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ISBN: | 0399176624 (ISBN13: 9780399176623) |
Series: | Joe Pickett #18 |
Setting: | Wyoming(United States) |
C.J. Box
Hardcover | Pages: 388 pages Rating: 4.21 | 10134 Users | 988 Reviews
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Title | : | The Disappeared (Joe Pickett #18) |
Author | : | C.J. Box |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 388 pages |
Published | : | March 27th 2018 by G.P. Putnam's Sons (first published March 20th 2018) |
Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Thriller. Crime |
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Wyoming's new governor isn't sure what to make of Joe Pickett, but he has a job for him that is extremely delicate. A prominent female British executive never came home from the high-end guest ranch she was visiting, and the British Embassy is pressing hard. Pickett knows that happens sometimes--these ranches are stocked with handsome young cowboys, and "ranch romances" aren't uncommon. But no sign of her months after she vanished? That suggests something else.At the same time, his friend Nate Romanowski has asked Joe to intervene with the feds on behalf of falconers who can no longer hunt with eagles even though their permits are in order. Who is blocking the falconers and why? The more he investigates both cases, the more someone wants him to go away. Is it because of the missing woman or because he's become Nate's advocate? Or are they somehow connected? The answers, when they come, will be even worse than he'd imagined.
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Ratings: 4.21 From 10134 Users | 988 ReviewsCommentary Containing Books The Disappeared (Joe Pickett #18)
Having read most books by CJ Box, I can't really get my head around the Grand Canyon size literary gap between his absolutely riveting 4 book "Highway Quartet" and the evolution of the Joe Picket series. I like Joe, Nate and Joe's family but the slow pace and Southern Wyoming winter atmospherics thinned the action of the plot. Very disappointing.I was afraid this was going to turn out to be another of those serial killer stories that I seem to be getting lately and Im so glad it didnt. Ostensibly the case concerns the disappearance of a British woman vacationing at posh resort. But that becomes less important than other considerations. Along the way we learn a lot about wind farms and golden eagles, proving once again that when it comes to the environment, nothing is black and white. Green energy sounds great, but isnt there a problem
CJ Box is probably my #1 favorite author. I have loved every single one of his books and as soon as they come out, I read them immediately. And too fast."The Disappeared" is no different. The continued story of WY Game Warden Joe Pickett and his family and, of course, Nate Romanowski, is still as interesting, funny, and heartwarming as the very first one in the series. I hope Mr. Box is around for a very long time and continues this beloved Pickett saga.Just wish he wrote a little bit faster . .
Ahh. Getting to read a new book about Joe Pickett and his family is like visiting with favorite old friends. (And we mustn't forget Nate!) It's been an interesting journey seeing Sheridan grow up from a 7-year old to a young woman of 23, who reminds me so much of her dad. I highly recommend this series!!!
Joe Pickett gets tabbed to investigate the disappearance of British female executives from a dude ranch and the deaths of bald and golden eagles. Of course, he's hamstrung by government authorities above the local level, and victimized by his mother-in-law's nastiest trick yet. His friend, Nate Romanowski the falconer with a Wyoming Express hand cannon in a shoulder rig helps. But you just know beneath his stumbling appearance, Joe is ahead of the game.Despite uncharacteristic plot weaknesses -
One of the worst endings that I've ever had the displeasure of reading. Separate plots coming to a head at the end but only one gets a half-hearted attempt in the ending, leaving the others open. While I'm ok with an author leaving things open for the reader's imagination, there is an obvious lack of information given to the reader to allow for that. In other words, you can read enough to know the plot and put this one down; reading to the end might be an exercise in frustration for some.
#18 in the Joe Pickett series. Author Box has served up an above average entry in this 2018 addition to the WY game warden series. Joe is his usual dependable, hard working character and this time out has substantial help from daughter Sheridan and friend Nate Romanowski, and interesting new characters Bartender Kim Miler and lumber mill owner Jeb Pryor. I don't know that author Box had Donald Trump in mind when writing about new Governor Colter Allen, but I couldn't get Trump out of my mind
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