Free Fire

by Box, C.J. | Thriller / suspense
Published 01/08/2024 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book) in the United Kingdom as part of the Joe Pickett series
Paperback | 432 pages
198 x 130 x 25mm | 296g

A thrilling read set in the American West from New York Times bestseller C.J. Box, award-winning author of the Joe Pickett and Cassie Dewell series, now adapted into the hit TV shows Joe Pickett and Big Sky.

JOE PICKETT IS MADE AN OFFER HE JUST CAN’T REFUSE...

Joe Pickett, fired from his job as a Wyoming game warden, receives an unexpected visit from Governor Rulon. The wily governor has a special request, one Joe knows he can’t refuse.

Lawyer Clay McCann slaughtered four campers in a far-off corner of Yellowstone, then immediately turned himself in. Yet as the crimes were committed on a sliver of land with overlapping jurisdictions, the so-called free-fire zone, nobody can try the worst mass murderer in Wyoming history for his crime.

Rulon, aware of the public outrage, will reinstate Joe as a game warden if he’ll investigate. Joe, happy to get his badge back even under these circumstances, agrees. With McCann deeply involved with unusually dangerous illegal activity, the key to the murders may be hidden in the rugged terrain of Yellowstone itself.

Reviews for Free Fire 'Absorbing... his best yet.' Publishers Weekly'The setting, action, new characters and old favourites join together to enrich this compelling tale.' Denver Post'Delivers like a well-oiled rifle taking down its trophy elk at three hundred yards.' Madison County Herald'A splendid thriller, deftly plotted and skillfully executed.' San Diego Union-Tribune