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Paladin

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8. I've been a C.J. Box fan for some time, now.

Mon May 4, 2015, 08:20 AM

May 2015

I believe he has a brand new Joe Pickett novel out, which I'll have to reserve at the library. Box captures the contemporary American West as well as anybody writing today; his books are wildly popular in places like Denver. Joe Pickett is a great protagonist, because he always insists on doing the right thing---even if it gets him in loads of trouble.

I loved "Blood Knot," because of the beautiful, concise writing and the subject matter. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. As to the other short stories in the collection, "Antelopes of the Third Reich" is worthwhile, just for the title alone (and its grounding in historical fact).

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