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Blue Heaven

By: C. J. Box
Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
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Publisher's summary

Blue Heaven is the break-out novel from C. J. Box, the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Joe Pickett series.

A twelve-year-old girl and her younger brother are on the run in the Idaho woods, pursued by four men they have just watched commit murder—four men who know exactly who William and Annie are. And where their mother lives.

Retired policemen from Los Angeles, the killers easily persuade the local sheriff to let them lead the search for the missing children. Now there's nowhere left for William and Annie to hide…and no one they can trust. Until they meet Jess Rawlins.

Rawlins, an old-school rancher, knows trouble when he sees it. He is only one against four men who will stop at nothing to silence their witnesses. But in this thrilling mystery novel from C.J. Box, these ex-cops don't know just how far Rawlins will go to protect William and Annie…and see that justice is done.

Blue Heaven is the winner of the 2009 Edgar Award for Best Novel.

©2007 C.J. Box (P)2008 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

“John Bedford Lloyd's rich, distinctive voice brings a strong sense of power to his reading of Box's first stand-alone thriller…Lloyd's crisp, laconic delivery easily handles a multitude of characters, accents and shifting points of view, creating just the right tone for the material and drawing the listener deep into the action of the story. He portrays his villains (a band of dirty ex-cops) with just the right amount of ruthless menace without going overboard, and he perfectly captures the essence of the aging rancher, imbuing him with the quiet strength and dignity of an iconic western hero.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

“Blue Heaven is a non-stop thrill ride--a provocative suspense novel that has you rooting for the characters every step of the way.” —Harlan Coben, author of The Woods

“Blue Heaven is a relentless thriller. C.J. Box sucked me in with good cops, bad cops, and missing money, then blind-sided me with unexpected twists and surprises in this novel of clashing cultures and dark secrets. Box delivers the goods!” —Robert Crais, author of The Watchman: A Joe Pike Novel

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My first CJ Box

I liked it. Thought it was believable. Good characters. Not a fan of the end.

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Volume fluctuates

When driving and the story take you to a whisper or some quiet speaking character you just can’t hear what is said. I enjoy the way the narrator uses different dialects. Makes the story come alive. This is the second C.J. Box book and they both have the same problem.

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Ugh. Not a strong female character in the bunch.

Simplistic, predictable, and tastes like boot leather. Author clearly has issues with women. Really disappointing.

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Not CJB’s best

A bit of a let-down, predictable and boring with no real highs and no real lows. Just sort of meh….

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Another fantastic book!

Easy to listen to, always a new direction
Great detail in the research!
Down to earth, extremely entertaining
Thanks

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Like a "made for TV" movie

In the crime/mystery section of my local bookstore, I noticed that there's an entire shelf devoted to books by this author. This seemed surprising to me compared with the number of books by well-known crime/mystery authors such as Ian Rankin, P.D. James, Jo Nesbo, Val McDermid, Martin Cruz Smith, etc. So, I decided to see what the fuss was about. I'll admit that the story was suspenseful, but it was also filled with tiresome stereotypes --- bad ex-LA cops; an honorable, old-fashioned rancher; a struggling single mom with boyfriend problems; rich newcomers buying land and changing the traditional way of life in "north Idaho" and so on. Lite TV movie fare is what's on offer here, and I'd rather spend my Audible credits on something more substantial. The narrator is reasonably good, though not good with accents.

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Great story

The story was easy to follow and very believeable. We liked the ending and how everything worked out.

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Jess

Loved it. Narrator was excellent ,heart beating thru out this story. Hero shouldn't die.

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Not A Pickett story

I hadn’t read the summary. I just purchased it because I like the author. I had only listened to books in the Pickett series. I did not know he had other stories.
I kept wondering when Pickett was coming! I wish I had known he was not in this story. I would have just listened and enjoyed. However, I loved it.

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Good Book

C.J, Box does a great job on what he wants to portray in the storyline. Some far-fetched but all in all it was enjoyable listening to it.

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