"...a first-rate, edge-of-your seat read..."

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Two children making their way through the woods to go fishing stumble on something no one was meant to see. In a clearing, three men execute a fourth. The men realize there are witnesses, and the hunt is on.

So begins the exciting "Blue Heaven" (St. Martin's Minotaur, $24.95) by C.J. Box, best known for his excellent mystery series featuring game warden Joe Pickett.

In this stand-alone thriller, Box moves the action from Wyoming to chilly northern Idaho. He employs the same atmospheric writing style and gives us more well-drawn characters to either root for or despise. The action rarely lets up as Box leads readers to his explosive conclusion.

You can't help but love the kids. Resourceful 12-year-old Annie learns quickly whom to distrust or trust, and keeps her little brother, William, one step ahead of the bad guys.

As the story progresses, an L.A. investigator turns up to add to the tension, an aging horse rancher becomes a hero, men turn on each other with lightning quickness and the children's mother discovers she's stronger than she knew. It all combines to make a first-rate, edge-of-your seat read.

BY CAROL BICAK
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

Omaha World-Herland

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Poll

Of the villains in the Joe Pickett books, which one would you least like to meet in a dark alley?
Charlie Tibbs (Savage Run)
24%
Melinda Strickland (Winterkill)
8%
J.W. Keeley (In Plain Sight)
38%
Stenko (Below Zero)
11%
Missy (all the books)
19%
Total votes: 79

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Upcoming Appearances

  • Sat, 03/13/2010 - 12:00pm

    March 13 & 14
    University of Arizona Campus
    http://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/

  • Sat, 03/27/2010 - 6:00pm

    C.J. Box Author Dinner - March 27, 2010
    Edgar Award-winning author C. J. Box will be the featured speaker at the Rapid City Public Library Foundation's annual author dinner on Saturday, March 27, 2010. Box is the author of eleven novels including the Joe Pickett series. His novels are bestsellers and have been translated into 22 languages.

    The event will feature a talk by Box, book signing, social, dinner, desert auction and music. Tickets are $50 per person or $300 for a reserved table for six. Reserve your tickets by calling 605-394-4171.

    http://www.rapidcitylibrary.org/foundation/events.asp

  • Mon, 04/05/2010 - 7:00pm

    American Heritage Center
    University of Wyoming
    1000 E. University Ave
    Laramie, WY 82071-3924
    307-766-2474

  • Tue, 04/06/2010 - 4:00pm

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    Cheyenne, WY 82001
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