prove one of the brothers murdered their mother, he is attacked and nearly beaten to death by Hank's new right-hand man on the ranch - a recently arrived stranger who looks eerily familiar... At first, Joe thinks the attack is connected to his investigation into Opal's disappearance, but he soon learns that someone else is after him - someone with a very personal grudge who wants to make him pay... for everything. Reviews for In Plain Sight 'Box continues to write the sharpest suspensers west of the Pecos.' Kirkus 'Has it all.' Toronto Globe and Mail 'Ripping and thoughtful.' Baltimore Sun

A 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.A good friend and fellow game warden of Joe Pickett's has taken his own life, and Joe's been chosen to temporarily run his district. But Jackson, Wyoming is a far cry from Joe's hometown of Saddlestring, and it doesn't help that Joe feels compelled to investigate the circumstances surrounding his friend's suicide. The closer Joe comes to the truth, the more his own life spirals out of control - and he realises that if he isn't careful, he may be Jackson's next victim... Reviews for Out of Range 'Stunning scenery and modern malevolence.' Wall Street Journal'Another brilliant voice from the American West.' Toronto Globe and Mail'A book well worth putting in your sights.' Billings Gazette 'Wyoming wonderful, warden weary in Box's best yet.' Boulder Daily Camera

Is nature striking back... or is a serial killer on the loose? It's an idyllic late-summer day in Saddlestring, Wyoming, and Game Warden Joe Pickett is fly-fishing with his two daughters when he stumbles upon the mutilated body of a moose. Whatever attacked the animal was ruthless: half the animal's face has been sliced away. Shaken by the sight, Joe starts to investigate what he hopes in an isolated incident. Soon, more animals are attacked. Local authorities are quick to label the rash of mutilations as the work of a grizzly bear, but Joe suspects something far more sinister. And when the similarly disfigured bodies of two men are found, his worst fears are confirmed: a modern-day Jack the Ripper is on the loose - and the killings have just begun.A gripping read from New York Times bestseller C.J. Box, author of the Joe Pickett and Cassie Dewell series, now adapted into the hit TV shows Joe Pickett and Big Sky. 'Riveting... [a] skillfully crafted page-turner.' Publishers Weekly 'Box vividly evokes life in the West, and the surprises he springs keep you guessing right to the end.' People

Joe Pickett must battle a killer in a winter snowstorm in this gripping read from New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box.It's an hour away from darkness, a bitter winter storm is raging, and Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett is deep in the forest near Battle Mountain: shotgun in his left hand, his truck's steering wheel handcuffed to his right - and Lamar Gardiner's arrow-riddled corpse splayed against the tree in front of him.Joe knows that Lamar's murder and the sudden onslaught of the snowstorm mean he should get off the mountain. But he also knows this episode is far from over. Somewhere in the dense timber, a killer is drawing his bowstring - with Joe as his prey.Winterkill is part of the award-winning Joe Pickett series of novels, now adapted into a hit TV show from Paramount+.'Box keeps the suspense high through a final showdown.' South Florida Sun-Sentinel'Recommended, especially for fans of Nevada Barr and Tony Hillerman.' Library Journal'I love Joe Pickett.' Michael Connelly

A 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. No way forward? No way back? Your time is up when you reach Savage Run. Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett is called to a bizarre crime scene deep within the forests of Twelve Sleep County. Famous eco-activist Stewie Woods has been killed in an explosion, along with his new bride and ten head of cattle. The case is wrapped up far too quickly: an environmental publicity stunt gone wrong. But what is the millionaire rancher who owned the cattle hiding? And why is Joe's wife Marybeth receiving mysterious phone calls from someone claiming to be Stewie Woods? Joe's search for the truth leads him ever deeper into the wilderness of the Bighorn Mountains. With two unlikely allies at his side, and two hired killers on his heels, Joe can't avoid the legendary Savage Run - a treacherous, isolated canyon with no crossing. Reviews for Savage Run 'Reinforces Box's status as a first-class talent.' Publishers Weekly 'Jaunty and thought-provoking.' New York Times 'This fresh (and fresh-air) thriller skillfully balances issues of conservation vs. landowners' rights. People

New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box's novels have been called "red hot" (Booklist) and "edge-of-your-seat read[s]" (Omaha World-Herald). Now he delivers a novel that will steal your sleep as much as it will wrench your heart. Three Weeks to Say Goodbye is a novel about something that could be anyone's worst nightmare. . . Jack and Melissa McGuane have spent years trying to have a baby. Finally their dream has come true with the adoption of their daughter, Angelina. But nine months after bringing her home, they receive a devastating phone call...Angelina's birth father, a teenager, never signed away his parental rights-and he wants her back. Worse, his father, a powerful Denver judge, will use every trick in the book to make sure it happens. The McGuanes attempt to meet face-to-face with the father and son...but soon it becomes clear that there's something sinister about their motivations-and that love for Angelina is not one of them.A horrifying game of intimidation and double crosses begins that quickly becomes a death spiral where everyone is suspect and no one is safe. Now Jack and Melissa will stop at nothing to protect their child-even though time is running out...C.J. Box has once again written a bone-chilling thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last page.

A troubled cop seeks to save his son from a killer in Yellowstone in the novel that sets the scene for Big Sky, now a hit TV show, from award-winning author and New York Times bestseller C.J. Box.Twilight falls on a cold, wet spring day in the mountains of Montana. A cabin smoulders in the forest. In the remains of the kitchen, a table set for two; next door, the remains of a single body.Detective Cody Hoyt is called to the scene. A brilliant cop, Cody is also an alcoholic struggling with sobriety and it doesn't help that the body in the cabin is his AA sponsor, Hank Winters. It looks like a suicide, but Cody knew Hank better than that. He's convinced its foul play.After years of bad behaviour directly related to his drinking, Cody has few friends left in the department, but Hank was a true friend and Cody is determined to find his killer, badge or no badge. Investigation leads Cody to a website running wilderness adventures in Yellowstone National Park. Their big trip of the year has just left: a two-week horseback journey into the wild. The very same trip that Cody's estranged teenage son, Justin, has signed up for...Cody has no choice but to trek deep into America's greatest wilderness in pursuit of his son and the truth. Cody is on his own, he's out of time, he's in too deep, he's in the Back of Beyond.Reviews for Back of Beyond'One of the most suspenseful wilderness thrillers since Deliverance.' Associated Press'Terrifically entertaining.' Kirkus'Timeless, gripping. Resembles an Agatha Christie whodunnit but with horses, bears, wolves and hunting rifles.' Publishers Weekly'A perfect introduction to the novels of C.J. Box.' Booklist

Winner of the 2009 Edgar Award for Best Novel, Blue Heaven is a thrilling read from New York Times bestseller C.J. Box, creator of the characters of hit TV shows Joe Pickett and Big Sky.They were running away from home, now they're running for their lives.If twelve-year-old Annie hadn't been angry with her mother, she would never have taken her younger brother William on a secret fishing trip deep into the North Idaho woods and they would never have witnessed the execution nor looked straight into the eyes of the four executioners.Now they're running for their lives.They can't go home: the killers know exactly who they are. And where they live. They can't turn to the law: the killers are four respected Los Angeles policemen. There's nowhere for William and Annie to hide. And no one they can trust.Until they meet Jess Rawlins.Rawlins, an old-school rancher, knows something is wrong with the law in Blue Heaven. But he is only one against four men who will stop at nothing to silence their witnesses...Reviews for Blue Heaven'Crackles with electric tension and action.' Denver Post'Hard to put down.' Toronto Sun'A terrific suspense novel... You'll be hooked.' Toronto Globe and Mail'Box delivers surprises until the final page.' Billings Gazette

A powerful thriller from New York Times bestseller C.J. Box, the award-winning author of the Joe Pickett and Cassie Dewell series, both now major TV shows. They're so sorry... They've made a terrible mistake... There's nothing they can do... They have to take your daughter away. You have three weeks to say goodbye. After years of trying for a child, Jack and Melissa McGuane adopted a beautiful baby girl. Nine months later, a call from the adoption agency plunges them into every parent's worst nightmare: the father never signed away his parental rights, and now he wants his daughter back. The biological father is a sullen eighteen-year-old with gangland connections, and, even worse, is the son of a well-connected federal judge who is prepared to use the full weight of his influence to get what he wants. Together they wage a harrowing campaign of intimidation and harassment aimed at destroying the McGuanes before they can fight back. Jack and Melissa know that the boy has no love for his daughter, but what they don't know is why he and the judge want the girl so badly. With three weeks until they must legally hand over their baby, just how far outside the law are they prepared to go to find out?Reviews for Three Weeks to Say Goodbye'Full of suspense and menace.' Daily Mirror'One terrifying little tale... Box doesn't miss a trick in this suspense-filled thriller.' Toronto Globe and Mail

Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett and his wife Marybeth make separate discoveries that put the Pickett family in a pair of killers' crosshairs in this thrilling new novel in the bestselling series.

Investigator Cassie Dewell's three-year hunt for the serial killer known as 'The Lizard King' comes to a climax.

Former sheriff's investigator Cassie Dewell is trying to start over with her own private investigation firm. The latest novel in the Barry Award-winning Highway Quartet series.

An unprecedented oil strike in Willistown, North Dakota leaves the town a focal point for trouble. Law and order is a dim memory and the sheriff's department just can't build the jails fast enough.

It was Danielle and Gracie's secret. A 1000 mile drive to visit Danielle's boyfriend in Montana. But now the girls have simply vanished and Cassie Dewell's investigation will lead her to the FBI's Highway Serial Killer Task Force, a spate of roadside sexual mutilations and murders and the lair of a predator who styles himself The Lizard King.

Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett must accompany a Silicon Valley CEO on a hunting trip - but soon learns that he himself may be the hunted...

The Wyoming game warden must investigate an assassination on his turf...

Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett confronts drug cartel killers hunting on his turf in the nineteenth installment of the US crime series.