Richard Jr.'s Reviews > Wolf Pack

A GREAT three day read! I got started on this particular C. J. Box novel and couldn't put it down1 It keeps moving and the interplay of themes which include the real-live wolf pack as well as the human "wolf pack" keep you thinking about what the outcome of this series of murders and Sheriff Joe Pickett's life problems will be. Author Box got it just right with the trade-off of chapters between the deliberate actions by Joe and the his sidekick Nate and the mayhem and chaos sown by the human wolves of the Sinola Cartel. The Western setting of Wyoming is where author Box does the best descriptive work being familiar with the Bighorn Mountains. I loved the falconry and the episondes with the drone as it sets the wildness of the area against the technology that is invading it. A couple of the murders are a bit over the top for Box's normal action writing, but still do a very good job of setting the stage for the action in Saddlestring, WY and the fitting triumph of justice in the very fitting end.