“Storm Watch” by C.J. Box
c.2023, Putnam $29.00 353 pages
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I am a big fan of C.J. Box and his novels about Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett. While antelope hunting in WY last October, my brother and I were checked by a game warden who looked similar to Warden Joe Pickett in the TV series. We mentioned that to him, but he didn't seem to be very keen on the mythical Joe Pickett. Nevertheless, he was very helpful in explaining the drastic decline in antelope population for the last couple of years. (81)
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