The Crossroads

I just finished reading The Crossroads, C.J. Box's latest Joe Picket novel. This series is about a Wyoming game warden who gets involved in all manner of dangerous situations that he has to resolve, usually with the help of his off-the-grid friend, Nate Romanowski, and wife Marybeth. The story begins with Joe being found in his pickup truck at Antler Creek Junction with a gunshot wound to the head. Antler Creek Junction leads to three ranches owned by three dangerous families, all of whom Joe has been investigating. He is flown to a hospital in Billings, Montana in critical condition and put in a medically induced coma. While Marybeth sits next to Joe in his hospital room hoping for the best, their daughters Sheridan, April, and Lucy, along with Nate Romanowski, begin their own investigation into the shooting, determined to find out who is responsible. I really enjoyed this story and can definitely recommend it as a good summer read. And, I might add, this was the first book I have read in several months where I did not have to constantly re-read sections to understand technical details or to figure out the meaning of a passage. In other words, a perfect book to read just for fun.