The readership for C.J. Box’s books seems to grow
exponentially upon the publication of each new title. Box has found
an interesting niche, writing modern Western thrillers that in
effect have relaunched the genre. His primary protagonist, Joe
Pickett, is a good man for whom things more often than not go
wrong, not so much because of bad choices but more as the result of
the draw breaking badly.
One of the greatest tragedies of Pickett’s life took place
at the conclusion of WINTERFALL when April, his foster daughter,
was killed in