Force of Nature Mass Market Author: Visit Amazon's C. J. Box Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0425250652 | Format: PDF
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“A rush…an excellent wilderness adventure…a violent, bloody, and quite satisfying thriller.”—New York Times Book Review
“Strap yourselves in, C. J. Box fans…”—Madison County (MS) Herald
“Proceeds at warp speed.”—The Denver Post
“Moves like greased lightning.”—Kirkus Reviews
“A master…Box’s readership will only increase with his latest page turner. Another amazing thriller from C. J. Box.”—The Associated Press
“Perhaps the best in the series.”—San Jose Mercury News
“Violent…Those who love Box’s stunning set pieces will be in heaven.”—Booklist (starred review)
“Absolutely riveting…This is the best Box I’ve ever read, and I’ve read them all.”—Library Journal (starred review)
“Reliably brilliant…never to be forgotten.”—Bookreporter
“A breakthrough book.”—Fort Worth Star-Telegram
“Brilliant in every respect…Box is a force to reckoned with.”—Providence Sunday Journal
“Edgar®-winner Box’s breakneck 12th Joe Pickett novel…especially impressive…[a] superior entry.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Atmospheric…last-minute tension.”—The Cleveland Plain Dealer
About the Author
C.J. Box is the author of twelve Joe Pickett novels and three stand-alones, and has won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, Gumshoe, and Barry Awards, as well as the French Prix Calibre .38 and a French Elle magazine literary award. His books have been translated into twenty five languages.
- Series: A Joe Pickett Novel (Book 12)
- Mass Market Paperback: 464 pages
- Publisher: Berkley (March 5, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0425250652
- ISBN-13: 978-0425250655
- Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Finally, here is a wall to wall great thriller by Box, after a couple of duds. The last two Joe Pickett novels kind of fell apart at the end, building up to exciting climaxes that fell flat. Force of Nature is start to finish an edge of your seat page turner that gets Box back into the familiar territory of the first few books in the series.
One of the best things about the book is that most of the narrative focuses on Joe's survivalist friend Nate Romanowski. Like Robert Crais created his sidekick Joe Pike for his Elvis Cole novels (then spun him off), Box does the same for Nate, except Nate is a more interesting character than Joe Pike (he actually speaks, for one thing). A group related to his activities in special forces begins hunting Nate down, led by one man (his ex-trainer and arch enemy), and the body count starts right in the first chapter as Nate's nemesis is determined to finish off Nate and anyone around him (including Game Warden Joe Pickett and his family).
Taking the focus away from Pickett and his family works well; in my opinion, Joe and his family and their soap opera struggles seem to be getting stale lately (although dumping Joe's idiotic mother in law after the events of the last novel was a great idea, she's a huge bummer anytime she's in one of his books). What frustrates me about Joe's cast and story is that nothing really has changed for him, even after more than a decade and nearly a dozen books: he still gets no respect from law enforcement (despite solving many tough cases), the sheriff (even though he's a different character than the first sheriff) is still an incompetent boob, and his kids are nothing but window dressing.
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