# Open Season by C.J. Box (Paperback)

**The award-winning debut novel by _New York Times_ bestseller C.J. Box, _Open Season_ is the first in the hugely successful Joe Pickett series, now adapted into the hit Paramount TV show _Joe Pickett_, streaming on Paramount UK.**  
  
There's nothing unusual about the sound of a gunshot in Twelve Sleep. In remotest Wyoming, where elk roam the pine forests and cougars prowl the mountains, everyone owns a gun. But when Joe Pickett hears two sharp cracks ring out months before hunting season, it's his job to investigate.  
  
As game warden, dad-of-two Joe is not only badly paid and poorly housed, he's deeply unpopular. So when the source of the shots - a well-known poacher - gets off scot-free, the locals are delighted.  
  
And then the poacher turns up dead in the Picketts' back yard...  
  
Investigating the first murder he's ever encountered, Joe soon finds himself battling grudge-holding neighbours, corrupt officials, and determined activists. But will unravelling the mystery mean he risks the life and family he loves?  
  
**_Open Season_ is the winner of the highly coveted Anthony, Gumshoe, Barry, and Macavity Awards for Best First Novel.  
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**Reviews for _Open Season_  
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'A great crime novel.' **Lee Child**  
'A muscular first novel.' **_New York Times_**  
'A debut of riveting tensions.' **_Publishers Weekly_**  
'Box remains square on target throughout this nearly word-perfect debut... Joe Pickett is a Gary Cooper for our time.' **_Booklist_**

## Details

- **Price:** 8.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** Head of Zeus
- **Tags:** All Books, Fiction, Thrillers

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