Paradise Valley: A Cassie Dewell Novel [Paperback]

C. J. Box's fourth novel featuring Cassie Dewell, the inspiration for the hit TV showBig SkyonABC, comes to trade paperback.

Excellent...Box keepsParadise Valleytaut, with twists that are as suspenseful as they are believable. The Washington Post

She almost caught him once. Now hes back.

For three years, investigator Cassie Dewell has been on a hunt for a serial killer known as the Lizard King, whose hunting grounds are the highways and truck stops where runaways and prostitutes are most likely to vanish. Cassie almost caught him... once.

Working for the Bakken County, North Dakota, sheriffs department, Cassie has set what she believes is the perfect trap, luring him and his truck to a depot. But the plan goes horribly wrong, and the blame falls on Cassie. Disgraced, she loses her job and an inquiry into her role in the debacle is put into motion.

At the same time, Kyle Westergaard, a troubled kid whom Cassie has taken under her wing, has disappeared after telling people that hes going off on a long-planned adventure. Kyles grandmother begs Cassie to find him and, with nothing else to do, Cassie agreesall the while hunting the Lizard King.

Now Cassie is a lone wolf. And in the same way that two streams converge into a river, Kyles disappearance may have a more sinister meaning than anyone realizes. With no allies, no support, and only her own wits to rely on, Cassie must take down a killer who is as ruthless as he is cunning. But can she do it alone, without losing her own humanity or her own life?

Box's fourth novel featuring Cassie Dewell, the inspiration for the hit TV showBig SkyonABC, comes to trade paperback.C.J. BOX is the author of 30 novels, including the Joe Pickett and Cassie Dewell series, and a story collection; his books have won awards including the Edgar, Anthony, and Barry, and have been translated into 27 languages. A Wyoming native, BoxlS'