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Trophy Hunt (Joe Pickett, #4)
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While fishing, Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett and his two daughters, Sheridan, 12, and Lucy, 7, discover a dead moose that had been mutilated. Then Joe hears about cattle that have been mutilated on a nearby ranch, but one of the odd things is that the dead animals have not been scavenged despite being dead for more than a week. Another odd thing is that they can't tell how the animals died. As a game warden, Joe takes the problem seriously, but then two men die and are mutilated the same night. The governor demands a task force and authorizes Joe to be on it. Other task members include the local DA, Joe's enemy the local sheriff, a deputy, an FBI agent who blames Joe for his being stuck in Wyoming, and the next county's sheriff because one of the dead men was from his county. The only one who takes the problem seriously is Joe.
Meanwhile, Marybeth Pickett has started an accounting business which serves several small businesses which includes Logue Realty Company, owned by Lucy's best friend's parents.
Despite some of the language and some of the secondary characters' thoughts and actions, I enjoy the Joe Pickett series. The men remind me of the men I grew up with, men comfortable with hunting, fishing, and working with their hands. Plus Joe, like most of the men I grew up with, is a family man who adores his wife and daughters. I even like Joe's best friend, the odd falconer, Nate Romanoski, with his secretive background, his weird thinking, and his big handgun but who always has Joe's back.
Box's plots are fast-paced and usually include actual current issues, such as windmills, high tech versus nature, endangered species, drug cartels, and now mysterious cattle mutilations. I like that they are set in the country and small towns and seem very Western.
Box's characters are distinctive and some, like Nate, are unusual. Box especially develops Joe's character and his relationship with his family. Joe's not the best shot and he may not be as bright as some men, but he's a man of integrity and determination who cannot let a problem go until it's solved.
Meanwhile, Marybeth Pickett has started an accounting business which serves several small businesses which includes Logue Realty Company, owned by Lucy's best friend's parents.
Despite some of the language and some of the secondary characters' thoughts and actions, I enjoy the Joe Pickett series. The men remind me of the men I grew up with, men comfortable with hunting, fishing, and working with their hands. Plus Joe, like most of the men I grew up with, is a family man who adores his wife and daughters. I even like Joe's best friend, the odd falconer, Nate Romanoski, with his secretive background, his weird thinking, and his big handgun but who always has Joe's back.
Box's plots are fast-paced and usually include actual current issues, such as windmills, high tech versus nature, endangered species, drug cartels, and now mysterious cattle mutilations. I like that they are set in the country and small towns and seem very Western.
Box's characters are distinctive and some, like Nate, are unusual. Box especially develops Joe's character and his relationship with his family. Joe's not the best shot and he may not be as bright as some men, but he's a man of integrity and determination who cannot let a problem go until it's solved.
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