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Endangered
Endangered
Endangered
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Endangered

Written by C. J. Box

Narrated by David Chandler

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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New York Times-bestselling writer C. J. Box returns with a thrilling new novel, featuring Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett. She was gone. Joe Pickett had good reason to dislike Dallas Cates, even if he was a rodeo champion, and now he has even more-Joe's eighteen-year-old ward, April, has run off with him. And then comes even worse news: The body of a girl has been found in a ditch along the highway-alive, but just barely, the victim of blunt force trauma. It is April, and the doctors aren't sure if she'll recover. Cates denies having anything to do with it-says she ran away from him, too-and there's evidence that points to another man. But Joe knows in his gut who's responsible. What he doesn't know is the kind of danger he's about to encounter. Cates is bad enough, but Cates's family is like none Joe has ever met before. Joe's going to find out the truth, even if it kills him. But this time, it just might.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateMar 10, 2015
ISBN9781490647494
Endangered
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C. J. Box

C.J. Box is the New York Times bestselling author of fifteen novels including the award-winning Joe Pickett series. Box has won the Edgar Award for Best Novel as well as the Anthony, Macavity, Barry, and Le Calibre .38 awards. His novels have been translated into twenty-five languages. Box lives outside of Cheyenne, Wyoming. 

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Loved it!! Joe is my hero. He always gets his man.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Another tense thriller in one of the best series going today. Never sags or slows. Fast pace and likable characters and believable plot.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    the book was enjoyable until the useless and unneeded sex scene. such garage!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    One of the best Pickett novels to date, however all of them have been great!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Many plots for the price of one...daughter assaulted, Nate gets out of jail, sage grouse assaulted. Joe Pickett, game warden, handles them all. Characters de rigueur for a Pickett novel, except for Joe's political appointee boss, who's not in the book. I really enjoyed this listen and couldn't put it down. Where's #16?
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is my first C. J. Box novel and I'm already in love with his writing. Granted this is book #15, but I had no problems following the characters or storyline, so it's definitely a standalone.

    Joe Pickett is an awesome character. If you love mystery/thrillers and haven't tried C. J. Box, definitely give him a try.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I haven't read a "Box" book yet that I havent' loved! He just keeps getting better and better I think. Really great writing- there's no redundancy, ìts concise, the characters are likeable, the plots are always well thought out and they just work! Well done- Keep it up!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Someone gave me the book that preceded this one and because of the way that one ended I wanted to read this one, as the story was left hanging. This seems to be a good series the author tells a story well and the characters are well developed, but like James Lee Burke's Robichaux series, the main character seems to be getting a little old to be acting the way he does. Otherwise the adventure is a fun book to read.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I don't know what formula C.J. Box uses to keep cranking out these wonderful novels, but he has latched onto something that works. This one revolves around the story of Joe Pickett's adopted daughter April, who is found along the edge of a road nearly beaten to death. While Mary Beth camps at April's hospital bedside waiting to see if she will come out of her medically-induced coma, Joe sets off to find a killer. Good stuff!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Many plots for the price of one. Who is killing the sage grouse? Who assaulted April and left her for dead? And, what part will Nate Romanoswski play in the book? Box weaves the above into a fast moving and interesting story that demonstrates why Sadddlestring Wyoming is one of the more exciting places to live. Joe destroys another truck in the process but bring it all to a satisfactory, if a little suprising, conclusion.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    C.J. Box knows how to write. I have enjoyed the novels about Joe Pickett that I have read. The characters are well thought out and explained. The plot this time was really wild and compelling. I did enjoy reading this book and am happy when I find another Box.J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the Isms" "Wesley's Wars" and "To Whom It May Concern"
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Joe Pickett is just out gathering evidence from another case, when he gets a call that a young girl has been found very near death in a ditch. They seem to think it is his missing daughter.The story has several things going at once, and Joe is working to help with all of them. From the very beginning the author draws you into the story. The book is very intense and feels like you're a part of it. Just like you can feel the pain and suffering everyone is going thru.The book is one that is hard to put down once you start to read. This was the first book I've read by C J Box, but sure will be reading some of his others.I received my copy as an Uncorrected Proof from Goodreads.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Another instant classic read. I have not really gotten to know Joe Pickett but the little bit that I am familiar with I am enjoying. I really felt like I connected with him in this book. I like that the father side of him really came out. He was not just sheriff but a father who like any loving father you do not want to mess with when his daughter is hurt. Quick reading with high intensity. I could not stop reading. Mr. Box is a great storyteller. He brings life to his stories and characters as if they really were people. Not much of a surprise when it came to the responsible party. However still fun to read how it would all end. Which it did end and with a big bang in a good way. Can't wait to read the next book by this author.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I have to admit that I read Endangered as a sort of experiment. You see, I haven't read past book five in C.J. Box's Joe Pickett series, and book five was a long time ago. Even though I enjoyed those five books, I had to ask myself if I was ever going to get the chance to catch up. Since I didn't believe I could, short of shoving everything else to the side and reading the series straight through, I decided to jump in here at book fifteen. A lot of things have happened to Joe and his family in those ten books I didn't read, but Box gave me enough information to fill in the blanks so I didn't feel hopelessly lost. In fact, I almost felt as if I'd never left-- and that's got a lot to do with the author's creation of such a strong character. There are three storylines on the move in Endangered. There's what happened to all those sage grouse for starters. Most people probably don't think of the ramifications of placing animals on the endangered species list, but Box makes it quite clear what could happen if those birds are, and he weaves the information into the narrative seamlessly. This storyline also adds a lot of tension and stress to Joe's life at a time when he certainly doesn't need it. The "sage grouse twins" Annie Hatch of the Bureau of Land Management and Revis Wentworth of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seem to go out of their way to push Joe over the edge. The second storyline involves Nate Romanowski, who just might be released from federal custody as along as he agrees to jump through all the hoops that FBI agent Dudley has set up for him. Dudley ranks right up there with the sage grouse twins in being adept at making people lose their tempers. This storyline is a quiet one, but longtime readers know Nate will make his presence known. The third storyline is the most important: the identity of the person responsible for what happened to April Pickett. It has Joe treading the fine line between being a father and being a law enforcement officer. Box has created one of the best dysfunctional families in fiction with the Cates. From the quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson and Eminem at the very beginning of the book to warnings given to Joe by the sheriff, readers know from the start that Brenda Cates is the Ma Barker of Wyoming. She is the one person in that violent family that Joe has to be most careful of. Knowing that, does it mean that there are no surprises in this storyline? Don't believe that for a second! I'm so glad I decided to head back to Wyoming to visit a spell with Joe Pickett. I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed Box's intricately woven plots, fast pacing, and well-drawn characters. As the chapters flew by, I became convinced of one thing: no way am I going to let another ten books go by before I read another one. Joe Pickett's simply too good to neglect. Shame on me!