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The Crossroads

by C. J. Box

Three ranches, one unanswered attack

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Three ranches, one unanswered attack

Joe Pickett is found critically wounded at Antler Creek Junction, where roads meet the properties of three families, each with a grievance against the local game warden. With Joe unable to explain why he was there, the investigation turns on identifying which family may have been involved—and what brought him to the crossroads. Marybeth and the sheriff begin piecing together the case, while Joe’s daughters investigate the families separately. The mystery is structured around these competing leads, with the search for answers unfolding alongside Joe’s fight to survive.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers who enjoy crime mysteries centered on an investigation with several possible suspects.
  • Readers interested in family members taking part in the search for answers.
  • Readers looking for a large-print crime novel.

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FamilyCrime investigationRural conflictLoyalty

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Book overview

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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