Cold Wind, C. J. Box
Cold Wind, C. J. Box
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Cold Wind

Author: C. J. Box

Narrator: David Chandler

Unabridged: 11 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/22/2011

Synopsis

Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, Gumshoe, and Barry Award winner C. J. Box's novels featuring game warden Joe Pickett are full of breathtaking thrills. Cold Wind, the 11th tale in the series, finds Pickett's mother-in-law suspected of murdering her husband. Pickett cannot stand the woman, and all the evidence is pointing straight toward her. Caught up in an investigation that is already personal, Pickett tries his best to keep things from getting too messy.

About C. J. Box

Charles James (C. J.) Box Jr. is an American author who has published twenty-one novels. His very popular Joe Pickett series, as well as other works have been translated into many languages, selling millions of copies. Twenty-four of his novels have made the New York Times #1 Best Seller List. Box has received numerous awards, with one very interesting one from the National Cowboy Museum in 2016 for the Western Heritage Award.

Box uses his roots in Casper, Wyoming to give authenticity to his novels. He graduated from the University of Denver in Mass Communications. He has had various jobs: ranch hand, surveyor, fishing guide, newspaper reporter, editor, owner of an international tourism marketing business. He has had an illustrious career as an author, with some of his novels being adapted for film.

Box resides with his wife and business partner, Laurie on a ranch in Wyoming. They have three daughters and one grandchild.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jacqie on March 08, 2011

Can't say enough good things about C.J. Box! I've gotten to meet him a couple of times and have been so impressed by how gracious and generous he is with his time to all his fans. Cold Wind's issue (there is one in every book) is wind power, government subsidies, and "skimming". If you are disillusi......more

Goodreads review by Patricia on March 22, 2025

This is one of my favorite series. I read the books and watch the series on TV. I always enjoy Joe Pickett and his job with the wildlife department in his state. This book was a little different because it had a lot of history about wind turbines, at least the first 25 pages was about wind turbines.......more

Goodreads review by Mark on March 19, 2023

I love the Joe Pickett series...I'm reading them as fast as they become available...this one deals with his mother-in-law being accused of murdering her 5th husband, as well as a political commentary on encroaching government power and alternative energy development...Box is also spot on of the deve......more

Goodreads review by Scott on August 28, 2024

Since I started reading the Joe Pickett series, I have tended to read them in groups of two (example #1 and #2, #3 and #4, etc.), while reading other books in between each set of two so that I could enjoy and savor this series. The reason for this approach is it usually only takes a couple of days t......more

Goodreads review by William on December 25, 2020

Not quite a four for me, but the series still very entertaining. Pros: discusses the political myth that fossil fuels can totally be replaced Things don't entirely go Missy's way Con: Evil Missy survives physically and economically......more

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