"...Joe Pickett...the marvelous series by C.J. Box..."

Philip Kerr's Bertie Gunther, Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch, Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallender and Dennis Lehane's Patrick Kenzie are all terrific, but the roll call of top-flight fictional crime-solvers seems to get longer by the billable hour. Here are even more dynamic detectives and the writers who created them...

...Joe Pickett. Forget those city slickers in their fancy shoes who run around solving crimes in alleys and high-rises. Pickett is a workaholic Wyoming game warden in the marvelous series by C.J. Box, one that features wide-open spaces and lots of outdoor action. "Cold Wind"(Putnam) was published in March.

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