A Joe Pickett novel from #1 New York Times-bestselling author C.J. Box.
Everything about the man is a mystery: the massive ranch in the remote Black Hills of Wyoming that nobody ever visits, the women who live with him, the secret philanthropies, the private airstrip, the sudden disappearances. And especially the persistent rumors that the man’s wealth comes from killing people.
Joe Pickett, still officially a game warden but now mostly a troubleshooter for the governor, is assigned to find out what the truth is, but he discovers a lot more than he’d bargained for. There are two other men living up at that ranch. One is a stone-cold killer who takes an instant dislike to Joe. The other is new—but Joe knows him all too well. The first man doesn’t frighten Joe. The second is another story entirely.
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The reviews are in...
"Stunning...the equal of anything penned by that other master of nature writing, James Lee Burke."
-Irish Independent
"a series high...Box is an Elmore Leonard, albeit an Elmore Leonard cut from a slightly different cloth"
-Bookmunch (UK)
"...a suspenseful, action-filled ride."
-The Denver Post
"Grade: A...Another superlative outing..."
-Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Box weaves vivid descriptions of Wyoming’s landscape and the personal drama of Pickett’s family into a blistering page-turner."
-Arizona Republic
"VERDICT: With each book, Box just gets better."
-Library Journal
"Grade A: Box gets everything right: believably real characters, a vivid setting, clear prose and ratcheting tension."
-Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Vivid...an accessible, quick and fun read"
-Associated Press
"...a welcome return to the thing Box does best...maximum suspense"
-Booklist
"[Joe Pickett is] a righteous man in ambiguous times. I can’t wait for the next installment"
-Bookreporter.com
"...non-stop action with captivating characters...thought provoking, suspenseful, and compelling."
-Military Times and Blackfive.net
"...another dandy tale — with an even dandier surprise ending."
-St. Louis Post-Dispatch
STONE COLD is "Exhilarating"
-Publishers Weekly