Title: Back of Beyond Pdf A Novel (Highway Quartet)
Praise for Back of Beyond:"One of the most suspenseful wilderness thrillers since Deliverance. And Box's characters are so real that you want to reach out and shake their hands or flee from them as fast as you can." ―Associated Press "Terrifically entertaining stuff that comes together with a bang in the end." ―Kirkus Reviews"Timeless, gripping. It resembles and Agatha Christie whodunnit but with horses, bears, wolves and hunting rifles." ―Publishers Weekly"A perfect introduction to the novels of C.J. Box." ―Booklist"If Box isn't already on your list, put him there." ―USA Today"One of the best mysteries of 2011." ―Seattle TimesC.J. BOX is the bestselling author of Badlands, The Highway, and more than twenty other novels, including the award-winning Joe Pickett series. Blue Heaven won the Edgar Award for Best Novel in 2009, and Box has won the Anthony Award, the Macavity Award, the Barry Award (twice), the Western Heritage Award for Literature, and the Spur Award. Box’s work has been translated into twenty-seven languages. He splits his time between Cheyenne and his ranch in Wyoming.
Edgar Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box delivers a thriller about a troubled cop trying to save his son from a killer in Yellowstone, now reissued with additional bonus content including an introduction from the author.
Cody Hoyt, while a brilliant cop, is an alcoholic struggling with two months of sobriety when his mentor and AA sponsor Hank Winters is found burned to death in a remote mountain cabin. At first it looks like the suicide of a man who's fallen off the wagon, but Cody knows Hank better than that. Sober for fourteen years, Hank took pride in his hard-won sobriety and never hesitated to drop whatever he was doing to talk Cody off a ledge. When Cody takes a closer look at the scene of his friend's death, it becomes apparent that foul play is at hand. After years of bad behavior with his department, he's in no position to be investigating a homicide, but this man was a friend and Cody's determined to find his killer.
When clues found at the scene link the murderer to an outfitter leading tourists on a multi-day wilderness horseback trip into the remote corners of Yellowstone National Park--a pack trip that includes his son Justin--Cody is desperate to get on their trail and stop the killer before the group heads into the wild. Among the tourists is fourteen-year-old Gracie Sullivan, an awkward but intelligent loner who begins to suspect that someone in their party is dangerous.
In a fatal cat and mouse game, where it becomes apparent the murderer is somehow aware of Cody's every move, Cody treks into the wilderness to stop a killer hell bent on ruining the only thing in his life he cares about.
Back of Beyond is a Kirkus Reviews Best of 2011 Mysteries title.
Praise for Back of Beyond:
"One of the most suspenseful wilderness thrillers since Deliverance. And Box's characters are so real that you want to reach out and shake their hands or flee from them as fast as you can." ―Associated Press
"Terrifically entertaining stuff that comes together with a bang in the end." ―Kirkus Reviews
"Timeless, gripping. It resembles and Agatha Christie whodunnit but with horses, bears, wolves and hunting rifles." ―Publishers Weekly
"A perfect introduction to the novels of C.J. Box." ―Booklist
"If Box isn't already on your list, put him there." ―USA Today
"One of the best mysteries of 2011." ―Seattle Times
Entertaining Box writes entertaining who-dun-nits, with nice descriptions of the scenic beauty of the rural rocky mountain west. Good for chilling out on an evening or lazy weekend. Many of his characters are tropes of the western US. The thing I don't like about Box's books is that he seems to be an apologist (or shill) for the west's Dick Cheneys and other "rugged anti-big government individualists" (ranchers, miners, oilmen, land developers, outfitters)--all of whom have been sucking at the government's tits since the 19th century. These people, and Box (whose main characters are inevitably government employees - cops, rangers), are among America's biggest hypocrites.Not Your Typical Box Novel Cody Hoyt is a lapsed alcoholic, divorced, and a police detective who just doesn't seem to care about much any more. At least until his son goes on a wilderness trip with his soon-to-be step-father. During a murder investigation, Hoyt discovers links to other murders, and somehow figures out that the murderer may be on the same wilderness trip as his son. Despite having zero experience in the wild, he convinces a retired tour guide to help him find his son and maybe catch a killer.I love Box's Joe Picket series and picked this up expecting something different yet similar. It isn't. Cody Hoyt is just not a likeable character (which is generally OK), and it's difficult to invest yourself in him. The situations seem contrived or convenient throughout the book. I did finish the book, but the last half was a struggle, and I finished it only because I thought Box would somehow bring the story together better than he did.Not recommended, but I'm looking forward to the next Pickett novel.5+ Stars Compelling 5+ Stars Compelling. CJ Box is a must read, must buy author. His new series with character Cody Hoyt is a page-turner. Easy to follow stand-alone with no graphic violence or drag-you-down drama.Interesting storyline with realistic setting, actions and reactions.Believable characters with distinct personalities. Informative, thought-provoking and occasionally snarky dialogue.'They said you were crazy, violent, and unpredictable. They said you were a loose cannon and you were all over the place like a fart on a hot skillet. But they also said you were a f'ing fantastic cop and you went at every case like a bulldog on steroids who wouldn’t let go''The long flashlights had been banned from most police departments, which Cody saw as a further sign of official wimpification.''Because if there was a body and it belonged to whom he thought and if the evidence pointed to a homicide, he’d personally go after who did it like a rabid dog until he took that person down. And he wasn’t thinking Deer Lodge, Montana, where the state penitentiary was located. He was thinking Dirt Nap, Montana. Which was just about anywhere he wanted it to be.'I will re-read this story and look forward to more in this series.
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