Three Weeks to Say Goodbye

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THREE CONSECUTIVE WEEKS ON THE EXTENDED NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST...

New York Times bestselling author CJ Box’s novels have been called “red hot,” (Booklist) “an edge-of-your-seat read,” (Omaha World-Herald) and “unforgettable, powerful.” (Bookreporter). Now, he delivers a novel that steals your sleep as much as it wrenches your heart. It’s a novel that could be anyone’s worst nightmare…

After years of trying to have a baby, Jack and Melissa McGuane’s dream has come true with the adoption of their daughter Angelina. But nine months after bringing her home, they receive a devastating phone call from the adoption agency-Angelina’s birth father, a teenager, never signed away his parental rights and he wants her back. Worse, his father, a powerful Denver judge, wants him to own up to this responsibility and will use every advantage his position of power affords him to make sure it happens. When Jack and Melissa attempt to handle the situation rationally by meeting face to face with the father and son, it is immediately apparent that there's something sinister about both of them and that love for Angelina is not the motivation for their actions.

As Angelina’s safety hangs in the balance, Jack and Melissa will stop at nothing to protect their child. A horrifying game of intimidation and double-crosses begins that quickly becomes a death spiral where absolutely no one is safe...

How far would you go to save someone you love?
C.J. Box has once again written a bone chilling thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last page…

Read the first chapter of Three Weeks to Say Goodbye below!

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The Reviews Are In...

"...Box gets better and better with each novel..."

-5

“Box gets better and better with each novel, whether it be a part of his Joe Pickett mythos or one of his stand-alone works.

Bookreporter.com

"...a compelling stand-alone thriller..."

5

*STARRED REVIEW* Bestseller Box (Blue Heaven) explores an adoptive parent's worst nightmare in this compelling stand-alone thriller.

Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Well-developed suspense...a vigilante revenge story..."

5

If you think the following sounds more like a Lifetime movie than a thriller -- childless could adopts a baby only to discover that her birth father wants her back -- C.J.

PEOPLE Magazine

"...heart-shredding...When the suspense lets up enough to allow emotion to sneak in, Box gets it just right. .."

5

They're the words that send horror into the heart of every parent of an adopted child: "We want her back."

Dallas Morning News

"...packs the kind of punch few thrillers, or novels of any kind, ever do..."

10

There are no evil regimes or terrorists in C.J. Box’s Three Weeks to Say Goodbye.

Providence (RI) Journal

"...I was reminded of Andre Dubus' novel, 'The House of Sand and Fog..."

10

"...Here are good, decent people driven by despair to deeds they would never have considered previously. I kept thinking, "Don't do it!

Minneapolis Star Tribune

"...the lines between right and wrong are blurred in the most clever and intoxicating of ways..."

14

He’s a rising star of crime writing in the States, but it’s only a matter of time before CJ Box explodes onto the UK’s radar, thanks in no small part to this storming British debut.

The List (Scotland)

"...A twisted tale of intimidation, corruption and blackmail makes for an irresistible read."

15

Novels about adoptions which go wrong are always heart-wrenching, but best-selling suspense writer C. J. Box adds another harrowing twist to his story.

Toronto Sun

‘This novel is full of suspense and menace’

15
The Daily Mirror (UK)

"Frightening...Box understands the West and Westerners like no other writer."

20

C.J. Box injects a recurring villain into his cowboy novels and his stand-alone "Three Weeks to Say Goodbye": the system.

Mystery, Denver-style

Rocky Mountain News

"This one terrifying little tale...Box doesn't miss a trick in this suspense-filled thriller..."

20

C.J. Box is best known for his Joe Pickett series, set in the great outdoors, but he's equally adept at stand-alone thrillers, and this one is one terrifying little tale.

Toronto Globe and Mail

"...as chilling and riveting as anything he has ever written..."

20

An adoptive couple, Jack and Melissa McGuane, are the subjects of THREE WEEKS TO SAY GOODBYE. C.J. Box’s latest stand-alone thriller is as chilling and riveting as anything he has ever written.

Bookreporter.com

“Three Weeks to Say Goodbye” is a big-time winner...Bravo, Mr. Box. You did it again."

25

While I was reading C.J. Box’s new book, Three Weeks to Say Goodbye, the NFL season was entering its final week. This made football analogies just way too easy.

The Christian Science Monitor

"Terror keeps building in 'Three Weeks'"

25

A simple voice-mail message unleashes terror for former Montana residents Melissa and Jack McGuane in Wyoming author C.J. Box's new mystery, "Three Weeks To Say Goodbye."

Billings Gazette

"...a crackerjack thriller, relentless in its supense...Label it a winner."

25

What would you do, how far would you go to save your baby?

San Diego Union Tribune

"This moving and chilling thriller is hard to put down..."

25

Jack and Melissa have wanted a baby for years, and their dream is finally realized when little Angelina joins their family.

Library Journal

"C.J. Box hits another high mark in suspense..."

30

Wyoming's C.J. Box is known worldwide for his game warden Joe Pickett series. His stories read lightning-fast, but that's also the down side; the fun's over way to quick.

Madison County Herald

"...A dangerous game of intimidation..."

40

Previous C.J. Box novels have made the best-seller list, and this latest story has all of the same ingredients that made them hits. How far would you go to save someone you love?

South Jersey News

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Of the villains in the Joe Pickett books, which one would you least like to meet in a dark alley?
Charlie Tibbs (Savage Run)
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Melinda Strickland (Winterkill)
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J.W. Keeley (In Plain Sight)
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Stenko (Below Zero)
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Missy (all the books)
22%
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