"...spectacular...won't disappoint those with a penchant for thrills mired in deeper matters of conscience."

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We've all come across them, in the headlines or in person: activists whose passion for a cause borders on obsession. In Below Zero, C.J.Box's new thriller in the popular Joe Pickett series, the author ventures into the provocative territory of activism gone awry.

When a large man bearing a warm and reassuring disposition lumbers into a couple's RV, little do they suspect he's being goaded on by his overzealous, environmentalist son to correct his carbon footprint. Together, father and son veer from Chicago's seamy underbelly to the lofty hills of South Dakota in a desperate bid to right the man's past wrongs. The pair attracts the attention of game warden Joe Pickett when they pick up some precious cargo along the way-an adolescent girl who holds the key to redemption for both Pickett and the man he's pursuing. Each is plagued by past inaction and eager for a second chance at winning a daughter's trust.

And just as he presents us with fatherly affection through varying lenses, so Box tackles the many faces of environmentalism, from the fanatical to the more rudimentary act of living lightly on the Earth. Pickett's outlaw accomplice, living on the fringe of society, serves as an adherent of the latter approach, chewing over contentious approaches to dealing with global warming in his secluded enclave and emerging with the notion that "the problem is the issue has moved from science into religion with true believers on both sides." From a car chase in Wyoming's spectacular Pumpkin Buttes to a standoff in a coal-fired power plant, Box's new novel won't disappoint those with a penchant for thrills mired in deeper matters of conscience. Box will be reading from his new book at Mystery One on June 24 at 7 p.m.
- By Aisha Motlani
http://www.expressmilwaukee.com/article-6903-cj-boxrss-hot-new-thriller-...

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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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  • Sat, 03/13/2010 - 12:00pm

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    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.

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