Akron Public Library

A collection of stories mostly about Wyoming-- and the dark deeds and impulses that can be found there. Though not all of the stories feature Joe Pickett, they are all quirky, surprising crime stories that demonstrate Box's versatility with a diverse array of ideas.

Former Rough Rider turned Michigan game warden Lute Bapcat learns that the deputy warden from Ontonagon County has gone missing and must navigate one of the Michigan Upper Peninsula's most lawless places on his search.

"John Ford, retired Maine game warden, returns with his third book of tales from his long career as a game warden in Maine"--

Life is filled with memories and ill remembered events, and to reawaken, relive, and record them for others is a daunting task that few embark upon. Echoes from the Mountains is an engaging, honest, and humorous portrayal of the challenges, opportunities, and complex issues involved in managing and protecting Colorado wildlife in a career of more than three decades in the Southern Rockies and balancing the often competing interests of people who find...

"Set in 1968, Nick Drake is a troubled Vietnam War veteran seeking redemption as a game warden in a quiet land. But when a fighter pilot from a nearby Air Force base mysteriously plummets onto one of his refuges, he is plunged into a deadly showdown with the military. A vexing mystery involving multiple murders ensues, and Nick must turn to the old ways of his Paiute neighbors to hunt for a vicious killer and bring justice to the pitiless high desert."...

Televangelist Peter Boothe's plans to build a mega-church on the banks of the Pedernales River are threatened when backhoe operator Hollis Farley unearths a dinosaur fossil on the site, but when Farley turns up dead, Game Warden John Marlin joins the investigation and discovers a host of suspects.

Mike Bowditch, a game warden who has been transferred to a remote outpost on the Canadian border, investigates a murder that begins when a man shows up during a freak blizzard saying that his friends are lost in the storm.

Investigating allegations about a hit man who lives a life of wealth and secrecy on a remote Wyoming ranch, troubleshooter Joe Pickett discovers two men at the ranch including a ruthless killer and a disturbing person from his past "The electrifying new Joe Pickett novel from the New York Times-bestselling author. Everything about the man is a mystery: the massive ranch in the remote Black Hills of Wyoming that nobody ever visits, the women who live...

Part-time bartender Erin Gardner is friendly to everyone who bellies up to her bar, including the local law enforcement and firefighters who keep her city safe. That's where she meets game warden Conor Paxton, a regular who asks to join a canoeing trip she's leading for her university day job. When the trip leads to something more, Erin couldn't be happier.

On the opening day of deer season, a tall, sexy blonde appears in the woods, distracting hunters with her sexy moves. It looks like she's just having some kinky fun. But when a hunter is murdered, suddenly the prank turns sinister. Now it's up to game warden John Marlin to prevent more hunters from becoming trophies.