Winterkill [Paperback]

Joe Pickett’s pursuit of a killer through the rugged mountains of Wyoming takes a horrifying turn when his beloved foster daughter is kidnapped in this thriller in the #1New York Timesbestselling series.

It's an hour away from darkness, a bitter winter storm is raging, and Joe Pickett is deep in the forest edging Battle Mountain, shotgun in his left hand, his truck's detached steering wheel handcuffed to his right—and Lamar Gardiner's arrow-riddled corpse splayed against the tree in front of him. Lamar's murder and the sudden onslaught of the snowstorm warn: Get off the mountain. But Joe knows this episode is far from over. And when his own daughter gets caught up in his hunt for the killer, Joe will stop at nothing to get her back...Praise forWinterkill

“Winterkillproves that Box...is one of the best new voices in the mystery game. [It's] a full-fledged thriller, Wyoming style.”—Rocky Mountain News

“Exquisite descriptions...[Box's] story moves smoothly and suspensefully to the showdown.”—The Washington Post

“The writing is strong, the scenery vivid, and the characters complex.”—Houston Chronicle

“Pickett remains an utterly sympathetic, Gary Cooper-ish hero....A superb mystery series with an urgent message for troubled times.”—Booklist(starred review)

“Box's characters shine as brightly as the environment. Joe is a hero, but he is also quite human....A nice contemporary spin on the old-fashioned western.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer

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“One of today’s solid-gold, A-list, must-read writers.”—Lee Child

“Picking up a new C. J. Box thriller is like spending quality time with family you love and have missed...It’s a rare thriller series l3*