Out Of Range by CJ Box

I've now finished the fifth book of the Joe Picket mystery novels written by C.J. Box. The main character, Joe Picket, is a game warden in Wyoming. He's a good guy known for solving murder cases despite the local Sherif's warnings for him to stay out of his business and stick to the wildlife.

On sidebar, I learned about this series of books from my fishing buddy, Neal. Neal and his wife worked for the U.S. Forest Service and so this book series was a natural on their reading list. It's now on my list, and I'm enjoying the exciting stories set in our national parks.

This fifth book, Out of Range, introduces us to Jackson Hole and begins with the death, by apparent suicide of the game warden, Will Jensen. With that shocking and sudden vacancy, the department supervisor has asked Joe to fill in for a few weeks, to get them through hunting season, in the largest and busiest district in Wyoming. Once there, Joe begins to sense Will's death wasn't a suicide and begins to ask questions. The local sherif is not pleased with Joe questioning individuals with a case that was closed and considered an obvious suicide. There are many high profile and wealthy characters living in Jackson Hole creating high stress due to business pursuits in conflict with Wyoming's wildlife policies. It's a good read, and best of all, it takes you into some of the most beautiful country in America.

CAUTION: If you read one book in the Joe Picket novel series, you'll read all of them. And, there are 24 books in the series. It's truly best to start with the first book, Open Season.