I waited patiently for this next Joe Pickett novel to come out and checked it out at the library as soon as it was available. Another good outing in the series...I was not disappointed! This one was in essence a followup to Endangered where Joe had taken on the vicious Cates family. Dallas Cates has been released from prison and is out for revenge against Joe and his family who he blames for the death of his father and two brothers and for the crippling of his mother who is now serving time in State prison as related in Endangered. As the novel starts out, one of the series regular characters, Dave Farkus, overhears Cates and some cohorts in a bar planning revenge on Pickett. Farkus ends up dead and Dallas is arrested for the crime but it appears he is set up by a local law enforcement officer. But was that really the case and how could Dallas afford a very high-priced attorney to get him off? Joe's unsavory mother-in-law, Missy, returns in this one and is now on her 6th marriage to the high-priced attorney. Nate Romanowski also helps Joe in his endeavors to sort everything out and bring justice to those deserving. A few good twists and unexpected occurrences along the way add to this good thriller in the series. Another high recommendation for Box and the Joe Pickett series. I guess I'll have to wait another year for the next one!
The Joe Pickett Series has always been one of my favorites and this one is no exception. Joe and his best friend Nate Romanowski bring high expectations of an action packed story and that indeed is what I got.
Dallas Cates is out of prison and out for revenge and goes after Joe and his family with all he has. He blames Joe for the death of his family and putting his mother in prison as a quadriplegic.
Lots of twists here, dirty cops, an unbelievably selfish mother-in-law married to a criminal lawyer who never loses, courtroom tactics which make one cringe and many other unexpected occurrences.
Has the feud between the Cates familly and Joe finally come to a closure? One never knows.
Now I have to wait a year for the next book!
Dallas Cates is out of prison and out for revenge and goes after Joe and his family with all he has. He blames Joe for the death of his family and putting his mother in prison as a quadriplegic.
Lots of twists here, dirty cops, an unbelievably selfish mother-in-law married to a criminal lawyer who never loses, courtroom tactics which make one cringe and many other unexpected occurrences.
Has the feud between the Cates familly and Joe finally come to a closure? One never knows.
Now I have to wait a year for the next book!
Excellent series
loved it as always C J Box is an amazing story teller. Love his characters and in each book they continue to evolve. I have read all his books and wait now for the next ones.
The plane circled in the dark. Joe Pickett could just make out down below a figure in the snow and timber, and then three other figures closing in. There was nothing he could do about it. And Joe knew that he might be their next target.
The Cates family had always been a bad lot. Game warden Joe Pickett had been able to strike a fierce blow against them when the life of his daughter April had been endangered, but he'd always wondered if there'd be a day of reckoning. He's not wondering any longer. Joe knows they're coming after him and his family now. He has his friend Nate by his side, but will that be enough this time? All he can do is prepare...and wait for them to make the first move.
The Cates family had always been a bad lot. Game warden Joe Pickett had been able to strike a fierce blow against them when the life of his daughter April had been endangered, but he'd always wondered if there'd be a day of reckoning. He's not wondering any longer. Joe knows they're coming after him and his family now. He has his friend Nate by his side, but will that be enough this time? All he can do is prepare...and wait for them to make the first move.
