Below Zero - Couverture rigide

Box, C. J.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0399155759 ISBN 13 : 9780399155758

Editeur : Putnam Pub Group, 2009

Synopsis

Book by Box C J

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Box's ninth novel to feature Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett begins with a bombshell: could Pickett's foster daughter, April, who apparently died six years earlier in Winterkill, still be alive?

"Tell Sherry April called." A simple phone message that shakes Joe Pickett's oldest daughter Sheridan and the rest of the family to the core. To Joe, it doesn't seem even remotely possible that April could have survived the massacre described in Winterkill six years before. He was there, and he was unable to save her. But Sheridan starts to believe there's a chance that April is still alive, and her suspicions are confirmed when the person sending texts to her cellphone is able to recall family incidents only April could know.

Joe, however, remains wary of the messages. But when the texts start to refer to "bad things," and when Marybeth discovers they come from locations throughout the West where vicious murders have taken place, alarm bells go off. Desperate to discover if April is still alive and to save her from possible danger, Joe, Sheridan, and Nate Romanowski take to the road to connect the texts with the crimes.

Meanwhile, a dying Chicago mobster named Stenko and a much younger girl cross the country. He's on a mission to reconcile with his extreme environmentalist son before he dies. His son is less interested in reconciliation than in getting his father to repent for the environmental crimes he's committed during his lifetime. He wants his father to become not just carbon neutral, but to reduce his carbon footprint to below zero - as if he'd never even existed.

As the path of Stenko and his companions starts to cross with Joe, Sheridan, and Nate, the question is raised: Is this young girl April or are the Picketts the victims of a cruel hoax?

Revue de presse

Praise for Below Zero

“Murder well done...[A] sturdy series with Joe Pickett, a stand-up Wyoming game warden and all-around good guy.”—The New York Times Book Review

“Pickett [is] one of the most appealing men in popular fiction, a laid-back, good-natured guy until he's riled, and then you'd better look out.”—Chicago Tribune

“Wyoming's immense spaces make a fitting background for another tense thriller, with the iconic Devils Tower holding court over a frantic chase through the tangled roads of the Black Hills. Box's series is the gold standard in the Western mystery subgenre.”—Library Journal (starred review)

“Tightly written...Keeps the reader off balance with a series of plot twists as startling as anything on TV's 24.”—Associated Press

More Praise for the C. J. Box and the Joe Pickett novels
 
“One of today’s solid-gold, A-list, must-read writers.”—Lee Child
 
“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
 
“Box is a master.”—The Denver Post

“Box knows what readers expect and delivers it with a flourish.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
“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
 
“Riveting...[A] skillfully crafted page-turner.”—People
 
“Will keep you on the edge of your seat.”—The Philadelphia Enquirer

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Putnam Pub Group
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0399155759
• ISBN 13: 9780399155758
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 342
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible