A troubled cop seeks to save his son from a killer in the wilderness of Yellowstone. Back of Beyond is a gripping adventure from New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box, and the first book in the series that inspired hit TV show Big Sky.Twilight falls on a cold, wet spring day in the mountains of Montana. A cabin smoulders in the forest. Its charred structure reveals the remains of a single body.Detective Cody Hoyt investigates. A brilliant cop, Cody is also struggling with alcoholism and close to losing his job. It doesn't help that the body in the cabin is his AA sponsor, Hank Winters. It looks like a suicide, but Cody knew Hank better than that.Cody is determined to get justice for his friend. But when the clues lead to a company running wilderness adventures, he realises their latest trip, to Yellowstone National Park, is the very same one his estranged teenage son has signed up for...Cody must trek deep into Yellowstone, America's greatest wilderness, alone, in pursuit of his son - and the truth.Reviews for Back of Beyond'Timeless, gripping. Resembles an Agatha Christie whodunnit but with horses, bears, wolves and hunting rifles.' Sunday Times'A perfect introduction to the novels of C.J. Box.' Booklist'Perceptive... smooth, muscular writing keeps the tension rising.' Financial Times'One of the most suspenseful wilderness thrillers since Deliverance.' Associated Press'Terrifically entertaining.' Kirkus
Le Quatuor de l'Autoroute Séries
Cette palpitante série de mystères transporte les lecteurs dans les vastes et majestueux paysages de l'Ouest américain. Chaque volet présente des affaires complexes qui exigent un intellect aiguisé et un courage pur. Suivez les parcours entrelacés des personnages alors qu'ils naviguent dans le monde complexe du crime et de la justice, recherchant la vérité au milieu d'une beauté sauvage. La série mélange habilement le suspense avec le cadre atmosphérique de la frontière sauvage.






Ordre de lecture recommandé
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Jachtseizoen / druk 1
- 464pages
- 17 heures de lecture
Rechercheur Cody Hoyt vindt in een afgelegen berghut het verbrande lichaam van zijn vriend Hank Winters. Het lijkt alsof Hank zelfmoord heeft gepleegd, maar Cody vermoedt dat er meer aan de hand is. Bij zijn onderzoek blijkt dat er nog meer 'zelfmoorden' zijn gepleegd. Dit duidt op een seriemoordenaar, die het Yellowstone Park als zijn werkterrein heeft gekozen. Cody's zoon Justin heeft zich net aangesloten bij een groepstocht door de wildernis. Cody trekt het natuurgebied in om de enige persoon te redden om wie hij werkelijk geeft. C.J. Box won de Edgar Award voor Veilige haven. Hij schreef eerder Het ultimatum. Zijn boeken zijn vertaald in vijfentwintig talen. Box woont met zijn gezin in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in de Verenigde Staten. www.cjbox.net
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The Highway
- 395pages
- 14 heures de lecture
There's a killer on the road. A predator who calls himself the Lizard King. And two young women are lost in his hunting grounds... It was Danielle and Gracie's secret. A teenage adventure. A 1,000 mile drive along the spine of the Rocky Mountains to visit Danielle's boyfriend in Montana. Their parents were never to know. But now the girls have simply vanished. The only person who knows they're missing is Danielle's boyfriend. He persuades his father – a disgraced, suspended cop – to search for them. But he too simply disappears...
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Badlands
- 320pages
- 12 heures de lecture
Grimstad, North Dakota. A place people used to be from - but were never headed to - has struck oil. As pipelines snake across the prairie, oil flows out and men and money flow in. And with them, comes crime. North Dakota's new oil capital has a serious law and order problem and newly qualified detective Cassie Dewell has just been appointed its deputy sheriff. Twelve-year-old Kyle Westergaard is one of Grimstad's paperboys. Kyle has been written off as the 'slow' kid, but he has dreams deeper than anyone can imagine - he wants to get out of town, take care of his alcoholic mother, and give them a better life. While delivering newspapers, he witnesses a car accident and now has money and a lot of white powder in his possession. With the temperature dropping to 30 degress below and a gang war heating up, Cassie fears she might be in over her head. The key to it all will come in the most unlikely form: an undersized boy on a bike who keeps showing up where he doesn't belong.
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An unprecedented oil strike in Willistown, North Dakota leaves the town a focal point for trouble. Law and order is a dim memory and the sheriff's department just can't build the jails fast enough.
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Paradise Valley
- 384pages
- 14 heures de lecture
Box is not only an exemplary writer of crime novels; he is also a rancher, hunter and guide to the outback. As this might suggest, his work sports a vibrant response to countryside and nature. (Financial Times)