Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel, the New York Times bestselling author of Back of Beyond and Breaking Point and the creator of the Joe Pickett series is back.
โIf CJ Box isnโt already on your list, put him there.โ โ USA Today
When two sisters set out across a remote stretch of Montana road to visit their friend, little do they know it will be the last time anyone might ever hear from them again. The girlsโand their carโsimply vanish. Former police investigator Cody Hoyt has just lost his job and has fallen off the wagon after a long stretch of sobriety. Convinced by his son and his former rookie partner, Cassie Dewell, he begins the drive south to the girlsโ last known location. As Cody makes his way to the lonely stretch of Montana highway where they went missing, Cassie discovers that Gracie and Danielle Sullivan arenโt the first girls who have disappeared in this area. This majestic landscape is the hunting ground for a killer whose viciousness is outmatched only by his intelligence. And he might not be working alone. Time is running out for Gracie and DanielleโฆCan Cassie overcome her doubts and lack of experience and use her innate skill? Can Cody Hoyt battle his own demons and find this killer before another victim vanishes on<> the highway?
Review
Early Praise for The Highway :
A non-stop, action-filled race against time. Rolling down the superhighway of suspense, this thriller will leave readers breathless." โ Library Journal(starred review)
Praise for Back of Beyond :
Chosen as a Kirkus Reviews "Best of Fiction"
"One of the most suspenseful wilderness thrillers since Deliverance. And Box's characters are so real that you want to reach out and shake their hands or flee from them as fast as you can." โAssociated Press
"Terrifically entertaining stuff that comes together with a bang in the end." โ _Kirkus Reviews
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"Grade A...page-flying suspense with superior character portrayal...a great adventure." โ Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Box knows life and death in the backcountry like few other writers today." โ Library Journal
- "Terrifically entertaining stuff that comes together with a bang in the end..." โ Booklist*
"Once again, Box provides the complete suspense package..." โ Kirkus(starred review)
About the Author
C.J. BOX is the bestselling author of Back of Beyond , Three Weeks to Say Goodbye , and sixteen other novels including the award-winning Joe Pickett series. Blue Heaven won the Edgar Award for Best Novel in 2009, and Box has won the Anthony Award, the Macavity Award, and the Barry Award. His first novel, Open Season , was a New York Times Notable Book and an Edgar Award and Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist. Boxโs work has been translated into twenty-six languages. He lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming.