A review by liberrydude
Winterkill by C.J. Box

4.0

So we meet the mysterious and formidable Nate Romanowski, falconer and former special ops soldier, in this book-- the third installment in the series. Joe has another embarrassing moment when an arrested poacher cuffs him to his steering wheel and escapes in a blizzard only to be mysteriously murdered. Nate is immediately arrested and asks Joe to clear him. Joe has never met Nate but believes in his innocence. OBTW the mother of April, now living with Joe and his daughters since she abandoned her daughter all of a sudden shows up in town during a snowstorm along with a convoy of anti-government survivalists. She wants April back. A BLM employee is almost killed on the road by a mysterious tan pickup. Then there's some paranoid FBI and NFS types who want to provoke another Waco with the survivalists. Lots of action and ethical decision points for Joe to navigate in this one. What happens when the good guys become the bad guys? This one took a little too long to wrap up and the ending takes you on a roller coaster of ups and downs. You're not quite sure what happened or why but still the action and imagery of Wyoming's dangerous and beautiful winter keep you going back for more.