Dark Sky

Dark Sky is the twenty-first novel in the beloved Joe Pickett series by number-one New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box, winner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award for contemporary fiction. Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett is handed one of his least favorite assignments: escorting Silicon Valley billionaire Steve Price on a remote elk hunting trip deep in the Wyoming wilderness. It is the kind of mission Joe would rather avoid — but it is one he cannot refuse.

What begins as an awkward babysitting job quickly becomes a life-or-death ordeal when Joe discovers that a relentless manhunter is tracking them through the wilderness, driven by a burning desire for revenge against his high-profile charge. Stripped of his weapon, his horse, and any means of communication, Joe must rely entirely on his backcountry instincts and knowledge of the land to keep them both alive.

Back in civilization, Joe's closest ally Nate Romanowski and his own daughter Sheridan learn of the threat and race into the woods to help. The tension builds to a stunning wilderness showdown that pits human cunning against nature's raw and unforgiving power. C.J. Box perfectly captures the majestic and dangerous beauty of Wyoming's mountain terrain, making the landscape itself feel like a living character in the story.

Dark Sky is a fast-paced, action-driven thriller that combines the best of western adventure and crime fiction into one pulse-pounding read. Whether you are a longtime fan of the Joe Pickett series or a newcomer to C.J. Box's work, this novel delivers everything readers love: loyalty, danger, family, and the wilderness tested to its limits. It is exactly the kind of book that is impossible to put down.