writes,"...the themes that dominate "In Plain Sight," Box's newest novel, are more personal. Hate. Family.

*STARRED REVIEW* When Wyoming's governor appoints Randy Pope to be the new director of the Game and Fish Department, warden Joe Pickett finds it almost impossible to do his job.

says, "GRADE: A. If you need a good reason to pick up a new mystery, look no further. C.J.

reports, "Joe Pickett - honest, upright and hardworking - tends to attract the meanest villains this side of a spaghetti western...sprightly......Edgar-finalist Box expertly evokes Wyoming's landscape

After an eventful trip to Jackson Hole (OUT OF RANGE, 2005). Wyoming Game and Fish warden Joe Pickett is back in Twelve Sleep County for a homecoming that's anything but homey.

reports, "gripping and thoughtful...rich conflicts and relentless suspense, C.J. Box shows how his hotheaded protagonist makes choices that affect all and forever change the dynamics of family. ..."

says, "Pickett's old-fashioned character is a large part of the charm of Box's series. Another is his choice of setting.

More outdoorsy types have welcomed C.J. Box's six novels about Wyoming Fish and Game Warden Joe Pickett, all crammed with action even though Joe's no threat with fists or firearms.

says, "...By the end of this gripping story, Pickett's life is profoundly changed, and his family's future is uncertain at best.

says,"...Box puts on a hell of a show."

Wyoming Game and Fish warden Joe Pickett - honest, upright and hardworking - tends to attract the meanest villains this side of a spaghetti western, as shown in his sprightly sixth outing in which he

says, ""In Plain Sight" is a modern-day Western mixed with the classical influence of Shakespeare's "King Lear." Box's treatment of family grudges makes for a refreshing read...."

A wild Wyoming saga
The land plays a fateful role in this tale of two families.

Keeping any series balanced between familiar and fresh is tricky. An excellent series is like a tightrope act.

says, "The sixth in a successful and satisfying series, In Plain Sight has more violence than C.J.

Joe Pickett, hero of C. J. Box's series, was a new discovery for me last year. I read one book and then hunted out four more. In Plain Sight is the sixth in the series, and the best.

reports, "In Plain Sight is the sixth in the series, and the best.

'In Plain Sight' brings missing matriarch into focus.

STARRED REVIEW* says, "...if you don't know this series, it's high time you started...Despite an encore roster of perps and felonies that plays like a Greatest Hits list from Joe's first five adventur

C.J. Box's Joe Pickett series has taken the detective thriller out of the city and into the plains of Wyoming.

STARRED REVIEW* raves, "...edge-of-the-chair suspense; his prose sings with energy and heart-stopping action... unforgettable..."

Game Warden Joe Pickett is living in a purgatory of his own making. He has made enemies while protecting the environment of Saddlestring, Wyo. His boss hates him and wants to get rid of him.

says, "Box has created an exceptionally good series of contemporary crime novels full of tense suspense and believable, emotional, well-crafted characters...the well-plotted tale races to an explosive

If you need a good reason to pick up a new mystery, look no further. C.J.

says, "What mystery writer Tony Hillerman is to New Mexico, C.J. Box is to Wyoming... crackling good reads..."

Box sights in hot new mystery
Joe Pickett's self-confidence, family and career are in the crosshairs in author C.J. Box's sixth book featuring the troubled, but appealing Wyoming game warden.

reads, "Just be warned, you'll want to keep the lights burning to see if your theories on resolution of the many mysteries in the book hold true -- and you'll be inspired to seek out those earlier Pic

C. J.

writes, "...crammed with action...Box, having lavished all his audience's frustrations on his everyman hero, lets him act out their deepest fantasies of revenge..."

C.J. Box's latest: This time it's personal for Joe Pickett

raves, "...Arguably, Box is steadily staking his claim as the heir apparent to such masters of the genre as Zane Gray and Louis L' Amour.

How many times can a man's family be imperiled?

says, "C.J. Box ain't one of those pale-skinned writers strapped indoors by the dull glow of a computer screen..."

Wyoming sets stage for beauty, tragedy

writes, "Leave it to CJ Box.

In Plain Sight author C.J. Box