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boleary30's review against another edition
3.0
Pickett is a great character, but story drags and is untied at the end.
ndbeyer's review against another edition
4.0
Really am enjoying this series- can't wait to start the next one.
sssnoo's review against another edition
4.0
Filling in some missed books in the Joe Picket series. This volume was excellent.
ekloretto's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
xkay_readsx's review against another edition
4.0
Love the Pickett family and Nate. Book 6 ties back to a character in [b:Winterkill|244100|Winterkill (Joe Pickett, #3)|C.J. Box|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1427388697l/244100._SY75_.jpg|236494] as a lone family member out of town seeks revenge. Meanwhile local ranch matriarch is missing causing her two sons battling for control of the family empire. The river scene was exciting. What a bizarre ending!
scott_a_miller's review against another edition
4.0
Another solid Pickett book, first novel for me AN. Nina puppy kept me from reading it in a couple days, instead it took a couple weeks. It was certainly worth it though. Joe had an evil enemy in this one even though the ending was a little anticlimactic. Even though it was a sort of bridge story, tying things up, there is plenty left to explain. The next one should be something.
trixie_reads's review against another edition
3.0
Having never read a Joe Pickett novel, I was a little confused about some of the characters, but I think was able to figure things out for the most part. The book wasn't terrible, but seemed to be lacking something. Since we knew immediately who the "bad guy" was, there wasn't much tension or mystery. I never really believed anyone was in any danger.
debbieg725's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
ncrabb's review against another edition
4.0
Opal Scarlett ran her ranch by using one of the most innovative divide-and-conquer strategies you can imagine. She deliberately sets her two sons against one another; the third son is developmentally disabled and essentially not a player in the family drama—or is he?
When Opal Scarlett vanishes, virtually all of Saddle String, Wyoming becomes fascinated with the train wreck as the two sons work at cross purposes of one another to determine who will ultimately inherit the ranch. Naturally, Opal Scarlett said they both inherited it, and neither knew the truth.
J.W. Keeley has come to Saddle String ostensibly to get a job working a ranch. An ex-con, Keeley has assured the Scarlett brothers that his name is Bill Munroe, assuming that neither brother will be smart enough to have connected the name to the Bluegrass legend. His assumptions are correct. But Keeley is in town for quite a different reason. He blames game warden Joe Pickett for the deaths of his sister and daughter. Those two died in a previous book, and no way was it Joe’s fault, but that’s for another previous review.
Keeley wants to make sure Pickett pays the debt Keeley thinks he owes, but he wants to carry out the payments slowly exquisitely and with interest. That means destroying Joe and his family before killing him.
Joe’s troubles are escalated when Wyoming voters elect a Democrat to the governor’s mansion, and that Democrat appoints a fish and game director his is Joe’s nemesis to say the least.
The creep factor runs high in this book as Keeley stocks members of Joe’s family. You’ll get increasingly involved as Joe deals with an ever more tense experience at work as a result of his new petty bureaucrat boss.
Ultimately, it’s up to Joe to figure out who killed Opal Scarlett, especially when so many townspeople claim they’ve seen her on the banks of the river after she allegedly disappeared. He also must save himself from his would-be murderer.
When Opal Scarlett vanishes, virtually all of Saddle String, Wyoming becomes fascinated with the train wreck as the two sons work at cross purposes of one another to determine who will ultimately inherit the ranch. Naturally, Opal Scarlett said they both inherited it, and neither knew the truth.
J.W. Keeley has come to Saddle String ostensibly to get a job working a ranch. An ex-con, Keeley has assured the Scarlett brothers that his name is Bill Munroe, assuming that neither brother will be smart enough to have connected the name to the Bluegrass legend. His assumptions are correct. But Keeley is in town for quite a different reason. He blames game warden Joe Pickett for the deaths of his sister and daughter. Those two died in a previous book, and no way was it Joe’s fault, but that’s for another previous review.
Keeley wants to make sure Pickett pays the debt Keeley thinks he owes, but he wants to carry out the payments slowly exquisitely and with interest. That means destroying Joe and his family before killing him.
Joe’s troubles are escalated when Wyoming voters elect a Democrat to the governor’s mansion, and that Democrat appoints a fish and game director his is Joe’s nemesis to say the least.
The creep factor runs high in this book as Keeley stocks members of Joe’s family. You’ll get increasingly involved as Joe deals with an ever more tense experience at work as a result of his new petty bureaucrat boss.
Ultimately, it’s up to Joe to figure out who killed Opal Scarlett, especially when so many townspeople claim they’ve seen her on the banks of the river after she allegedly disappeared. He also must save himself from his would-be murderer.