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Back of Beyond: A Cody Hoyt Novel

by C. J. Box

A homicide investigation reaches into Yellowstone’s backcountry

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    New York Times bestselling author

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A homicide investigation reaches into Yellowstone’s backcountry

Cody Hoyt’s investigation begins with the death of his friend Hank Winters in a remote cabin, where an apparent suicide does not fit what Cody knows of him. His efforts to uncover foul play become entangled with a wilderness horseback trip in Yellowstone: clues connect the suspected killer to the outfitter leading the group, which includes Cody’s son, Justin. The case therefore puts a personal stake alongside the police inquiry, as Cody pursues answers despite his troubled standing with his department and his struggle to maintain sobriety. This paperback edition also includes a new introduction by the author and a discussion guide.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in police-procedural mysteries with a determined, compromised investigator.
  • Readers who enjoy crime stories set amid remote wilderness and involving family at risk.
  • Book clubs seeking a mystery with a discussion guide.

Themes

Investigation and suspicionAlcoholism and sobrietyFamily ties and personal stakesWilderness and danger

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Book overview

Edgar Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box delivers a thriller about a troubled cop trying to save his son from a killer in Yellowstone, now reissued with additional bonus content including an introduction from the author.

Cody Hoyt, although a brilliant cop, is an alcoholic struggling with two months of sobriety when his friend Hank Winters is found burned to death in a remote mountain cabin. At first it looks like the suicide of a man who's fallen off the wagon, but Cody knows Hank better than that. As Cody digs deeper into the case, all roads lead to foul play. After years of bad behavior with his department, Cody is in no position to be investigating a homicide, but he will stop at nothing to find Hank's killer.

When clues found at the scene link the murderer to an outfitter leading tourists on a multiday wilderness horseback trip into the remote corners of Yellowstone National Park--a pack trip that includes his son Justin--Cody is desperate to get on their trail and stop the killer before the group heads into the wild. In a fatal cat-and-mouse game, where it becomes apparent the murderer is somehow aware of Cody's every move, Cody treks into the wilderness to stop a killer hell-bent on destroying the only important thing left in his life.

*BONUS CONTENT: This edition of Back of Beyond includes a new introduction from the author and a discussion guide

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