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The mystery is bigger and more complicated than expected when Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett discovers a murder in a swirling snow storm in Storm Watch by C.J. Box. Chasing an injured elk, which he puts out of its misery once he finds it, Pickett stumbles across an abandoned vehicle on the mountain, and soon after finds a headless body that has been pulled into an industrial fan at a mysterious and remote building. With the snow piling up, Pickett leaves the body behind, but when he starts asking questions, the mystery deepens.
Pickett seeks answers, but there are plenty of people who wish he wouldn’t be asking the questions, including federal agents and politicians. He learns that the death occurred at a secret high-tech crypto mining facility. Meanwhile, local far right groups try to galvanize support for their plan to have Wyoming secede from the federal government, which also plays a part in the mystery.
Wyoming, the western U.S. state nestled between Montana, Idaho and the Dakotas, is known for its rugged landscape and abundance of animals, and Box paints a beautiful picture of the state. If you’re an animal lover, you’ll delight in the animals mentioned, like antelope, bears, mountain lions, wolves, and most importantly, Pickett’s yellow Labrador, Daisy. It’s a deftly plotted thriller, and marks Box’s twenty-third outing with the game warden.
The snowy atmosphere, the nefarious interested parties and the rugged atmosphere of Wyoming all add up to make this a page turner.
Maureen Stapleton
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Storm Watch Synopsis
Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett investigates a mysterious death at a secret remote high-tech facility in this riveting new novel from #1 New York Times bestseller C.J. Box.
When a prominent University of Wyoming professor goes missing, authorities are stumped. That is, until Joe Pickett makes two surprising discoveries while hunting down a wounded elk on his district as an epic spring storm descends upon him. First, he finds the professor's vehicle parked on a remote mountainside. Then Joe finds the professor's frozen and mutilated body. When he attempts to learn more, his investigation is obstructed by federal agents, extremists, and Governor Colter Allen.
Nate Romanowski is rebuilding his falconry company-and financing this through crypto mining with the assistance of Geronimo Jones. He's then approached by a shadowy group of local militant activists that is gaining in power and influence, and demanding that Wyoming join other western states and secede from the union-by force, if necessary. They ask Nate to throw in with them, but he's wary. Should he trust them, or is he being set up?
As a storm of peril gathers around them, Joe and Nate confront it in different ways-and maybe, for the first time, on opposite sides.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780593331309 |
| Publication date: |
28th February 2023 |
| Author: |
C. J. Box |
| Publisher: |
G.P. Putnam's Sons an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Pagination: |
352 pages |
| Series: |
A Joe Pickett Novel |
| Primary Genre |
Thriller and Suspense
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Praise for C.J. Box:
'The king of contemporary crime fiction set in the West' - Publishers Weekly
'A masterful storyteller who writes sublimely' - Irish Independent
About C. J. Box
C. J. Box is the winner of an Anthony Award, the Prix Calibre .38, the Macavity Award, the Gumshoe Award, the Barry Award and the 2009 Edgar Award for Best Novel. His novels are US bestsellers and have been translated into 21 languages. Box lives with his family outside of Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Author photo © Roger Carey
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