Another good tale and an interesting series from C.J. Box
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Cody Hoyt it the very antithesis of Joe Pickett, a chain smoking, alcoholic with anger problems, but also a gifted and relentless cop like Boix's other law hero.  The staged suicide of his AAA sponsor sends him searching for reasons someone would have murdered the man. Other similar killings suggest there is someone hidden connection to the deaths.
His search causes him to believe that his son is in danger while on a camping trip in Yellowstone Park. He sets off in pursuit and things get very exciting as members of the camping party are killed and their bodies left to nature for disposal.
Another good tale and an interesting series from C.J. Box.
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CJ Box is a new author to me, and I enjoyed this collection of short stories- for me, a favourite style of story-telling.  They are well written, introducing several interesting characters along the way involved in varied plots and situations. I look forward to further exploring CJ Box's novels.
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This was a very good read and kept me interested the whole way through, like all of CJ Box's books.
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I like the Joe Picket books. It is a fun read! Wish I could get the order they were written in by C. J Box.
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I like how Box writes! His Joe Pickett is terrific and I think Cassie can be a close contender. I always feel I am in the mountains with his people
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I loved this book; I could not put it down.  I don't know how C.J. Box does it, but his books are great every time!  I love this series!
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This is the fifth (of six) books in the Old Man's War series, and I've enjoyed all of them.  I especially like that each book is free-standing where you don't get left in limbo at the end of one book, having to read the next one to find out what's happened.  They all build on the previous ones, but the stories are all different.

"The Human Division" had more humor and repartee compared to the others, even though the conflict between Earth, the Colonial Union, and the Conclave still leads to violence.  Harry Wilson is the primary character in this episode, but his relationship with Hart Schmidt and others is very entertaining.

This series is perhaps one of my favorites.  I now have book #6 ("The End of All Things") and am ready to finish the tales.  I enjoy Mr. Scalzi's writing style and his characters.  If you like science fiction and haven't read these books, be sure to pick up "The Old Man's War" and start an interesting adventure.
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If you are a CJ Box fan, you will not be disappointed with the latest Joe Pickett adventure.
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I've read all of the C.J. Box books. I especially love his Wyoming Joe Pickett series. But I enjoyed his other book with some of the same characters as this one -&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Back-of-Beyond/dp/B004VMV4AI/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Back of Beyond</a>.

This book is much darker than other of my Box favorites, dealing with prostitution, kidnapping, torture, and serial killing.  But I read those types of books and Box did a great job with real-to-life characters, fast pacing, and a couple real shockers in the storyline.  I love the character of Gracie, one of the teenage girls from "Back of Beyond," and I think Investigator Cassie Dewell deserves a series of her own. BUT there are some real slimeball characters in the story that are very easy to despise.

This story takes place in Montana rather than Wyoming but it doesn't make much difference. Box doesn't describe the scenery and countryside like he does in his Pickett series but place doesn't matter as much in this particular novel other than the vast open, low populated expanse of Montana being a contributing factor in the kidnapping involved.

I still like the Pickett series the best but this was a very good read.
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By volume 17 you kind of get the hint that John Normal is not JRR Tolkien or even J.K. Rowlings but I like these stories.  Frankly they are on a par with Clive Cussler who I am also pretty comfortable with. This is a Tarl Cabot adventure and these are his best.  This one takes place in a part of Gor that is inhabited by basically red Indians (like American Indians).  Before the internet, John Norman did a credible job of researching the ethnic cultures of the planet and placing them on the counter Earth - Gor.  In spite of falling from the codes Cabot has his honor and really is an admirable character.  In this story he goes to warn one of his arch enemies, Half Ear that he is being searched for by a hit squad (Kurrii the arch enemies of the Priest-Kings).  This one is fun a fine effort and I am reporting on reading it the second time (25 years ago for the first time).  Good read.  If you like John Norman this one is a must.
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LIke all of his Joe Pickett novels . this one is every bit as interesting an suspensive.  I am looking forward to any of C.J. Box  future novels.
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I'm a big fan of CJ Box, I like his story lines,his way of making the outdoors part of his stories is great. He has subtle ways of bringing Government failings to light in his stories.
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I read the reviews of a book by this author and decided to read the first books leading up to the free book.  I was happy to find that there was a boxed set of three books with a prequel.  Now I am looking forward to reading the next two books before I will read number six.

I am enjoying the characters and the writer's imagination and the use of building the plots and describing how things are being resolved.  Carrying the same people though all the stories is definitely a good thing as I feel like they are all my friends also.  I plan to read the rest of the series and probably more by this talented author.
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Some very strange occurrences happen in the wilderness of Wyoming & Joe Pickett is right in the thick of it. Another C.J. Box page turner. Expect the unexpected in this gruesome tale.
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4.5 stars
Cassie Dewell almost caught the Lizard King, but he managed to get away. He's back and she's once again, she is after him. She works months to set a trap for him, but it goes horribly wrong and she loses her job working for the Bakken County sheriff's department. When a friend of her son's goes missing, his grandmother wants to hire her to find him. Working independently and with contacts she's made, Cassie is trying to find Kyle , while looking for the Lizard King at the same time.
CJ Box knows how to write a good mystery with some strong characters. I hope this isn't the last we see of Cassie.
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C. J. Box brings to life the Joe Pickett novels.  Never any repetitions in his novels, always new and exciting.
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C.J. Box has a great gift for getting Joe in & out of trouble.  I think he should buy stock in a truck company since he can't seem to NOT wreak them.  Him family meshes so well with the story line that the next book is waited for (seems like forever)  Bring it on C.J.