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The Crossroads
Joe Pickett (Related to this series)
- Author
- C.J. Box
- Narrator
- David Chandler
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 24 February 2026
- Run Time
- 9 hours 58 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
“Raining here, but I’ve got a cup of hot tea and a Joe Pickett novel, so who has it better than me?”—Stephen King
Game warden Joe Pickett fights for his life as his daughters try to uncover who shot him and left him for dead in this riveting new novel from #1 New York Times bestseller C. J. Box.
Marybeth Pickett gets the call she has always dreaded: her husband Joe is in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head.
Joe was found in his pickup at Antler Creek Junction, a crossroads connecting three ranches. Each road leading to a dangerous family. Each family with a different bone to pick with the local game warden. Marybeth and the new sheriff assume that Joe was ambushed by one of the families, but they have no idea which one since Joe didn’t say where he was going or why.
With Joe unconscious and fighting for his life with Marybeth at his side, Sheridan, April, and Lucy split up and investigate each of the families to uncover the truth of what happened to their father, before it’s too late.
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Details
- Author
- C.J. Box
- Narrator
- David Chandler
- Duration
- 9 hours 58 minutes
- Release Date
- 24 February 2026
- ISBN
- 9798892740401
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Thriller / suspense fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives
Synopsis
“Raining here, but I’ve got a cup of hot tea and a Joe Pickett novel, so who has it better than me?”—Stephen King Game warden Joe Pickett fights for his life as his daughters try to uncover who shot him and left him for dead in this riveting new novel from #1 New York Times bestseller C. J. Box. Marybeth Pickett gets the call she has always dreaded: her husband Joe is in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head. Joe was found in his pickup at Antler Creek Junction, a crossroads connecting three ranches. Each road leading to a dangerous family. Each family with a different bone to pick with the local game warden. Marybeth and the new sheriff assume that Joe was ambushed by one of the families, but they have no idea which one since Joe didn’t say where he was going or why. With Joe unconscious and fighting for his life with Marybeth at his side, Sheridan, April, and Lucy split up and investigate each of the families to uncover the truth of what happened to their father, before it’s too late.
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