Out of Range

By: C. J. Box

Narrated by: David Chandler

C. J. Box's best-selling Joe Pickett novels have earned him a spot on every serious suspense fan's shortlist of favorites. The tightly constructed Out of Range brings game warden Joe to a new, remote beat in Wyoming's vast countryside to investigate the suspicious death of the previous warden.©2005 C.J.Box (P)2008 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

"... if anything, Box is getting better. Recommended for practically everybody." ( Booklist, starred review)

Can't get enough of this series

I love the story, the narration, the characters-can't wait to get started on the next.

Joe Pickett at his most relatable.

The book as a whole was fantastic, but I struggled at times with realness that Box detailed in this story. We witness Joe going through his ever so enthralling and captivating life, but are hit hard with the reality of being a family man in a world that seems out to get you. The emotions run high throughout the novel as we take a back seat in Joe's life and patiently wait for his life to come back together.

Wonderful read.

Loved it!

Great story, can't get enough!
Looking forward to the next in the series!
Awesome

loved it

another great joe picket book. love this guy and his family. even his mother in law is a hoot

Ending with a bang

Started off soooooo slow. Was awarded with an amazing ending with questions. Wonder what happens next.

Lots after build up in this one with an explosion of action right at the end.

O er all a good read following the CJB style. Great characters and storyline. Worth the listen if you are following Joe Pickett. Great series and author. He does a lot of research.

Great narration overall but hate the plot of this one

This is the darkest yet of the Pickett storyline. But I love that Joe finds ways to keep pushing thru the trauma and drama and temptations to become a better man every time

Best book so far!

Love all the twist and turns. Lots of surprises. Glad bad guys finally got caught. Never saw the end coming

Worth a read

I like the characters, the location and the detail. At times the plot is a little far fetched. I wish Box would try less about making it thrilling and focus more on telling stories about the Wyoming wilds.

Joe gets tempted and solves a murder.

This is a terrific book, possibly the best in the series, which is saying something, as I have come to really enjoy these books. The fact that I am coming to the end of the series is sad, indeed. Although there is a certain amount of sameness to each of the adventures, Mr. Box is an excellent writer. As with Craig Johnson in the Walt Longmire series, Mr. Box is a wonderful descriptor of Wyoming and its natural treasures, as well as the not-so-treasured human inhabitants of the state. Lesser authors are sometimes caged in by a successful series. Both of these men, along with the amazing Stuart Kaminsky, can keep the books fresh by introducing new settings, new people and new plots. This book finds Joe in Jackson, once called Jackson Hole. The game warden there, whom Joe knew fairly well, has committed suicide, and Joe has been sent to both cover the territory, which is as big as his own, and also to poke around about the death of Will Jensen. Joe quickly comes to feel that the death was not a suicide. Powerful forces exert strong, corrupt influences on the environment in Jackson. Joe meets a woman named Stella Ennis, who attracts him in an almost overwhelming way. He is only in Jackson briefly, which is clearly by design, as one gets the feeling that a couple of weeks longer would have threatened the bonds of Joe's marriage to Marybeth. Also, Stella disappears, which is no accident, so to speak.
As Joe investigates Will's death, he meets Don Ennis, Stella's husband, who is the developer of a humongous project in the hills above Jackson. It becomes clear to Joe that the project was going to be held up by the objections of Will Jensen, who had strong concerns about disruptions of wildlife migration patterns, and other concerns as well. The heat gets turned up very high as Joe finds himself in grave danger of being trapped in the same web that destroyed Will. I won't spoil the ending for you, but it is excellent. An author once said that it is extremely difficult to write a great ending for a great book. Mr. Box accomplishes that feat here.
David Chandler does his usual fine job. I have no complaints about him, except to say that he is no George Guidall.