Up in the Bighorn mountain range area where he is normally
stationed, Game Warden Joe Pickett is being very persistent.
Despite the heavy sleet and the snow, he is bound and
determined he is going to save this wrecked state official
vehicle. He already has enough black marks in Lisa Green
Dempsey, his new Director's books for damaging official
machinery. This was not really Joe's fault (at least not
too much); he just seems to attract trouble. Fortunately,
Joe had a special relationship with Governor Rulon of
Wyoming as Joe had helped him out significantly in the past
and can get LGD to go along with Rulon's plans for his
"special projects". Now, Rulon is trying to reach him.
What is happening that Joe needs to be called in?
It seems there is trouble brewing in the Medicine Wheel area
in northeast Wyoming. Rulon wants Joe to go up there on an
"assignment" to "assist" the Game Warden there, so Joe can
observe firsthand to see if FBI suspicions of a "kill for
hire" murder ring operating up there is true. Rulon only
wants him to observe and not get in trouble, but Joe is an
honest game warden and refuses to let any bad behaviour,
especially bad and illegal game and fishing violations go
unchecked, despite what might happen to his vehicles. Will
Joe be able to let things slide when he knows poaching might
be going on? Besides, what is his old friend Nate Romanowski
doing there? What side is he on? If Joe can't figure that
out in time, it could be real danger or death for Joe.
STONE COLD is New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box's
fourteenth adventure novel involving the intrepid and well
experienced Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett. Long standing
Pickett fans are sure to be captivated by this latest wily
adventure in the series set in the natural beauty of
Wyoming, but in the fictional setting of Medicine Wheel
County. This is my first Pickett novel, so I can
fully
attest that it also reads well as a stand-alone book as well
as being a wonderful addition to the previous stories
alluded to in STONE COLD. I just can't believe I have
missed out on such a great series and so I am looking
forward to reading the earlier books. What planet was I on?
While highly captivating, this story is full of raw and
violent situations with lots of suspense and firepower
action taking place. Yet, the story stays very real and
immediate due to Box's skills in developing intriguing, yet
believable characters and by the interspersing of humourous
situations within all the suspense and tension. Joe Pickett
is a very likable and intelligent protagonist and I love his
interactions with his family and friends. Box has
interwoven into the main storyline two subplots involving
his two daughters that add to the tension that Joe is
experiencing as well as being very thought-provoking in
their own right. I like the way Bow describes the situations
affecting Wyoming, especially its economic decline in its
northern mining towns, the grit of some of the characters
wanting to stay true to their roots and the disconnect of
others, just in things for the money.
The ending is very powerful and Box's fans, both new and
old, will definitely keep the pages quickly turning to find
out how STONE COLD ends as well as who is involved with
the big money and expensive guns. It looks like there will
be a follow-up book in the future as well, so now is the
time to get on-board and get immersed in Joe's world in the
expanse and diversity of Wyoming! STONE COLD is a definite
reading adventure you will not want to miss! You will be
astonished at what the STONE COLD title really refers to!
Enjoy!
The electrifying new Joe Pickett novel from the New
York Times–bestselling author.
Everything about the man is a mystery: the massive ranch
in the remote Black Hills of Wyoming that nobody ever
visits, the women who live with him, the secret
philanthropies, the private airstrip, the sudden
disappearances. And especially the persistent rumors that
the man’s wealth comes from killing people.
Joe Pickett, still officially a game warden but now
mostly a troubleshooter for the governor, is assigned to
find out what the truth is, but he discovers a lot more than
he’d bargained for. There are two other men living up at
that ranch. One is a stone-cold killer who takes an instant
dislike to Joe. The other is new—but Joe knows him all too
well. The first man doesn’t frighten Joe. The second is
another story entirely.
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