Book : Winterkill (a Joe Pickett Novel) - Box, C. J.

-Titulo Original : Winterkill (a Joe Pickett Novel)

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G.P. Putnams Sons

-Descripcion Original:

Joe Pickett’s pursuit of a killer through the rugged mountains of Wyoming takes a horrifying turn when his beloved foster daughter is kidnapped in this thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. Its an hour away from darkness, a bitter winter storm is raging, and Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett is deep in the forest edging Battle Mountain, shotgun in his left hand, his trucks detached steering wheel handcuffed to his right--and an arrow-riddled corpse splayed against the tree in front of him. The apparent murder victim and the sudden onslaught of the snowstorm warn: Get off the mountain. But Joe knows this episode is far from over. And when his own daughter gets caught up in his hunt for the killer, Joe will stop at nothing to get her back... Review Praise for Winterkill“ Winterkill proves that Box...is one of the best new voices in the mystery game. [Its] a full-fledged thriller, Wyoming style.”- Rocky Mountain News“Exquisite descriptions...[Boxs] story moves smoothly and suspensefully to the showdown.”- The Washington Post“The writing is strong, the scenery vivid, and the characters complex.”- Houston Chronicle“Pickett remains an utterly sympathetic, Gary Cooper-ish hero....A superb mystery series with an urgent message for troubled times.”- Booklist (starred review) “Boxs characters shine as brightly as the environment. Joe is a hero, but he is also quite human....A nice contemporary spin on the old-fashioned western.”- The Philadelphia InquirerMore Praise for the C. J. Box and the Joe Pickett novels “One of today’s solid-gold, A-list, must-read writers.”-Lee Child “Picking up a new C. J. Box thriller is like spending quality time with family you love and have missed...It’s a rare thriller series that has characters grow and change. An exciting reading experience for both loyal fans as well as newcomers.”-Associated Press “Box is a master.”- The Denver Post“Box knows what readers expect and delivers it with a flourish.”- Cleveland Plain Dealer“Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett strides in big boots over the ruggedly gorgeous landscape of C.J. Boxs outdoor mysteries.”- The New York Times Book Review“Riveting...[A] skillfully crafted page-turner.”- People“Will keep you on the edge of your seat.”- The Philadelphia Enquirer About the Author C. J. Box is the author of twenty-one Joe Pickett novels, most recently Dark Sky; seven stand-alone novels, including The Bitterroots; and the story collection Shots Fired. He has won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, Gumshoe, and two Barry awards, as well as the French Prix Calibre .38 and a French Elle magazine literary award. His books have been translated into twenty-seven languages. He and his wife, Laurie, live on their ranch in Wyoming. He’s 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 Studios/Spectrum Originals. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. winterkill [win*ter*kil] vtto kill (as a plant or animal) by, or to die as a result of,exposure to winter weather conditions PART ONESevereWinter StormWarning OneTwelve Sleep County, Wyoming A storm was coming to the Bighorn Mountains. It was late December, four days before Christmas, the last week of the elk hunting season. Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett was in his green four-wheel drive pickup, parked just below the tree line in the southern Wolf range. The terrain he was patrolling was an enormous wooded bowl, and Joe was just below the eastern rim. The sea of dark pines in the bowl was interspersed with ancient clear-cuts and mountain meadows, and set off by knuckle-like granite ridges that defined each small drainage. Beyond the rim to the west was Battle Mountain, separated from the Wolf range by Crazy Woman Creek, which flowed, eventually, into the Twelve Sleep River. It was two hours aw