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Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett hunts a mass murderer in Yellowstone in this thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box. Joe Pickett’s been hired to investigate one of the most cold-blooded mass killings in Wyoming history. Attorney Clay McCann admitted to slaughtering four campers in a back-country corner of Yellowstone National Park—a “free-fire” zone with no residents or jurisdiction. In this remote fifty-square-mile stretch a man can literally get away with murder. Now McCann’s a free man, and Pickett’s about to discover his motive—one buried in Yellowstone’s rugged terrain, and as dangerous as the man who wants to keep it hidden.
Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett hunts a mass murderer in Yellowstone in this thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box.
Joe Pickett's been hired to investigate one of the most cold-blooded mass killings in Wyoming history. Attorney Clay McCann admitted to slaughtering four campers in a back-country corner of Yellowstone National Park-a "free-fire" zone with no residents or jurisdiction. In this remote fifty-square-mile stretch a man can literally get away with murder. Now McCann's a free man, and Pickett's about to discover his motive-one buried in Yellowstone's rugged terrain, and as dangerous as the man who wants to keep it hidden.
Praise for Free Fire“One of the year's best crime novels.”—
Booklist“Like the thunder telling of a coming storm, [
Free Fire] builds to a lightning strike finish that will leave you breathless and in awe.”—
Crimespree Magazine“A must read for anyone who's headed to Yellowstone this summer, and highly recommended for everyone else.”—
Rocky Mountain News“C. J. Box ha fashioned a splendid thriller, deftly plotted and skillfully executed.”—
The San Diego Union-Tribune
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 
