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Box, award-winning author of the Joe Pickett and Cassie Dewell series, now adapted into the hit TV shows Joe Pickett and Big Sky.Joe Pickett''s in his last week as the temporary game warden in the town of Baggs, Wyoming, but there have been strange things going on in the mountains, and his conscience won''t let him leave without checking them out: reports of camps looted, tents slashed, AND elk butchered. And then there''s the runner who simply vanished one day. Joe doesn''t mind admitting that the farther he rides, the more he wishes he could just turn around and go home.When he''d first saddled up, Joe had thought of this as his last patrol. What he hadn''t known was just how accurate that thought might turn out to be. Because what awaits him is like nothing he''s ever dealt with: like something out of an old story, except this is all too real and too deadly.Reviews for Nowhere to Run''This one is his best yet.'' 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Joe Pickett''s friend, military veteran Nate Romanowski, faces the battle of his life: one he may very likely lose.Nate knows too much about Special Forces Black Ops'' activities in Afghanistan, and his former comrades know the time has come to end the threat he poses once and for all.Their plan incorporates a key tactic that served their secret unit so well overseas: recruiting locals. Nate can trust no one except Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett, who is constrained by his oath and duty to the law and the state.But Nate must involve Joe because he knows his enemy will strike at his friends in order to draw him out. The entire Pickett family will be a target. Nate can only fight back outside the law, and Joe must make a choice: help his friend or keep the peace?Reviews for Force of Nature''Shines on every level.'' Billings Gazette''Another amazing thriller from C.J. Box.'' 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But this was no accident: the man was strung up, gutted, skinned and beheaded, as if he were the elk he’d been pursuing.With a killer on the loose and the public horrified, Governor Rulon is forced to end hunting season early for the first time in state history, losing Wyoming lucrative revenue and infuriating hunters. That’s the least of Joe’s worries, for soon another murder victim is discovered.Are the killings the work of a deranged anti-hunting activist, or of a psychopath with a personal vendetta? With tensions rising, Joe must hunt down the murderer before they strike again.Reviews for Blood Trail''Writing beautifully about the Mountain West and its people.'' Publishers Weekly''Writing genius...on a par with[...]James Lee Burke.'' 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He wants revenge on the people who sent him away: the people he blames for the deaths of his entire family and the loss of his reputation and property.Targeted are his lawyer, a judge, the county prosecutor, a prison guard, Joe’s associate Nate Romanowski – and Joe Pickett himself. Using the grizzly attacks as cover, Cates devises a method of violence identical to the bear killings and sets out to methodically check off his list. Can Joe stop him before he himself becomes the next target on the killer’s list?Reviews for Three-Inch Teeth''Pulse-pounding adventure'' Publishers Weekly''Taut and suspenseful'' Irish Independent''Full of suspense and action'' Mystery and Suspense MagazineReviews for C.J Box‘Box is writing at the top of his game.’ Publishers Weekly‘C. J. Box is among the finest and most literate authors of modern thrillers.’ Bookreporter‘Box’s sparse and pragmatic prose is the perfect complement to the wilderness vistas Pickett knows like the back of his hand.’ Providence Journal\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dusky's Shrine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46037518843961,"sku":"9781803284040","price":539.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/3367\/0457\/files\/81L2qeox47L._SL1500.jpg?v=1782820295"},{"product_id":"below-zero","title":"Below Zero","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen the texts turn ominous, Marybeth discovers that they are being sent from locations where vicious murders have taken place. 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Missy claims she''s innocent, and for his wife''s sake, Joe would like to believe her, but all the early signs point to her being as guilty as sin.Could the real killer still be out there somewhere? With his wife on one side and the law on the other, Joe needs to get to the truth before his family is ripped apart.Reviews for Cold Wind''A nonstop thrill ride not to be missed!'' Bookpage''Superlative...Box''s many fans won''t be disappointed.'' Booklist''A page-turner.'' Seattle Post-Intelligencer\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dusky's Shrine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46037521039417,"sku":"9781837932047","price":539.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/3367\/0457\/files\/715dfLOg8QL._SL1500.jpg?v=1782820326"},{"product_id":"in-plain-sight","title":"In Plain Sight","description":"\u003cp\u003ePREORDER C.J. 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