Helpful Score: 3
Wow! Box has written a stand alone book, this is not a Joe Pickett book. So well written it just pulls you right into the story and is very hard to put down for any reason so you just keep reading and reading.
Love a well written book!!!
Love a well written book!!!
Helpful Score: 2
At first I was disappointed that this was not another "Joe Pickett" book! However, this author never disappointed me before so I trekked on! Met a detective named Cody Hoyt and was not sure I was going to like him, but he started to grow on me.
This is the story of two sisters (and other girls before them) going missing near a truck stop along a Minnesota Highway. The anticipation of what the bad guys were going to do next had my heart racing in panic before anything happened! I was almost afraid to turn the next page!! And then.....whoa!!!! something I didn't see coming.................."SHOCKER!!
It had me reading through the night!! If you like a thriller, then this is for you!!!
This is the story of two sisters (and other girls before them) going missing near a truck stop along a Minnesota Highway. The anticipation of what the bad guys were going to do next had my heart racing in panic before anything happened! I was almost afraid to turn the next page!! And then.....whoa!!!! something I didn't see coming.................."SHOCKER!!
It had me reading through the night!! If you like a thriller, then this is for you!!!
Not for the faint of heart. Contained characters, none of which I enjoyed getting to know, including, unfortunately, Cody Hoyt. Torture (or planned torture) scenes of a sexual nature were particularly disturbing, and I found the topic overwhelmed any appeal of the plot. Also, Box included derogatory political references (I'll let you read it to find out what side of the aisle he comes down on) that were extraneous to the story, but undoubtedly gave him satisfaction to put into print. I would compare this novel to those under Patterson's name, but not written by Patterson. I kind of wondered who Box gave this to in order to write it--so far afield from the beloved Joe Pickett series. A disappointment.
Robin M. (robinmy) -
Two teen girls are driving across the country when their car breaks down in an isolated area of Montana. As they try to call their friend Justin for help, they are taken by a truck driver who ties them up and throws them into the back of his eighteen-wheeler. Justin tells his father, Cody Hoyt, that he lost contact with the girls and is worried about them. Cody, who just lost his job as a police investigator, decides to search for the girls in a remote area of Yellowstone National Park where they were last seen. Cody's former partner, Rookie Cassie Dewell, wants to help with the investigation. She quickly learns that Gracie and Danielle are not the only young women to disappear in this area.
Last year I read Back of Beyond which introduced Cody Hoyt, an alcoholic police investigator whose wife and son left him because of his drinking. In this book, Cody has sobered up and his family is back together, but how long will that last? He is a good investigator, but still has self-destructive tendencies that get him in trouble.
This book was very dark. The truck driver who calls himself "The Lizard King" and his accomplice are pure evil. Many people may not like reading the description of what these men are doing to the girls. There is no real mystery in this story since we know from the beginning who the villain is. But there is a huge twist in the middle of the book. I'm still surprised at what happened. My rating: 4 Stars.
Last year I read Back of Beyond which introduced Cody Hoyt, an alcoholic police investigator whose wife and son left him because of his drinking. In this book, Cody has sobered up and his family is back together, but how long will that last? He is a good investigator, but still has self-destructive tendencies that get him in trouble.
This book was very dark. The truck driver who calls himself "The Lizard King" and his accomplice are pure evil. Many people may not like reading the description of what these men are doing to the girls. There is no real mystery in this story since we know from the beginning who the villain is. But there is a huge twist in the middle of the book. I'm still surprised at what happened. My rating: 4 Stars.
I read this once in the HB but I saw it at Wm and picked it up again, just as good second time around!
By the way, this is not the cover for it, confused as to why Dustin Hoffman pic is shown
By the way, this is not the cover for it, confused as to why Dustin Hoffman pic is shown
Not for the faint of heart. Contained characters, none of which I enjoyed getting to know, including, unfortunately, Cody Hoyt. Torture (or planned torture) scenes of a sexual nature were particularly disturbing, and I found the topic overwhelmed any appeal of the plot. Also, Box included derogatory political references (I'll let you read it to find out what side of the aisle he comes down on) that were extraneous to the story, but undoubtedly gave him satisfaction to put into print. I would compare this novel to those under Patterson's name, but not written by Patterson. I kind of wondered who Box gave this to in order to write it--so far afield from the beloved Joe Pickett series. A disappointment.
John O. (buzzby) -
Just when you thought it was safe to get off the interstate..... I don't read many of this genre, but this seems rather creepy to me.
Frank H. (perryfran) reviewed The Highway (Cody Hoyt / Cassie Dewell, Bk 2) on + 1183 more book reviews
C.J. Box continues to be one of my favorite thriller authors. I have read all of the Joe Pickett series and I read and enjoyed Badlands, a non-Pickett novel, a few months ago. Badlands is actually the second book featuring Cassie Dewell who is featured in The Highway along with Cody Hoyt. So I am kind of reading these non-Pickett stories in reverse sequence...I now need to read Back of Beyond which was the first novel to feature Hoyt!
Anyway, Highway was another excellent page-turner by Box. In it, two young girls are traveling to Omaha to meet their father for Thanksgiving but instead decide to go to Helena, Montana at the whim of the older girl whose ex-boyfriend now lives in Helena. The boyfriend, Justin, is the son of Cody Hoyt and apparently was included in the prior Hoyt novel along with the girls (that's what I get for reading a series in reverse order!). But the girls don't make it to Helena when their car breaks down...instead, they are kidnapped by a long-haul trucker and held captive where they are awaiting some nastiness to occur. When the girls lose contact with Justin, Cody heads south to try to find them. Then something totally unexpected happens that was a real shocker! Cassie in the meantime is waiting to hear from Cody and eventually also gets involved in the search for the missing girls.
This story was really gripping and included a set of very bad people involved in kidnapping young women along the highways. I was totally engrossed in the story and had to keep reading to see how it would end. A high recommendation again for Box!
Anyway, Highway was another excellent page-turner by Box. In it, two young girls are traveling to Omaha to meet their father for Thanksgiving but instead decide to go to Helena, Montana at the whim of the older girl whose ex-boyfriend now lives in Helena. The boyfriend, Justin, is the son of Cody Hoyt and apparently was included in the prior Hoyt novel along with the girls (that's what I get for reading a series in reverse order!). But the girls don't make it to Helena when their car breaks down...instead, they are kidnapped by a long-haul trucker and held captive where they are awaiting some nastiness to occur. When the girls lose contact with Justin, Cody heads south to try to find them. Then something totally unexpected happens that was a real shocker! Cassie in the meantime is waiting to hear from Cody and eventually also gets involved in the search for the missing girls.
This story was really gripping and included a set of very bad people involved in kidnapping young women along the highways. I was totally engrossed in the story and had to keep reading to see how it would end. A high recommendation again for Box!
This is not a standalone but book 2 of a series. Unfortunately I found that out when I read Badlands BEFORE The Highway and it told me everything that happened in this book. Still this book is better then Back of Beyond which is Book 1, but try to read them in order. I did enjoy the introduction to a new character, Cassie Dewell, she really added to the storyline.
Debi J. (mztrees) -
This is the first book that I have read by Box. It was very good and won't be my last.
There are some real surprises and lots of ups and downs. I would recommend this book to anyone who would like a good mystery.
The cover is not like the posted one at all. Not sure why this photo of Dustin Hoffman is on this book. Makes no sense to me. Oh well.
There are some real surprises and lots of ups and downs. I would recommend this book to anyone who would like a good mystery.
The cover is not like the posted one at all. Not sure why this photo of Dustin Hoffman is on this book. Makes no sense to me. Oh well.
Rebecca K. (gladstonechick) reviewed The Highway (Cody Hoyt / Cassie Dewell, Bk 2) on + 34 more book reviews
I really enjoyed this book. The premise was different and kept me guessing as to how this would end. I liked it so much that I got a couple of other books by this author.
Nancy P. (fanofmystery) reviewed The Highway (Cody Hoyt / Cassie Dewell, Bk 2) on + 3 more book reviews
This book is more brutal than others I've read by this author. However, I couldn't put it down and read it in less that two days. Especially enjoyed the heroine and look forward to reading other C. J. Box books that include her.
