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If you haven't read this series then get started!! It helps to start with the first one then you can keep up with the family from the first but it isn't necessary, there are referrals from other books but you won't be lost. Great way to pass a boring day!
Another great book by C.J.Box in the Joe Pickett series!!
When daughter Sheridan gets a text message from supposedly dead foster sister, April, Joe Pickett stumbles into an environmentalist-gone-mad murder spree.
C.J. Box has written another excellent Western mystery and this one wasn't as violent and gruesome as some earlier ones. Loved it!
C.J. Box has written another excellent Western mystery and this one wasn't as violent and gruesome as some earlier ones. Loved it!
Another good entry in the Joe Pickett series. In this one, the Picketts received a message that their foster daughter April called to talk to their daughter Sheridan. Could it really be her given that April was supposedly killed several years earlier in the events of Winterkill? Joe, who is on assignment as ranger in the town of Baggs, gets a leave of absence from the governor to try to track down the person claiming to be April. It turns out the girl has been taken by a Chicago mobster and his errant son who thinks he can change the world by wiping out people or things that contribute to the global warming problem. Along the way, Joe meets up again with Nate Romanowski, still being sought by the FBI, who helps him in his pursuit of April. He also takes Sheridan along on this mission. Some of the action takes place on a ranch near Devil's Tower, Wyoming -- a very interesting place I have visited a few times. Overall, another strong recommendation for this one.
I really liked this book, however, it's nothing like the previous books in this series. Joe manages to keep up his ability to get into trouble. You'll recognize the characters from previous books, but it's much more personal than previous books, most of the book is devoted to family issues. I missed the game warden story, even though there was a little bit in the beginning. But don't let this keep you from reading this book. If you've followed the series, it's a don't miss.
Six years ago, Joe Pickett's foster daughter, April, was murdered. Now, someone is leaving phone messages claiming to be the dead girl. As his family struggles with the disturbing event, he discovers that the calls have been placed from locations where serious environmental crimes have occurred. And as the phone calls grow closer, so does the danger.
Another zippy read from Box, with all the usual characters in place. Box tries to gives Joe hard decisions that test his moral compass, although his actions on behalf of Nate Romanowski mean that ship sailed several books ago. There's a fun twist as well, but I thought the very very end was wrapped up too tightly. Excellent reading.
As always I would recommend reading any of the C.J. Box series in order, as there is previous information and background needed to make this book in the series more enjoyable. That said it was suspense and intrigue to the full extent as usual. As with many of this authors books I have trouble putting the books down and find myself indulging. The character Joe Pickett and his family are fully involved in "Below Zero" as the past comes raging to the forefront. Something that was put to rest a long time ago-a family tragedy-has come alive again. This book ratchets forward with the usual twists and turns you would expect and doesn't end till the final page. The author keeps you in suspense and leaves you with some huge question marks till the very last page.
