“Everything hangs in the balance in C.J. Box’s The Crossroads—life and death, lawlessness and justice. But under the dangers, the bonds of family provide the beating heart to this riveting thriller. I devoured this book in a single, breathless sitting.” —Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author of You Belong Here and All the Missing Girls
“The Crossroads proves why C.J. Box owns the modern American frontier. Joe Pickett is down but not out—and every page cuts deeper than the last.” —Jack Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Cry Havoc
“Warning: don’t open The Crossroads if you’ve got a busy week. Once you start it, there’s no walking away. Box’s writing is like a porcupine quill. It hooks into you and won’t let go.” —Steven Rinella, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Catch a Crayfish, Count the Stars
“The terrific C.J. Box shifts into overdrive at The Crossroads . . . the Pickett family fills this riveting thriller with heart as big as the American West.” —Lisa Scottoline, #1 bestselling author of The Unraveling of Julia
“The Crossroads by C.J. Box drops readers into a high-stakes world of deceit and danger in the wilderness of Wyoming, where every moment counts. Box delivers yet another riveting Joe Picket thriller that explores the unbreakable bonds of family amid a backdrop of action and treachery. This one is a smashing read!” —Mark Greaney, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hard Line
“Readers will be happy to be back with the Pickett family in Twelve Sleep County despite the circumstances. Given their chance to shine, the now all-grown up “girls” are amazing. Box again delivers an entertaining narrative set against an epic Western landscape in the twenty-sixth installment of an equally epic series.” —Booklist
“Box unspools a series of flashbacks . . . [The] hero’s 26th adventure bears the hallmarks of a formal detective story.” —Kirkus
“C.J. Box doesn’t just raise the bar with The Crossroads—he vaults over it. This is one of the most emotionally charged, gut-punching entries in the entire Joe Pickett series . . . Nobody writes the modern American West—or the moral battles waged within it—like C.J. Box, whose latest offering isn’t just a great thriller, it’s a masterclass in character, tension, and storytelling. Fans won’t just read this book—they’ll feel it.” —The Real Book Spy
Praise for the Joe Pickett Series
“One of today’s solid-gold, A-list, must-read writers.” —Lee Child
“Joe Pickett is the one man you’d want by your side in a crisis.” —John Sandford
“I love Joe Pickett.” —Michael Connelly
“Joe Pickett, the conscientious game warden in these rugged novels . . . shows the tough-and-tender qualities that make him such a great guy to have on your side.” —The New York Times
“An outstanding series.” —The Wall Street Journal
“Pickett is one of the most appealing men in popular fiction.” —Chicago Tribune
“Picking up a new C. J. Box thriller is like spending quality time with family you love and have missed. . . . It’s a rare thriller series that has characters grow and change. An exciting reading experience for both loyal fans as well as newcomers.” —Associated Press
“Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett strides in big boots over the ruggedly gorgeous landscape of C. J. Box’s outdoor mysteries.” —The New York Times Book Review
“C. J. Box vividly evokes life in the west.” —People
“Will keep you on the edge of your seat.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer
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