Actually, Open Season is the first Joe Pickett novel ever written by C.J. Box, which I just finished reading. The book was a reissue of the original and featured an introduction by Box explaining how the idea and the book came about. He wanted to write a novel that featured a realistic portrait of people from Wyoming, as well as tell a good story. When he wrote the manuscript, he was a reporter for a newspaper in Saratoga, Wyoming. It took him 5 years to find a publisher, and when he did, they signed him to a three-book contract. Open Season was quite a success, and Box never looked back. The story features newly hired Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett as he investigates the murder of three hunting guides, one of whom rode horseback from the mountains to Joe's backyard with a mysterious, but empty ice chest, before he collapsed and died. I liked the book so much, I immediately picked up the next two books in the series from the library: Savage Run and Winterkill. I recommend Open Season highly. And Happy Valentine's Day, too! Fortunately, there is no "open season" on it.
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