- Pickett, joe (fictitious character), fiction, Fathers and daughters, fiction, Wyoming, fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general
"There's nothing unusual about the sound of a gunshot in Twelve Sleep. Here in remotest Wyoming, where elk roam the pine forests and cougars prowl the mountains, everyone owns a gun. But when Joe Pickett hears two sharp cracks ring out months before hunting season, it's his job to investigate."--Jacket.
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About the book
- Author
- C. J. Box, David Chandler
- First published
- 2002
- Pages
- 300
- Publisher
- Putnam Pub Group, Turtleback Books, G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780425265284
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C. J. Box is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 24 novels including the Joe Pickett series. He won the Edgar Alan Poe Award for Best Novel (Blue Heaven, 2009) as well as the Anthony Award, Prix Calibre 38 (France), the Macavity Award, the Gumshoe Award, two Barry Awards, and the 2010 Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association Award for fiction. He was recently awarded the 2016 Western Heritage Award for Literature by the National Cowboy Museum as well as the Spur Award for Best Contemporary Novel by the Western Writers of America in 2017. The novels have been translated into 27 languages. Box is a Wyoming native and has worked as a ranch hand, surveyor, fishing guide, a
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