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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
Joe Pickett investigates a mysterious death at a secret high-tech facility in this gripping 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 Game Warden Joe Pickett makes two surprising discoveries in his district. First, Joe finds the professor's vehicle parked on a remote mountainside. Then he finds the professor's frozen and mutilated body. When he attempts to learn more, Joe's investigation is obstructed by Federal agents, extreme environmentalists, and Governor Colter Allen. Meanwhile, Joe's associate, falconer Nate Romanowski, is approached by a shadowy group of local militant activists who are gaining in power and influence, and demanding that Wyoming join other western states in seceding from the Union by force, if necessary. They ask Nate to throw in his lot with them, but 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: |
9781803283975 |
| Publication date: |
28th February 2023 |
| Author: |
C. J. Box |
| Publisher: |
Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Pagination: |
368 pages |
| Series: |
Joe Pickett |
| 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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