Local authorities are quick to label a rash of animal mutilations the work of a grizzly bear, but Joe Pickett suspects that something far more sinister is afoot. And when the bodies of two men are found disfigured in the same way, his worst fears are confirmed: a modern-day Jack the Ripper is on the loose--and the killings have just begun.
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Product Details
Author:
C. J. Box
Paperback:
352 pages
Publisher:
Berkley
Publication Date:
April 05, 2005
Language:
English
ISBN:
0425202933
Package Length:
6.7 inches
Package Width:
4.2 inches
Package Height:
1.1 inches
Package Weight:
0.35 pounds
Average Customer Rating:
based on 19 reviews
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Great Author Dec 28, 2008 It is so nice to find a good author with all his books. Wilbur Smith, Nelson DeMille, Paul McElroy has many good books and C. J. Box is a good author.
Exciting page turner, dumb ending Sep 26, 2007 This was my first Joe Pickett book. I found a lot of things to like about this book. The detailed, you-are-there veracity of the setting reminded me of the best of Tony Hillerman. I also loved the characters. Joe Pickett and his family seemed so real I felt I could reach out and touch them.
The central mystery here has to do with cattle mutilations which horrifically make their way to humans. While the subject was gruesome, C.J. Box structured the mystery in an exciting way that kept me turning the pages. I did solve the mystery before Joe did, which disappointed me a little. It's not something I try to do when I read a mystery, and I like to be surprised.
The resolution of this story was also very disappointing and felt rushed and ill-considered. While the identities of the killer(s) were telegraphed well before the ending, the solution was laden with loose ends, which were then explained by a combination of supernatural phenomena, New Age mysticism, and a dollop of corny old "Tales of the Unexpected" melodrama.
This wasn't at all what I had expected from the wry, realistic, and interesting first half of the book. From reading the reviews here, I think I will give C.J. Box and Joe Pickett another chance. It appears that "Trophy Hunt" was a misfire, but there are better books in which to follow more adventures of Joe Pickett, his families, and life on the Wyoming range.
A Little Too Dry Jul 31, 2007 I won't review the plot here or try to capture it's essence. But I will mention a point I don't see touched on in the reviews that preceded this -- and that's how Pickett, in this story, seems like a ball bouncing around a pinball machine. He doesn't really seem to take control of the investigation. Yes, he's only on a task force and yes, he has "issues" with some of the other task force members -- but he never seems that concerned about the whole situation until things start really getting out of control at the end. The scene where he confronts a man who he thinks might be behind the weirdness is very touching and shows Pickett's terrific humanity but once the end came rolling around I felt a bit cheated. In the end, I wanted more effort and passion and outrage. This left me feeling just a bit dry ... not CJ's best. Readers who enjoy CJ Box, however, might also enjoy an outdoor adventure in a neighboring state: Antler Dust
From reading Trophy Hunt Mar 09, 2007 C.J. Box has again delivered an attention getting story with enough convoulution to make it extremely interesting and keep one's attention.
Not up to the first 3 Mar 19, 2006 I agree with the previous reviewers. I have really enjoyed the first 3 books in the series, but this one veers off the tracks after the first half. I really had to slog through to finish it, as things kept getting either more absurd or more inexplicable. It's ok to have some mystery in a mystery, but some of the mysteries in this book (e.g. what causes the feelings of uneasiness in Joe and his daughters when they find the mutilated moose, why did Deena send Joe pornographic pictures of herself-and who took them, what was the sheriff's connection to the bad guys?) seem central to the story and are never picked up on at the end to at least offer some hint of the answers. I'm not giving up on Joe Pickett, but he needs a strong comeback next time around.
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based on 19 reviews
Exciting page turner, dumb ending Sep 26, 2007
From reading Trophy Hunt Mar 09, 2007
