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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100425264602
ISBN-139780425264607
eBay Product ID (ePID)170243998
Product Key Features
Book TitleBreaking Point
Number of Pages464 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
TopicCrime, Thrillers / General, Thrillers / Suspense, Mystery & Detective / General
GenreFiction
AuthorC.J. Box
Book SeriesA Joe Pickett Novel Ser.
FormatMass Market
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight8.8 Oz
Item Length7.6 in
Item Width4.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"An explosive thriller that careens from one unpredictable twist to another." - South Florida Sun-Sentinel "It's the best installment yet in an already rich series. Grade: A."- The Cleveland Plain Dealer "An exceptionally well-told story that will entertain, thrill and maybe even outrage its readers."- USA Today "Will raise the hair on your neck and chill you to the bone."-Bookreporter.com "Thrilling wilderness chases, chilling stories of the abuse of power, and Pickett's indomitable frontier spirit power this explosive novel."- Publishers Weekly "Fans of this series will burn through the pages…Another must-read."- Library Journal (starred review) "Its basis in a real-life conflict makes Joe's thirteenth case one of his most tendentious, but it's Box who makes it one of his most exciting."- Kirkus Reviews, Praise for Breaking Point "An explosive thriller that careens from one unpredictable twist to another." -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel "It's the best installment yet in an already rich series. Grade: A."-- The Cleveland Plain Dealer "An exceptionally well-told story that will entertain, thrill and maybe even outrage its readers."-- USA Today "Thrilling wilderness chases, chilling stories of the abuse of power, and Pickett's indomitable frontier spirit power this explosive novel."-- Publishers Weekly "Fans of this series will burn through the pages...Another must-read."-- Library Journal (starred review) More Praise for the C. J. Box and the Joe Pickett novels "One of today's solid-gold, A-list, must-read writers."--Lee Child "Picking up a new C. J. Box thriller is like spending quality time with family you love and have missed...It's a rare thriller series that has characters grow and change. An exciting reading experience for both loyal fans as well as newcomers."--Associated Press "Box is a master."-- The Denver Post "Box knows what readers expect and delivers it with a flourish."-- Cleveland Plain Dealer "Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett strides in big boots over the ruggedly gorgeous landscape of C.J. Box's outdoor mysteries."-- The New York Times Book Review "Riveting...[A] skillfully crafted page-turner."-- People "Will keep you on the edge of your seat."-- The Philadelphia Enquirer
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Series Volume Number13
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisWyoming game warden Joe Pickett's hunt for a fugitive reveals a conspiracy in this taut thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. Joe Pickett always liked Butch Roberson--a hardworking local business-owner whose daughter is friends with his own. Little does he know that when Butch says he is heading into the mountains to scout elk, he is actually going on the run. Two EPA employees have been murdered, and all signs point to Butch as the killer. Soon, Joe hears of the land Butch and his wife had bought to retire on--until they are told the EPA declared it a wetland--and the penalties they charged Butch until the family was torn apart by debt. Finally, it seems, the man just cracked. It's an awful story. But is it the whole story? The more Joe investigates, the more he begins to wonder--and the more he finds himself in the middle of a war in which he must choose sides., Don't miss the JOE PICKETT series--now streaming on Paramount+ Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett's hunt for a fugitive reveals a conspiracy in this taut thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. Joe Pickett always liked Butch Roberson--a hard-working local business owner whose daughter is friends with Joe's girls. Little does he know that when Butch says he's heading into the mountains to scout elk, he is actually going on the run. Two EPA employees have been murdered and all signs point to Butch as the killer. Joe learns that the land Butch and his wife had bought to retire on was declared a protected wetland by the EPA, and the subsequent fines have torn the family apart. Finally, it seems, the man just cracked. It's an awful story, but is it the whole story? The more Joe investigates, the more he begins to wonder--and he soon finds himself in the middle of a war in which he must choose sides.
