C.J. Box - Three-Inch Teeth

#1 New York Times award-winning author C.J. Box (an expert on all things Wyoming and the West) and his next Joe Pickett novel (#24 in the series).  In this latest, the Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett faces two different kinds of rampaging beasts—one animal, one human.  The topic of grizzly bears is always a curiosity to people traveling to Wyoming and the surrounding areas and in the past, but it hasn’t been a real threat to people in the area.  However, the population of grizzly bears in the Mountain West has skyrocketed in the Mountain West well beyond their traditional stomping grounds.  Every year, there has been an increasing number of fatal and near-fatal encounters with humans.  Although some attacks can be attributed to provocation, several recent incidents have been random and terrifying.   

 

In THREE-INCH TEETH, Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett faces two different kinds of rampaging beasts—one animal, one human. A rogue grizzly bear has gone on a rampage—killing civilians including the potential fiancée of Joe’s daughter. At the same time, Dallas Cates, who Joe helped lock up years ago, is released from prison. He wants revenge on the people who sent him away including Joe himself. After seeing news reports of grizzly attacks in Twelve Sleep County, Cates has an idea:  He can take out his enemies in such a way that no one will suspect him. As Joe is asked to join the state Predator Attack Team to try to find and destroy the bear the bear can’t be trapped or found. As the attacks continue and escalate, will Joe be able to figure out which ones are real and which ones are staged before he’s the target?

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: C. J. Box is the author of twenty-four Joe Pickett novels, eight stand-alone novels, and a story collection. He has won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, Gumshoe, and two Barry awards, as well as the French Prix Calibre .38, the Western Heritage Award for Literature, and two Spur Awards. An avid outdoorsman, Box has hunted, fished, hiked, ridden, and skied throughout Wyoming and the Mountain West. He has been executive producer on shows based on his books, including ABC TV’s Big Sky and Joe Pickett on Paramount+.

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