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Cold Wind (A Joe Pickett Novel) Hardcover – March 22, 2011

by C. J. Box (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 9,800 ratings
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Read an Essay from C.J. Box on Cold Wind.The extraordinary new Joe Pickett novel from the Edgar Award-winning author.

Nowhere to Run was "wonderful" (The Denver Post), "terrific" (Chicago Tribune), and "outstanding" (Publishers Weekly). The new novel from C. J. Box is all that, and more.

When Earl Alden is found dead, dangling from a wind turbine, it's his wife, Missy, who is arrested. Unfortunately for Joe Pickett, Missy is his mother-in- law, a woman he dislikes heartily, and now he doesn't know what to do-especially when the early signs point to her being guilty as sin.

But then things happen to make Joe wonder: Is Earl's death what it appears to be? Is Missy being set up? He has the county DA and sheriff on one side, his wife on the other, his estranged friend Nate on a lethal mission of his own, and some powerful interests breathing down his neck. Whichever way this goes . . . it's not going to be good.
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  1. Book 11 of 24
    Joe Pickett
  2. Print length
    400 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    G.P. Putnam's Sons
  5. Publication date
    March 22, 2011
  6. Dimensions
    7 x 1.5 x 10 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0399157352
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0399157356
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Starred Review. Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett must try to prove that his despised mother-in-law, Missy Alden, isn't guilty of murdering Earl Alden, her fifth husband, in Box's searing 11th Joe Pickett novel (after Nowhere to Run). Pickett's gruesome discovery of Alden's body is followed almost immediately by the stage-managed arrest of Missy by Sheriff Kyle McLanahan. Both Missy and Earl have done plenty to earn the enmity of their neighbors, so Missy's arrest benefits McLanahan's bid for re-election, but Pickett is surprised to find county attorney Lisa Rich already convinced the case is solid. Pickett could use the help of his friend Nate Romanowski, but they are on the outs. Meanwhile, Romanowski, hunted by the widow of a man he killed, finds his withdrawal from the world has endangered others. Box parlays a heady mix of Wyoming politics and the advent of wind power into a deadly brew. This engaging series just keeps getting better with each new entry. Author tour. (Mar.)
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When Joe Pickett�s mother-in-law is accused of murdering her latest husband, there�s a part of him that can�t believe his good luck: the social-climbing harpy has had it in for him ever since he married his beloved Marybeth. Unfortunately, it�s hard for him to believe she�s guilty. Could a petite woman in her midsixties really hoist a body to the top of a wind turbine and chain it to the spinning blade? What�s her motive, anyway? Reluctantly, the dogged Wyoming game warden begins his own investigation, one that seems to ruffle the feathers of just about everybody involved. The eleventh installment in Box�s superlative series returns Pickett to his old stomping grounds, Twelve Sleep County, and spins a complicated mystery that entangles familiar series characters in new and surprising ways. Despite Joe�s guess that �things are going to get real Western,� they end with a courtroom surprise (�like fuckin� Perry Mason!� as one old-timer observes). But a closing scene promises plenty of action in the next book, featuring fan favorite Nate Romanowski. Box�s many fans won�t be disappointed. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: The 75,000-copy first printing may or may not cover all the devoted fans of Box�s long-running series. --Keir Graff

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ G.P. Putnam's Sons; 1st edition (March 22, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0399157352
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0399157356
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.35 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 1.5 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 9,800 ratings

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C. J. Box is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over twenty-two novels including the Joe Pickett series. He won the Edgar Alan Poe Award for Best Novel (Blue Heaven, 2009) as well as the Anthony Award, Prix Calibre 38 (France), the Macavity Award, the Gumshoe Award, the Barry Award (twice), the Western Heritage Award for Literature, and 2017 Spur Award for Best Contemporary Western. The novels have been translated into 27 languages. Open Season, Blue Heaven, Nowhere To Run, and The Highway have been optioned for film and television. Millions of copies of his novels have been sold in the U.S. alone.

Box is a Wyoming native and has worked as a ranch hand, surveyor, fishing guide, a small town newspaper reporter and editor, and he owned an international tourism marketing firm with his wife Laurie. In 2008, Box was awarded the "BIG WYO" Award from the state tourism industry. An avid outdoorsman, Box has hunted, fished, hiked, ridden, and skied throughout Wyoming and the Mountain West. He served on the Board of Directors for the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo and is currently serving on the Wyoming Tourism Board. He lives in Wyoming.

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Eager Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Ripped from the headlines!
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2023
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Joe discovers his current father-in-law, Earl—his mother-in-law Missy’s fifth husband—hoisted up to the top of a wind turbine on the new wind farm his was building on the local ridges. Joe is appalled and even more astonished when Missy is arrested for the murder. Joe reluctantly agrees to find what enemies Earl had who might have killed him. In conducting his investigation, he learns more than he ever imagined about the wind energy business and how unscrupulous people like Earl can make huge amounts of money without providing the services they promised. A fascinating and educational read and highly recommended.
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Jennifer Trinkley
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read like all of the books beforeit
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2024
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I would rrco!end this series of books toanyone who is looking for adventure and enjoy the outdoors and the people who protect our wildlife and the people who don't follow the will be brought to their punishment by lawerforcement
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Lisa S.
4.0 out of 5 stars Cold Winds
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2023
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Great read! Exciting an adventurous.
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LynnS77
5.0 out of 5 stars Tangled Webs
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2024
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This was one of the most difficult of the Joe Pickett books to review, not because it wasn’t good as all C. J. Box books but it was really convoluted. Nate and Joe did not work together in this story, because they had a falling out in the last one and they both have different missions a going.
Marybeth’s mother Missy has been accused of killing her current husband and leaving the body in the most grotesque way to be found. It looks like a slam dunk, but Joe will always go the extra mile for his wife, even if it’s to get Missy out of trouble.

Nate has had people looking for him for quite some time, and it looks like he has been found.

Just like all the Joe Pickett books I learned things that I found interesting, some things we might rather not know, but all these books are hard hitting and hold your attention beginning to end. Another winner for C. J. Box.
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Steve
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2024
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couldn't put it down
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J Grant
5.0 out of 5 stars Did it again!
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2024
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Kept me on my toes wondering what would happen next! I can't wait to read # 12!!!!!!!! Loved it! Thanks for the good read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good book!
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2024
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If you like Joe Pickett this is a good one! Kept me working and trying to figure it all out. Now I’m going to have to read the next book in the series.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A real Who done it
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2024
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Now this was a exciting read! It keeps you thinking about what's going to happen next.
This one you don't hat to put it down.
You'll never guess till the end.
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Mr. B. Wiley
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Read from Start to Finish
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 13, 2024
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The Best of the Joe Pickettt Books so far. I am reading the whole Series in chronological order and will be starting the next book today.
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James S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Good writer, good story
Reviewed in Canada on January 29, 2021
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like the game warden, backcountry adventures.
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Kara Denahan
5.0 out of 5 stars Cold Wind
Reviewed in Spain on July 31, 2020
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Another immensely satisfying Joe Pickett novel from CJ Box. The cast of characters becomes more familiar and compelling with each book in the series. The mystery unfolds in the setting of the striking landscape of Wyoming, and in the context of the polarities between law-abiding citizens and those who are considered outlaws, environmentalists vs. ranchers/hunters (non-locals vs. locals), and transparency vs. secrecy.
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Mme Hustwayte
5.0 out of 5 stars Cold indeed!
Reviewed in France on May 24, 2018
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Grand basic storyline and exciting in places as always but I could have done with the pages and pages describing the wind fraud and skimming and all that stuff! Boring was not a strong enough word! The rest was up to the standard expected of Mr Box though.
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Peter Templar
5.0 out of 5 stars High intrigue
Reviewed in Australia on December 29, 2022
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This story has more twists than a Montana prairie rattlesnake. You won't guess where this is going. But it will cast doubts on where wind power is headed.
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