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  • Book Review: “Breaking Point” by C.J. Box

    Book Review:  “Breaking Point” by C.J. Box

    (Outstanding) In this, the 13th book in the Joe Pickett series, two EPA special agents are found dead on the property of Saddlestring resident, Butch Roberson. Before he knew what was happening, Joe wandered into Butch as he was checking water guzzlers in the wilderness.  They chatted, but, Butch did not seem right.  Joe just…

  • Book Review: “Force of Nature” by C.J. Box

    Book Review: “Force of Nature” by C.J. Box

    (A Thriller) Genre:  Mystery…errr, Thriller! – “Force of Nature” is #12 in the Joe Pickett series. Spoiler:  From the end of the last book, Large Merle dies.  😦 Nate Romanowski helps three locals (one he recognizes as the Mad Archer from a few books ago) pull their drifting boat to shore.  They, stupidly, pull weapons…

  • Book Review: “Cold Wind” by C.J. Box

    Book Review: “Cold Wind” by C.J. Box

    Genre:  Mystery (George R.R. Martin would be proud) – Wyoming Game Warden, Joe Pickett, finds his relatively new father-in-law tied to the blade of a windmill dead as a door nail. Joe’s beloved (sic) mother-in-law, Missy, has been arrested for his murder and Joe sets out on his own to dig up the facts.  Not…

  • Book Review: “Nowhere to Run” by C.J. Box

    Book Review: “Nowhere to Run” by C.J. Box

      Genre:  Mystery (Joe and Nate kick ass) – Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett is about to leave his year long “exile” in Baggs, Wyoming.  Although he is anxious to get home, he has one more wilderness trip to take to make sure everything is in tip-top shape for his replacement. This wilderness area is…

  • Book Review: “Below Zero” by C. J. Box

    Book Review: “Below Zero” by C. J. Box

      Genre: Mystery (Tearjerker) — Wyoming Game Warden (still on special assignment to the Governor) Joe Pickett’s daughter Sheridan gets voice mail from April.  WTF?  Joe saw April die a few of years ago.  But April knows stuff that only April can know, soooooo it must be her, as unlikely as that seems. A Chicago…

  • “Screaming Fan” by Mike Pihlman

    “Screaming Fan” by Mike Pihlman

    Introduction: Standing in line last night at the Brantley Gilbert concert in Stockton, CA we met a couple of really cool people.  This idea came from one of them.  It was a GREAT concert! —- Young Woman screams at the Brantley Gilbert concert. Man standing in front of her feels his legs wobble when she…

  • Book Review: “Blood Trail” by C.J. Box

    Book Review: “Blood Trail” by C.J. Box

      Genre:  Mystery — SPOILER ALERT…do not read further if you have not read the previous books —- Several months have passed since the end of “Free Fire” and Game Warden Joe Pickett, special assistant to the Governor of Wyoming, has been tasked to find the killer of several hunters.  He is investigating the killings…

  • Book Review: “Free Fire” by C.J. Box

    Book Review: “Free Fire” by C.J. Box

    Genre: Mystery   —- SPOILER ALERT!  Do not read this until you have read the previous books —- Joe Pickett was fired from his game warden job in the last book and is now a ranch hand at his father-in-laws ranch. One day he sees a private jet landing at the Saddlestring Airport.  Turns out…

  • Kelli Stanley’s Blog Post

    Kelli Stanley’s Blog Post

    Kelli Stanley is an amazing author and even more amazing person. Here is a blog post that all my readers need to read and absorb. Kelli gave me permission to copy this.   Here is Kelli’s blog address. — The X-Factor Posted on March 24, 2014 by Kelli I’m just back from Monterey and Left Coast Crime. Incredible. Energizing.…

  • “Nurse” by Mike Pihlman

    “Nurse”  by Mike Pihlman

    Nursing is a tough profession. Death, gore, and filth are normal. What is also normal is politics and vengeful head nurses. Day-after-day the Head Nurse was mean to her subordinates. While the nurses worked diligently and cared about their patients, the Head Nurse demeaned them. One day her head was found in the garbage outside…