Winterkill (A Joe Pickett Novel)

Many of us have dealt with people climbing the ladder to success and watching them stomp on others on the way up to the top. Joe Pickett is trying to solve a murder of a Forest Service person while Melinda Strickland and others are trying to take short cuts so they can look good. Many twists and turns in order for Joe to get to the truth. Another great read and encouraging that good people keep fighting for the truth.

I enjoyed the scenery of the action. As always the reading is enjoyable. There is a lot of killing in this plot s maybe is not my favorite , but the writing has still good quality.

I jumped into WINTER KILL―book 3 of the Joe Pickett series―without reading the two books that came before it, but there was enough detail and backstory to keep from feeling like I was missing something. The writing grabbed my attention and held it all the way through the book. The characters in the large cast rang true, and the opposing agendas that swirl around events that Joe finds himself in the center of create an atmosphere of potential chaos that is barely contained throughout the story.Joe Picket is one of those men who value family and duty above all else. Staying true to both presents challenges, but he never wavers. There are plenty of conflicts in his line of work, especially with the powers that be. As much as his superiors want to reign him in, he will not sacrifice his integrity or his sense of right and wrong.I will definitely be reading more of this series, and I was thrilled to find out that there is now a Joe Pickett series. Excellent storytelling and excellent characters you want to spend time with!

Well written with realistic detail that produces a vivid setting of being in and around Twelve Sleep National Forest. A gripping story, with true-to-life characters that feels real. It all works amazingly and keeps the reader entertained, enthralled, and feeling like they are right there amongst it all in Saddlestring.

This series just keeps getting better and better. I am so attached to Joe Pickett that I have to force myself to read other things; when I finish one, I often just want to move right into the next. It is, however, annoying that there is always a couple of chapters for the next installment in the series immediately following the book I'm reading on my Kindle. I always skip these because I hate to start something that I'm not going to continue right away. Also, I'd rather the book I'm reading be longer instead of using multiple pages (that I paid for, incidentally!) to show chapters of a book I haven't bought or planned to read yet. Note to Kindle: Don't do that!This outing takes place in Twelve Sleep during a particularly hard Wyoming winter. It reminded me of one of my favorites: Winter Prey, an old Lucas Davenport outing by John Sandford (Aside: you should read it!!), which took place in Wisconsin, I think. Anyway, our hero here, Game Warden Joe Pickett, always too honest for his own good, ends up making a pretty good friend this time, which I really liked. There are references to Waco and other Federal screw-ups, which made the issues this time feel even more real. The enemies, however, are plentiful and very evil. The local politics in this series is true to life, hateful, and so depressing. A tragedy at the end had me in horrified tears. C.J. Box pulls no punches. I can't stop thinking about it! Again, if you decide to read this series, be sure to start with #1, Open Season.

A hard look at some difficult topics. An interesting twist to the normal Joe Pickett story line. A very fast paced action drama.

Another great story by CJ Box concerning Joe Pickett and his family and the other characters. As I’ve said before, who knew that a game warden’s life was so exciting. Toward the end, including today, I just couldn’t stop reading. Well, now I have to get back to work!

Joe Pickett and his family are confronted by the threat of the return of foster daughter April’s biological mother to Saddlespring. Initially uncertain of what she wants and hoping she doesn’t want to reclaim the daughter she abandoned 5 years earlier, they soon learn their worst fears are realized. Meanwhile, a hateful US Forest Service official has arrived in town to investigate the death of another Forest Service employee but she seems more intent on blaming a group of antigovernment families who has also arrived in town than conducting an effective investigation. It turns out that, by coincidence, April’s mother has been traveling with the antigovernment families which is how she arrived back in Saddlespring. One terrible unforeseen consequence follows another but Joe found an unexpected ally in a local falconer who was briefly a suspect in the first murder case. The complex tale has many twists and turns that will keep you up. Without revealing any spoilers, let me just say this is entry in the Joe Pickett series is highly recommended.