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The Crossroads

by C. J. Box Publisher: G P PUTNAM SONS

A shooting at Antler Creek Junction

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    By #1 New York Times bestselling author C. J. Box

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A shooting at Antler Creek Junction

Joe Pickett is found critically wounded at a crossroads linking three ranches, each associated with a family that has grievances against the local game warden. With Joe unable to explain where he was headed, Marybeth and the new sheriff face several possible leads. His daughters Sheridan, April, and Lucy investigate the families separately while their father remains unconscious. The crossroads gives the mystery a clear structure: three routes into the circumstances of the shooting, and three households with reasons to be considered. The story balances the investigation into Joe’s attack with the family’s effort to learn what happened before his condition worsens.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers who enjoy crime fiction centered on a family investigation.
  • For readers interested in mysteries involving a game warden and conflicts with local ranching families.

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FamilyInvestigationLocal conflictCrime

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Book overview

"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

Game warden Joe Pickett fights for his life as his daughters try to uncover who shot him and left him for dead in this riveting new novel from #1 New York Times bestseller C. J. Box.


Marybeth Pickett gets the call she has always dreaded: her husband Joe is in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head.

Joe was found in his pickup at Antler Creek Junction, a crossroads connecting three ranches. Each road leading to a dangerous family. Each family with a different bone to pick with the local game warden. Marybeth and the new sheriff assume that Joe was ambushed by one of the families, but they have no idea which one since Joe didn't say where he was going or why.

With Joe unconscious and fighting for his life with Marybeth at his side, Sheridan, April, and Lucy split up and investigate each of families to uncover the truth of what happened to their father, before it's too late.
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