New York Times-bestselling writer C. J. Box returns with a thrilling new novel, featuring Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett. She was gone. Joe Pickett had good reason to dislike Dallas Cates, even if he was a rodeo champion, and now he has even more-Joe's eighteen-year-old ward, April, has run off with him. And then comes even worse news: The body of a girl has been found in a ditch along the highway-alive, but just barely, the victim of blunt force trauma. It is April, and the doctors aren't sure if she'll recover. Cates denies having anything to do with it-says she ran away from him, too-and there's evidence that points to another man. But Joe knows in his gut who's responsible. What he doesn't know is the kind of danger he's about to encounter. Cates is bad enough, but Cates's family is like none Joe has ever met before. Joe's going to find out the truth, even if it kills him. But this time, it just might.
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"I have not gone in order with the Joe Picket series, but have read/ listened to all of them. Endangered and Vicious Circle (in that order) are by far my favorite! The character of Brenda Cates blows my mind! "
— Laura (5 out of 5 stars)
“Stone Cold features carefully crafted characters who live in the wilds of Wyoming, a setting that Box uses to great effect…Box creates a story with an unique premise and takes readers along for a suspenseful, action-filled ride.”
— Denver Post“[A] superlative outing . . . Box gets everything right: believably real characters, a vivid setting, clear prose and ratcheting tension. Maintaining these standards over 14 novels is more than impressive.”
— Cleveland Plain Dealer“Exhilarating…Canny Joe uses his wits, taking time to assess the literal and figurative lay of the land.”
— Publishers Weekly“With each book, Box just gets better. Nonstop action, a twisty plot, and great characters make his latest a must-read for fans of this series.”
— Library Journal“All the action and suspense of Box’s long string of high-country adventures…One of Joe’s best.”
— Kirkus Reviews" April died in Winterkill. Why did he bring her back? I was very disappointed? "
— Lynda McNany, 10/7/2020C. J. Box is the New York Times bestselling author of the Joe Pickett series, six stand-alone novels, the Cody Hoyt series, the Cassie Dewell series, and a story collection. He has won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, Gumshoe, and Barry Awards, as well as the French Prix Calibre .38, and the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association Award for fiction. He has also been a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His novels have been translated into twenty-seven languages. A Wyoming native, he has worked on a ranch and as a small-town newspaper reporter and editor. He is an executive producer of ABC TV’s Big Sky, which is based on his Cody Hoyt/Cassie Dewell novels, as well as executive producer of the upcoming Joe Pickett television series for Paramount TV.
David Chandler is an Earphones Award–winning narrator who has read numerous titles for New York Times bestselling authors William Kent Krueger and C. J. Box, among others.