Book Review: Long Range by C.J. Box

Published in 2020. The wife of Judge Hewitt is critically injured when someone tries to kill her husband. The bullet came through a window at the back of the house and was shot from long range. Joe Pickett is called in from another assignment and flown by helicopter to the office of Judge Hewitt in Saddlestring, Wyoming. The Judge wants the assailant found and found now. The newly appointed sheriff takes the lead on the investigation and Joe offers his assistance. However, the sheriff doesn’t want his help even though he locates the shooter’s gun placement position 1600 yards away from the house. Fortunately, Joe’s sense of right and wrong prevails and he continues with his investigation of the incident.

I enjoyed reading this novel. In particular, I liked the opening of the book which began with the trajectory of the bullet, not the main character. It was unique and very dramatic. The plot is easy to follow even though with its twists and turns. He writes clearly and his characters are easy to love. There have been 19 Joe Pickett novels so far and there may be more before it retires.