A thrilling tale of suspense, vengeance, and murder, featuring Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett. This one will break C. J. Box out to a larger audience.
J. W. Keeley is a man with a score to settle. He blames one man for the death of his brother: Joe Pickett. And now J. W. is going to make him suffer. Spring has finally come to Saddlestring, Wyoming, and game warden Joe Pickett is relieved the long, harsh winter is finally over. However, a cloud of trouble threatens to spoil the milder weather-local ranch owner and matriarch Opal Scarlett has vanished under suspicious circumstances. Two of her sons, Hank and Arlen, are battling for control of their mother's multi-million-dollar empire, and their bitter fight threatens to tear the whole town apart.
Everyone is so caught up in the brothers' battle that they seem to have forgotten that Opal is still missing. Joe is convinced, though, that one of the brothers killed their mother.
Determined to uncover the truth, he is attacked and nearly beaten to death by Hank Scarlett's new right-hand man on the ranch-a recently arrived stranger who looks eerily familiar.
A series of threatening messages and attempts to sabotage Joe's career follow. At first, he thinks the attacks are connected with his investigation of Opal's disappearance, but he soon learns that someone else is after him-someone with a very personal grudge who wants to make Joe pay . . . and pay dearly. Compelling and suspenseful, In Plain Sight is a crackling novel from one of today's best mystery writers.
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Product Details
Author:
C. J. Box
Hardcover:
320 pages
Publisher:
Putnam Adult
Publication Date:
May 04, 2006
Language:
English
ISBN:
0399153608
Package Length:
9.1 inches
Package Width:
6.3 inches
Package Height:
1.3 inches
Package Weight:
0.65 pounds
Average Customer Rating:
based on 21 reviews
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0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Again, One Of His Better Books Dec 28, 2008 I have had his book for a while and started his book just before Christmas because I did wait for the books to me the same author is a good author.
In Plain Sight Oct 01, 2008 This is the first book I have read by C. J. Box and it won't be the last. In plain sight caught my eye at a book store and glad that it did. C. J. Box is now one of my favorite authors. The story is one that you have to find out the end. There is an interesting cast of characters in this story. Looking forward to reading his other books to see what happens with Joe Pickett.
Another successful action story in the Joe Pickett series Jul 18, 2008 In this installment of the Joe Pickett mystery series, as in several others, the story gets personal. Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett and those he loves are among the targets, and there's a significant body count. As is always true in Box's books, children and animals are not safe from violence; if that bothers you, don't read it.
The novel has a very strong sense of place, a small town in Wyoming at the base of the Bighorn Mountains. Details such as the Stockman's bar and the Burg-O-Pardner restaurant feel right. Local politics and bad blood play a role in the plot. Box also populates the story with an interesting set of supporting characters, including the local sheriff, Joe Pickett's boss, Joe's friend Nate, and others.
I've tried to avoid spoilers other than those on the book jacket, but I will say that the plot won't make sense unless you've read the previous books in the series.
Overall, this is a good book in the series but not Box's best. Some plot elements are retreads from previous books while other reused themes are intended as jokes. Box keeps the action moving along quickly, and this is a fast read.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Plain but not Simple Mar 22, 2008 What a good writer C.J. Box is! His "hero" is understated and Box never loses sight of that.The characters are strong,his family is a myriad of quirks and they come along from book to book or stand by themselves.
It's always a good read!
AMBarker
Another winner in the Picket series! Dec 18, 2007 I try to write a review without any chance of a spoiler, so all I'll say is that this latest in the Joe Pickett series continues along the same vein as the earlier books in the series, although slightly darker. C.J. Box's writing style continues to get better with each new novel so if you like the other Pickett novels you'll like this one too.
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based on 21 reviews
Again, One Of His Better Books Dec 28, 2008
In Plain Sight Oct 01, 2008
