In Plain Sight (A Joe Pickett Novel Book 6)

I've read and plan to re-read the entire Joe Pickett series of novels. I'm so happy that I saw Lee Child's praise for C.J. Box, because surprisingly I hadn't heard of him until a little over a month ago when I picked up his latest Joe Pickett novel, a hard-back, "Off the Grid". I'm amazed that he hadn't shown up on my radar years ago, since he writes the kind of novels I love to read, i.e. action/suspense. Best of all, his writing style is crisp, straight-forward and logical; none of that psycho-babble self-analysis stuff, that I find usually breaks the continuity of story flow, while not adding much of value to character development. I urge new readers to start out with his first Joe Pickett novel, and then continue sequentially through all of them before reading "Off the Grid". This is NOT at all necessary to do. But, because of Box's rich development of the entire Pickett Family including his horses and dogs, as well as his vital secondary protagonist Nate Romanowski, plus his consistent carry-over of the life stories of the characters who play the numerous supporting roles used to enrich his stories, reading these books sequentially may also further enrich your appreciation for the strength and proficiency of Mr. Box.. He joins my list of go-to easy to read, creative and prolific authors who spin wonderful tales - Ted Bell, Lee Child, Clive Cussler, Tony Hillerman, James Rollins, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child, Harold Coben, James Patterson, Daniel Silva, etc.

This was only number 6, but I found myself tired of Joe being dissed by virtually everyone; it happens in every book so far in the series. Here he was also badly beaten up and his family was repeatedly terrorized. But just as I was thinking that maybe I'd have to stop reading the series, things began to turn around, and THERE was the page-turner I'd come to know and love! Joe Picket is such a good guy, but he's also smart and tenacious and loyal to a fault. The second half of this novel was terrific and there were a few surprises thrown in, too. I was so into it that, when it was finished, I actually read the preview first few chapters of the next in the series that usually follows most of these stories on Kindle. I NEVER do that, as a rule, because I'd rather start the next one when I'm good and ready, but this time I was really into it and needed to see what was going to happen next. Needless to say, #7, Free Fire, is now on my Kindle. That's not to say that the ending of In Plain Sight was a cliffhanger. No, it was not; all loose ends were tied up and the ending was satisfying, as always. C.J. Box is fast becoming one of my favorites!

The CJ Box series of books are the best books i have read.

The hits just keep on coming in this series. C.J. Box is brilliant in hid story telling and descriptions of nature. This books has twists and turns but Box's brilliant simplicity is what I really enjoy about his writing. He gets to the point but does so in a captivating way. This story has a lot of riveting characters and an ending that you won't see coming but has a lot of layers. I'm ready for the next book. What a read!

This is a strange book, but in a good way. I'm still not sure about Joe Pickett although I seem to like him better with each book. Each book goes back to the previous ones and yet they each stand alone with the stories they tell.

In Plain Sight isn't the best of the first 6 books. Not as much suspense, nor tension. But it's still worth a read.

I have been devouring C.J. Box's "Joe Pickett" novels like crazy! In this particular novel Mr. Box goes for broke in the telling of a story about an old ranching family that established a vast empire consisting of thousands of acres of land in the 1800 hundreds. The story begins unfolding in the present-day generation of three brothers, heirs of this huge empire of wealth, in a pasture and engaged in a deadly fight with each swinging shovels in an angry, violent, family fight. Nothing new to the local ranchers and citizens of Saddlestring, Wyoming. One brother who is the eldest and also an elected official of the state government, is the most dishonest, greediest and conniving of all. After their mother is reported missing by the family a search for her begins. It seems she has disappeared into thin air. Joe Pickett is sent by his new director, Randy Pope, who has a strong build-up of animosity towards Joe to investigate into an alleged tip about Hank, one of the brothers, that his home is full of illegal trophies. The trouble for Joe begins instantly with the uncooperative Sheriff Kyle McLanahan and his dept. A killer comes to Saddlestring to settle old scores which happen to also include Joe and his entire family. He is a man from the past who is ruthless and who instigates himself wherever he can to do his dirty work "in plain sight". He begins by terrorizing Joe's family and also the kidnapping of his two daughters. From here on out this story becomes extremely harrowing when Joe and good friend Nate Romanowski start the search for the girls. It will keep you turning pages and biting fingernails as the two friends commence a journey down a wild river during a terrible flood. This is one of Mr. Box's best novels. His writing is so vivid that you can almost feel the currents of the river carry you along for the ride. I highly recommend this book, however it is not for the faint-hearted. It's quite graphic in the crime category. But buy the book, it's great.

Joe Pickett and his family have an enemy they never even met, but he knows them and he’s out for revenge. To make matters worse Joe has an old nemesis put in charge of being Joe’s supervisor, so absolutely nothing is getting done in Twelve Sleep without a ton of bureaucracy. Opal Scarlett pushed someone using the public waterway across their land just a little too hard and got tossed into the river and her body hasn’t turned up. The worst part about that is that the remaining Scarlett brothers are at each other’s throats and dividing the town’s loyalties. Unfortunately Sheridan’s best friend at the moment happens to be Julie Scarlett and Sheridan has been wanting to have a sleep over, but without Opal there it just makes Joe nervous. The new guy in town is working for the Scarlett’s and seemingly playing them off of each other just like Opal once did, and he’s more dangerous than anyone realizes. Where’s Nate when Joe needs him? This is a five star thriller that I couldn’t put down until I was through.

Ich wurde von diesem Krimi positiv überrascht. Wildhüter stößt in den Rocky Mountains auf einen Mordfall. Das klang für mich zunächst nach Langeweile. Doch weit gefehlt. C. J. Box verstand es neben einer spannenden Kriminalgeschichte mich tatsächlich in die Wildnis der Rocky Mountains zu versetzen, mit Joe Picket einen erfrischend neuen Krimiprotagonisten zu erschaffen und einen sehr guten Spannungsbogen aufzubauen. Ein tolles Debüt, mit einem gänzlich anderen Umfeld und anderem Hauptcharakter als in zahlreichen anderen Debüts. Ich werde das nächste Buch der Serie auf jeden Fall lesen.

Another wonderful tale from a great writer. Based on current and realistic scenarios.

As always once you start a book from the author you will have a hard time stopping as was the case in this book .I will recommend this book to the thriller lovers and the fans of the author .

Absolutely fine book. Great plot. Credible characters. Impossible to stop reading until the last page. Will read the whole series. No doubt.

This is some book. Absolutely riveting. Only now and again do you follow a story with such impact on the lives of its characters. Filled to the brim, page by page, C.J.Box takes the reader on a roller coaster. The final chapter is a steam roller. Great Stuff.