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In this gripping crime thriller set in the Wyoming wilderness, Joe Pickett is made an offer he just can't refuse...

Joe Pickett, fired from his job as Wyoming Game Warden, receives an unexpected visit from Governor Rulon. The wily governor has a special request, one Joe knows he can’t refuse.

Lawyer Clay McCann slaughtered four campers in a far-off corner of Yellowstone, then immediately turned himself in. Yet as the crimes were committed on a sliver of land with overlapping jurisdictions, the so-called free-fire zone, nobody can try the worst mass murderer in Wyoming history for his crime.

Rulon, aware of the public outrage, will reinstate Joe if he’ll investigate. With McCann deeply involved with unusually dangerous illegal activity, Joe realises the key to the murders may be hidden in the rugged terrain of Yellowstone itself.

Reviews for Free Fire

'Absorbing... his best yet.' Publishers Weekly
'[A] compelling tale.' Denver Post
'Delivers like a well-oiled rifle taking down its trophy elk at three hundred yards.' Madison County Herald
'A splendid thriller.' San Diego Union-Tribune

Box makes brilliant use of the mystery novel as a forum to examine real issues of importance. * Charlotte Observer *
A must read for anyone who's headed for Yellowstone this summer, and highly recommended for everyone else. * Rocky Mountain News *
'C. J. Box is a marvel. I learned more about Yellowstone in the night it took me to read Free Fire than I did in 19 years of school.' * Bookreporter.com *

C. J. Box is the author of over 30 novels including the Joe Pickett and Cassie Dewell series. He has won Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, Gumshoe and Barry Awards, as well as numerous other US and international awards for literature. Two television series based on his novels have been produced (Big Sky on ABC/Disney+ and Joe Pickett on Paramount+) with him serving as Executive Producer for both series. He and his wife Laurie live on their ranch in Wyoming.

Follow C.J. Box on @cjboxauthor and cjbox.net