A review by sssnoo
Winterkill by C.J. Box

4.0

I’m thoroughly enjoying this series. The plots are well plotted, complex, and satisfy a mystery lover. I am noticing, though, that Box’s female characters are very stereotyped. Joe Pickett’s wife is solid, strong, and has very traditional roles and behaviors. I’m tired of the mother-in-law vilification and the remaining female characters - especially those in “villain” roles are annoyingly portrayed as insipid, shrill, bitchy, or as some other negative trope. The male characters seem more fully developed. It feels like the books were authored more in the 70’s or 80’s than the early 2000’s.

I’m still up for reading more of the series though, especially as I’m now traveling in Joe Picket’s back yard.