128 reviews for:

Battle Mountain

C.J. Box

4.05 AVERAGE

adventurous tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous tense medium-paced
adventurous challenging fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
fast-paced
adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes

The Joe Pickett books tend to either be Nate-centric conspiratorial action stories or Joe-centric mountain west murder mysteries. Battle Mountain is more of a Nate book (which is to be expected after the way Three Inch Teeth ended). I have to admit, I still prefer the Joe books for their complex mysteries and cowboyesque charm though. All that said, it was a well rounded story which developed the character of Sheridan and gave closure to the character of Nate which was both action-packed and satisfying.