The Crossroads

By: C.J. Box

Narrated by: David Chandler

When Joe Pickett is shot in the line of duty, his daughters must work together to find his attacker. The brilliant new thriller from New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box

'Raining here, but I’ve got a cup of hot tea and a Joe Pickett novel, so who has it better than me?' Stephen King

WHEN JOE PICKETT IS SHOT DOWN
HIS DAUGHTERS STEP UP

Marybeth Pickett gets the call she has always dreaded: her husband Joe is unconscious after being shot in the head.

He was found slumped behind the wheel of his pickup at a crossroads linking the ranches of three powerful families. Each have reasons to want the Wyoming Game Warden dead, but with no witnesses, no one knows who pulled the trigger.

As Joe clings to life, Marybeth keeps watch while their daughters – Sheridan, Lucy, and April – play the role their father cannot, investigating each family to expose long-held grudges and reveal the truth.

But the sisters must be careful – because if this was a warning, what might the attackers do to the people Joe loves most?

Reviews for C.J.Box's The Crossroads

'Drops readers into a high-stakes world of deceit and danger where every moment counts. Box delivers yet another riveting Joe Pickett thriller' Mark Greaney
'The bonds of family provide the beating heart to this riveting thriller. I devoured this book in a single, breathless sitting' Megan Miranda
'Proves why C.J. Box owns the modern American frontier... a story that hits with the force of a .30-06 round across the Wyoming plains' Jack Carr
'Box’s writing is like a porcupine quill. It hooks into you and won’t let go' Steven Rinella
'Box doesn’t just raise the bar with The Crossroads – he vaults over it.' The Real Book Spy

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