Out of Range (2005) is the fifth book in the exceptional Joe Pickett series.
Hardback: Game Warden Joe Pickett returns in a twisting, action-packed tale of greed, power and murder.
Attempting to enjoy his mother-in-law's wedding to a local big-shot rancher he receives some disturbing news: Will Jensen, a fellow Wyoming game warden and a good friend, has killed himself. And Joe's been picked to run Jensen's Teton district.
Jackson, Wyoming, is a far cry from Joe's home town of Saddlestring and he quickly finds himself in over his head in his new job.
Yet despite the pressures of his new job and his growing attraction to a married woman, Joe begins to question the circumstances of his friend's suicide and becomes obsessed with finding the reason why.
Meanwhile back at home in Saddlestring, Joe's wife, Marybeth, struggling to hold her family together in her husband's absence, receives a series of threatening phone calls.
There are mysteries to be solved and dangers averted before the truth about Will's death finally emerges.
About the author: C J Box is the winner of the Anthony Award, Prix Calibre 38 (France), the Macavity Award, the Gumshoe Award, the Barry Award and the Edgar Award and is also an Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist. His novels are US bestsellers and have been translated into 21 languages. Box lives with his family outside of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Visit his website at www.cjbox.net
Rating: 5/5
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