I just finished reading Open Season, the very first Joe Pickett Wyoming based mystery novel, a series written by C J Box. It was nominated for an Edgar award, and in my opinion deserved to win. It is a great, fast paced adventure that is hard to put down. The book centers around the murder of three local hunting guides, and Game Warden Pickett's determination to continue investigating even after a suspect has been found. Pickett's daughter Sheridan winds up in grave danger in this book. And just by coincidence, I am about to start reading an advance copy of Box's new book Off the Grid, which according to the blurb on back also has a plot that places Sheridan in grave danger. At least Box lets his main characters survive, unlike James Lee Burke, who has killed off two or three of Dave Robicheaux's wives in that Louisiana based mystery series. What's the deal with that?
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