Storm Watch
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Summary
Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett investigates a mysterious death at a secret remote high-tech facility in this riveting new novel from #1 New York Times bestseller C。J。 Box。
When a prominent University of Wyoming professor goes missing， authorities are stumped。 That is， until Joe Pickett makes two surprising discoveries while hunting down a wounded elk on his district as an epic spring storm descends upon him。
First， Joe finds the professor's vehicle parked on a remote mountainside。 Then he finds the professor's frozen and mutilated body。 When he attempts to learn more， his investigation is obstructed by Federal agents， extreme environmentalists， and Governor Colter Allen。
Meanwhile， Joe's associate Nate Romanowski is rebuilding his falconry company， financing this through crypto mining。 Nate is then approached by a shadowy group of local militant activists who are gaining in power and influence， and demanding that Wyoming join other western states and secede from the union – by force， if necessary。 They ask Nate to throw in his lot with them， but he's wary。 Should he trust them， or is he being set up？
As a storm of peril gathers around them， Joe and Nate confront it in different ways – and maybe， for the first time， on opposite sides。
When a prominent University of Wyoming professor goes missing， authorities are stumped。 That is， until Joe Pickett makes two surprising discoveries while hunting down a wounded elk on his district as an epic spring storm descends upon him。
First， Joe finds the professor's vehicle parked on a remote mountainside。 Then he finds the professor's frozen and mutilated body。 When he attempts to learn more， his investigation is obstructed by Federal agents， extreme environmentalists， and Governor Colter Allen。
Meanwhile， Joe's associate Nate Romanowski is rebuilding his falconry company， financing this through crypto mining。 Nate is then approached by a shadowy group of local militant activists who are gaining in power and influence， and demanding that Wyoming join other western states and secede from the union – by force， if necessary。 They ask Nate to throw in his lot with them， but he's wary。 Should he trust them， or is he being set up？
As a storm of peril gathers around them， Joe and Nate confront it in different ways – and maybe， for the first time， on opposite sides。
Reviews
Mark Easter
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Definitely one of the top three Picket novels thus far if not THE best。 Storm Watch is absolutely classic Box。 Pickett's penchant for poking the bear is at an all time high。 The gang is all here including Marybeth， Sheridan， April， Lucy， Missy， Nate and Liv， Geronimo and Jancinda， and last but not least， Gov。 Rulon。 What more could you want？ We get Washington swamp rats， Teton twitchers， corrupt pols， local militia， arrogant FBI agents， foreign agents， some falconry， and "other" entrepreneurial Definitely one of the top three Picket novels thus far if not THE best。 Storm Watch is absolutely classic Box。 Pickett's penchant for poking the bear is at an all time high。 The gang is all here including Marybeth， Sheridan， April， Lucy， Missy， Nate and Liv， Geronimo and Jancinda， and last but not least， Gov。 Rulon。 What more could you want？ We get Washington swamp rats， Teton twitchers， corrupt pols， local militia， arrogant FBI agents， foreign agents， some falconry， and "other" entrepreneurial activity， and a great story。 Grab Storm Watch， your beverage of choice， a good winter fire， and settle back for a great read， a few guffaws， some western justice， and maybe the satisfaction that ageless American values are not dead everywhere。 。。。more
Scott Nickels
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“Storm Watch” is the latest entry in the “Joe Pickett” series of mysteries by the prolific author C。J。 Box。 Since I have previously read several books in the series it stands to reason that （1） I very much enjoy this series and （2） I will give “Storm Watch” a positive review。 “Storm Watch” does not disappoint although it is not my favorite entry in the series。 Box continues to stretch both his protagonist Joe Pickett as well as the universe Joe inhabits。 This time around Joe the game warden ends “Storm Watch” is the latest entry in the “Joe Pickett” series of mysteries by the prolific author C。J。 Box。 Since I have previously read several books in the series it stands to reason that （1） I very much enjoy this series and （2） I will give “Storm Watch” a positive review。 “Storm Watch” does not disappoint although it is not my favorite entry in the series。 Box continues to stretch both his protagonist Joe Pickett as well as the universe Joe inhabits。 This time around Joe the game warden ends up in the middle of big game poachers， legal （ and perhaps not so legal） Bitcoin entrepreneurs， and not one but two Governors of the great state of Wyoming。 Of course， there may be some murder and mayhem out there in the mountains。 Perhaps we can throw in not one but two epic blizzards！So this is yet another fun read。 And I was very fortunate to read “Storm Watch” by virtue of the great folks at NetGalley。 。。。more
Scott Nickels
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“Storm Watch” is the latest entry in the “Joe Pickett” series of mysteries by the prolific author C。J。 Box。 Since I have previously read several books in the series it stands to reason that （1） I very much enjoy this series and （2） I will give “Storm Watch” a positive review。 “Storm Watch” does not disappoint although it is not my favorite entry in the series。 Box continues to stretch both his protagonist Joe Pickett as well as the universe Joe inhabits。 This time around Joe the game warden ends “Storm Watch” is the latest entry in the “Joe Pickett” series of mysteries by the prolific author C。J。 Box。 Since I have previously read several books in the series it stands to reason that （1） I very much enjoy this series and （2） I will give “Storm Watch” a positive review。 “Storm Watch” does not disappoint although it is not my favorite entry in the series。 Box continues to stretch both his protagonist Joe Pickett as well as the universe Joe inhabits。 This time around Joe the game warden ends up in the middle of big game poachers， legal （ and perhaps not so legal） Bitcoin entrepreneurs， and not one but two Governors of the great state of Wyoming。 Of course， there may be some murder and mayhem out there in the mountains。 Perhaps we can throw in not one but two epic blizzards！So this is yet another fun read。 And I was very fortunate to read “Storm Watch” by virtue of the great folks at NetGalley。 。。。more
Tatyana （The Literature Llama）
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Another fantastic Joe Pickett novel。 I’m captivated from the first moment and honestly can’t wait to see what shenanigans Joe gets in to and how everything goes wrong for him and he makes out in the end。 This one was full of twists and turns and I loved every second！
Chrissie
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ATY 2023 - A Western
Jeramie Edwards
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Storm WatchWhen I was first recommend the Joe Pickett series I was skeptical a series about a game warden would hold my interest。 Now a year later having ravagingly consumed the entire series in just a few months I was very excited to have been approved for a review copy of ‘Storm Watch” the 23rd novel in the series。 The way C。 J。 Box world builds astounds me， the world he’s built out in Saddlestring， WY feels lived in and makes me want to visit the state even more than I already did， the only p Storm WatchWhen I was first recommend the Joe Pickett series I was skeptical a series about a game warden would hold my interest。 Now a year later having ravagingly consumed the entire series in just a few months I was very excited to have been approved for a review copy of ‘Storm Watch” the 23rd novel in the series。 The way C。 J。 Box world builds astounds me， the world he’s built out in Saddlestring， WY feels lived in and makes me want to visit the state even more than I already did， the only problem is if i were to actually visit the characters I know and love wouldn’t exist to welcome me。 In Storm Watch Joe Pickett is tracking down a wounded elk with a snow storm poised to pound the state with a winter storm when he comes across a mysterious metal building on the double D ranch emitting a strange high pitched noise and as Joe gets closer he finds a dead body。 Who does it belong to？ What is the strange building in the middle of nowhere and why doesn’t the landowner want to discuss it， and who are the mysterious group known only as the keystoners and how do they play into everything？ When Joe is told to stand down by governor Colter Allen he can’t help but wonder why。 With the help of Nate Romanowski and Geronimo Jones he intends to get to the bottom of everything and in doing so， uncovers a conspiracy that will leave you blind sided at the conclusion！ Here， Box delivers what could be considered his best Pickett novel yet。 With a series like this under his belt that seems like it would be hard to accomplish time and time again yet， he does it！ I highly recommend this book to anyone， especially those like me who tend to live in places that resemble Saddlestring in one way or another。 。。。more
Jeramie Edwards
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Storm WatchWhen I was first recommend the Joe Pickett series I was skeptical a series about a game warden would hold my interest。 Now a year later having ravagingly consumed the entire series in just a few months I was very excited to have been approved for a review copy of ‘Storm Watch” the 23rd novel in the series。 The way C。 J。 Box world builds astounds me， the world he’s built out in Saddlestring， WY feels lived in and makes me want to visit the state even more than I already did， the only p Storm WatchWhen I was first recommend the Joe Pickett series I was skeptical a series about a game warden would hold my interest。 Now a year later having ravagingly consumed the entire series in just a few months I was very excited to have been approved for a review copy of ‘Storm Watch” the 23rd novel in the series。 The way C。 J。 Box world builds astounds me， the world he’s built out in Saddlestring， WY feels lived in and makes me want to visit the state even more than I already did， the only problem is if i were to actually visit the characters I know and love wouldn’t exist to welcome me。 In Storm Watch Joe Pickett is tracking down a wounded elk with a snow storm poised to pound the state with a winter storm when he comes across a mysterious metal building on the double D ranch emitting a strange high pitched noise and as Joe gets closer he finds a dead body。 Who does it belong to？ What is the strange building in the middle of nowhere and why doesn’t the landowner want to discuss it， and who are the mysterious group known only as the keystoners and how do they play into everything？ When Joe is told to stand down by governor Colter Allen he can’t help but wonder why。 With the help of Nate Romanowski and Geronimo Jones he intends to get to the bottom of everything and in doing so， uncovers a conspiracy that will leave you blind sided at the conclusion！ Here， Box delivers what could be considered his best Pickett novel yet。 With a series like this under his belt that seems like it would be hard to accomplish time and time again yet， he does it！ I highly recommend this book to anyone， especially those like me who tend to live in places that resemble Saddlestring in one way or another。 。。。more
Sue
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Joe is looking for a wounded elk when he stumbles on a dead body。 Nate is rebuilding his business when Geronimo shows up with a business proposition。 The usual havoc ensues。Joe is one of the best characters around。 He is a good man who loves his family and tries to do the right thing。 Not everyone appreciates his efforts including the local sheriff and the current governor。 Joe's wife， Marybeth， is his ace in the hole， and she's in fine form here too。 Their oldest daughter， Sheridan， is an adult Joe is looking for a wounded elk when he stumbles on a dead body。 Nate is rebuilding his business when Geronimo shows up with a business proposition。 The usual havoc ensues。Joe is one of the best characters around。 He is a good man who loves his family and tries to do the right thing。 Not everyone appreciates his efforts including the local sheriff and the current governor。 Joe's wife， Marybeth， is his ace in the hole， and she's in fine form here too。 Their oldest daughter， Sheridan， is an adult and working with Nate。This story is complex and uses current topics like crypto currency mining and air space over private land that borders federal land。 Wyoming and its weather are characters here as well。Overall， I enjoyed the story。 There is quite a bit of political talk here， but I felt it was consistent with the characters and location。 Thanks to Netgalley for a copy of the book。 Opinions are mine。 。。。more
Likestotravel
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Another wonderful book by C。 J。 Box！ This Joe Pickett story pulls you in and doesn’t let go。 The adventure is set in snowy Wyoming and Box’s writing is so descriptive you feel the chill and impact of the blinding snow storms。 Joe’s wife， daughters and opportunistic mother-in-law star in this thriller along with Nate and some intriguing new characters。 Even though this is part of an ongoing series， it works easily as a standalone mystery。 Thanks to NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP Putnam for the oppor Another wonderful book by C。 J。 Box！ This Joe Pickett story pulls you in and doesn’t let go。 The adventure is set in snowy Wyoming and Box’s writing is so descriptive you feel the chill and impact of the blinding snow storms。 Joe’s wife， daughters and opportunistic mother-in-law star in this thriller along with Nate and some intriguing new characters。 Even though this is part of an ongoing series， it works easily as a standalone mystery。 Thanks to NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP Putnam for the opportunity to read this great ARC。 。。。more
Irene
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C。J。 Box is one of my favorite authors。 His description of the Wyoming wilderness and wildlife give the reader a glimpse of the rugged nature。 This book has so many twists and scenarios。 I couldn’t put it dow until I finished reading。
Jacqui
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In CJ Box's Storm Watch （GP Putnam's Sons 2023）， twenty-third book in the Joe Pickett series， Joe as usual gets caught up in a murder not officially part of his game warden duties and one he is warned to back away from。 As is a recurring theme， Joe has to pull the threads to the why and how， regardless of the warnings he gets from bosses and colleagues。 In this case， a man has been shoved into the blades of a powerful fan that shears off half his head。 When Joe tries to pass what must be a murde In CJ Box's Storm Watch （GP Putnam's Sons 2023）， twenty-third book in the Joe Pickett series， Joe as usual gets caught up in a murder not officially part of his game warden duties and one he is warned to back away from。 As is a recurring theme， Joe has to pull the threads to the why and how， regardless of the warnings he gets from bosses and colleagues。 In this case， a man has been shoved into the blades of a powerful fan that shears off half his head。 When Joe tries to pass what must be a murder on to local authorities， they find no man， no blood， and no evidence of a murder at the scene。 They want to let it go， but Joe has pictures and can't walk away。 The more he digs into it， the more confusing it is。 With no help from law enforcement colleagues or Wyoming political leadership， he enlists the support of his wife to research background and falconer friend Nate Romanowski to go undercover in a subversive group called the Sovereign nation。On top of trying to track down this murderer， Joe is trying to stop a group that is collecting antlers from elk before they’re ready to shed them （how they do this is appalling）。Throughout the story are forays into Wyoming's glorious mountain vistas of brilliant snow， a rural world barely touched by civilization and communities。If you have enjoyed Joe Pickett novels in the past， you’ll like this one too。 I've read all of them and plan to ready everything Box writes， so why a 4/5 rating？ Not quite sure。 One metric I use is can I put it down or does it call to me while I try to complete my daily tasks。 This one， I did manage to set aside。 。。。more
Mary
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Joe Pickett and Nate Romanowski ride again。 I can never get enough Joe Pickett。 Join the them in a domestic terrorism situation in this exciting exciting Pickett addition。
Michelle E。 Fauver
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CJ Box kept me wanting to read until the end。 I enjoyed every minute of this book！ I've read some of Joe Pickets earlier ones and yet I was able to jump in and keep up with everything going on and couldn't wait to get to the end to see what happens。 Great book， great author！ CJ Box kept me wanting to read until the end。 I enjoyed every minute of this book！ I've read some of Joe Pickets earlier ones and yet I was able to jump in and keep up with everything going on and couldn't wait to get to the end to see what happens。 Great book， great author！ 。。。more
Jeremy Campbell
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CJ Box continues to write some of the best thriller/mystery fiction today。 Like most of Box’s books this one does center around an issue popular today regarding Bitcoin and the Chinese government and government corruption here in the states。 I absolutely love this series。 It’s very real and continues the story of Joe， his family and friend Nate。 My only regret is I’ll have to wait ANOTHER year before I get my next Joe Pickett fix。 Buy this book when it comes out you won’t regret it！I was provide CJ Box continues to write some of the best thriller/mystery fiction today。 Like most of Box’s books this one does center around an issue popular today regarding Bitcoin and the Chinese government and government corruption here in the states。 I absolutely love this series。 It’s very real and continues the story of Joe， his family and friend Nate。 My only regret is I’ll have to wait ANOTHER year before I get my next Joe Pickett fix。 Buy this book when it comes out you won’t regret it！I was provided an early copy of this book through NetGalley 。。。more
Tim
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I was provided an advance copy of Storm Watch by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。In this 23rd novel featuring Wyoming Game Warden， Joe Pickett， author CJ Box has once again proven why he remains one of the most popular and best writers of a continuing series。 Box has the uncanny ability to make each novel better than the last， rare these days。 The author's writing is so smooth and effortless， and before you realize it， you are quickly drawn into another wonderful adv I was provided an advance copy of Storm Watch by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。In this 23rd novel featuring Wyoming Game Warden， Joe Pickett， author CJ Box has once again proven why he remains one of the most popular and best writers of a continuing series。 Box has the uncanny ability to make each novel better than the last， rare these days。 The author's writing is so smooth and effortless， and before you realize it， you are quickly drawn into another wonderful adventure by the very likable， Joe Pickett。 Storm Watch features many familiar faces and fan favorites， playing prominent roles， as Pickett tries to solve several mysteries， in the unique way readers expect from both Box and Pickett。It is important to note that this book can be read as a stand alone， but for the maximum enjoyment of reading Box and this series， take the time and indulge yourself to a real treat， and start at the very beginning of the series。I particularly enjoyed the government conspiracy angles in this story， that were both deep and complex， with a very interesting and unique twist to it all。 As usual， Picket relies on his wife MaryBeth， daughter Sheridan and former outlaw and friend Nate Romanowski to assist him in uncovering the truth， and in Nate's case to once again step in at just the right time to save Pickett's life。 This book has everything the reader expects from the Joe Pickett series， and CJ Box masterfully once again proves why is one of the best。 。。。more
Mary
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Early release copy。 One of the best of this series。
Joan Huston
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I do love CJ Box novels！ Every one of them is great， some greater than others， but all good。 I enjoyed this book， but found the subject not as interesting as most of his others。 Still it was a good book and I didn't put it down much。 I love the characters， it is a very character driven series， and I love the growth with all of them。 Sheridan particularly。 I love both of his series， but Joe Pickett best。 Highly recommend the whole series。。。。。in order！！！ I do love CJ Box novels！ Every one of them is great， some greater than others， but all good。 I enjoyed this book， but found the subject not as interesting as most of his others。 Still it was a good book and I didn't put it down much。 I love the characters， it is a very character driven series， and I love the growth with all of them。 Sheridan particularly。 I love both of his series， but Joe Pickett best。 Highly recommend the whole series。。。。。in order！！！ 。。。more
KerryO
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A dead university professor。 Crypto currency and a crooked Governor。 Welcome to Joe Pickett’s world in Storm Watch。 Another gem from C J Box。 Only problem - I now must wait a year for the next book！！！
Kay
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Omg， I can't wait！！Thank you😘 PENGUIN GROUP Putnam， G。P。 Putnam's Sons and Netgalley。 Omg， I can't wait！！Thank you😘 PENGUIN GROUP Putnam， G。P。 Putnam's Sons and Netgalley。 。。。more
Lauren Nicole
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC。 I’ve been reading the Joe Picket novels since almost the beginning。 This is yet another good one。 I don’t know if I could ever stop liking this series or reading it。 Great job as always。
Matthew
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Poor Joe Pickett is always winding up in trouble somehow because he wants to do the right thing。 This was another fun read from Box that I zoomed through。 It was a pleasant surprise to see some old characters show up and have a role though I didn’t remember some of the previous characters。 Box continued his easy going writing style in this one but spices it up a bit by having several seemingly unrelated plots that weave together nicely at the end。 Well done Mr。 Box。 I’ve been a longtime fan of t Poor Joe Pickett is always winding up in trouble somehow because he wants to do the right thing。 This was another fun read from Box that I zoomed through。 It was a pleasant surprise to see some old characters show up and have a role though I didn’t remember some of the previous characters。 Box continued his easy going writing style in this one but spices it up a bit by having several seemingly unrelated plots that weave together nicely at the end。 Well done Mr。 Box。 I’ve been a longtime fan of this series and after reading this book， am glad to see the series has not turned stale and look forward to the next book。 Recommended for fans of Box， fans of westerns， or anyone who wants a book that’s easy to read yet still holds your attention。 Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Group for a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Valleri
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BIG thanks to both G。P。 Putnam's Sons and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an early copy of Storm Watch！！What a great book！！ I was a bit disappointed by the last book 。。。 but this one knocked it out of the park！！！Storm Watch finds Joe and Nate surrounded by a storm of peril。 They confront it in different ways—and maybe， for the first time， on opposite sides。This one had all of the things I love about the series: A huge snowstorm， mystery， lots of tension， good guys who may or may BIG thanks to both G。P。 Putnam's Sons and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an early copy of Storm Watch！！What a great book！！ I was a bit disappointed by the last book 。。。 but this one knocked it out of the park！！！Storm Watch finds Joe and Nate surrounded by a storm of peril。 They confront it in different ways—and maybe， for the first time， on opposite sides。This one had all of the things I love about the series: A huge snowstorm， mystery， lots of tension， good guys who may or may not really be good， bad guys who may or may not really be bad， Joe's sweet dog， Daisy， and his wonderful daughter， Sheridan。 May this series never， EVER end！ 。。。more
Carol Deegan
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I don’t think this book is quite as good as many others by this author but it was a good book that had a great ending。 Joe Pickett once again gets mixed up in controversy when he finds a University of Wyoming professor dead in the snowy mountains。 Nate is also back and backing up his friend。 CJ Box does a superb job of creating tension and making Joe the hero。 Joe Pickett is a lot of fun to follow， and this book includes appearances by his daughter Sheridan。 I received an arc of this book from N I don’t think this book is quite as good as many others by this author but it was a good book that had a great ending。 Joe Pickett once again gets mixed up in controversy when he finds a University of Wyoming professor dead in the snowy mountains。 Nate is also back and backing up his friend。 CJ Box does a superb job of creating tension and making Joe the hero。 Joe Pickett is a lot of fun to follow， and this book includes appearances by his daughter Sheridan。 I received an arc of this book from NetGalley and the publisher。 All opinions expressed are my own， 。。。more
Linda
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February， 2023 will be something to look forward to。 Joe Pickett is back with another doozy of a read for all his fans， and I hope those soon to be fans。 I was a little disappointed in the last book but this one more then makes up for it。 All the elements we have come to expect grace these pages; corrupt politicians， home grown terrorists， nefarious cops， and let’s not forget the snow storms。 That’s right…。plural。 There is more then one。 Joe， with the help of his friends and family manage to get February， 2023 will be something to look forward to。 Joe Pickett is back with another doozy of a read for all his fans， and I hope those soon to be fans。 I was a little disappointed in the last book but this one more then makes up for it。 All the elements we have come to expect grace these pages; corrupt politicians， home grown terrorists， nefarious cops， and let’s not forget the snow storms。 That’s right…。plural。 There is more then one。 Joe， with the help of his friends and family manage to get to the bottom of this conundrum before it all blows away。 Enjoy！ 。。。more
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