The lack of forest sounds and Joe’s horses’ nervousness add to his unease. On this final trip, he is very surprised to find himself spooked. Joe enjoys the peace and solitude of the mountains and feels guilty that he loves his job so much. Things have progressed so far that Baggs locals no longer venture into the high mountains near the Continental Divide. He has been troubled by reports of trashed camps, cabins broken into, an elk killed and butchered out of season and whispered rumors about the American Indian Wendigo (think Sasquatch). It is just before hunting season Joe decides to go on one last patrol to check up on rumors of strange happenings nearby. Spencer stashed Joe in the hinterlands till the fallout from his last adventures that occurred in 2009’s “Below Zero” dissipated. Because colorful Wyoming governor Spencer Rulon just won re-election, he has sent word that Joe can return home at last. Despite his expertise, he is caught totally off guard by intense, primal forces beyond his control, barely surviving the experience.Īs the story opens in late August, Joe is finally able to go home to Saddlestring, near the Bighorn Mountains in Twelve Sleep County, from his year-long exile in remote Baggs in the Sierra Madre Mountains. Joe is a game warden who knows the wild country of Wyoming like the back of his hand, as well as how to prepare for almost anything. Box’s 10th Joe Pickett novel, is a gripping, suspenseful tale of endurance against incredible odds. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu

Nowhere To Run by C.J. Box