A review by gregcagle
Treasure State by C.J. Box

2.0

I've enjoyed the Joe Pickett books quite a bit. They are well written with interesting (if sometimes unbelievable) characters. The Cassie Dewell books, however, have not landed so well with me. As others have said, the characters seem less well drawn and more cartoony. I did not find either main plot line of this book to be particularly compelling, and the storytelling seemed lazy and did not draw me in. Part of the problem there, too, was the Box's obvious intent to inject his personal politics into the narrative. I've always been impressed with his ability to balance viewpoints without actually landing anywhere in his books, but he failed this time. It's clear where he stands, and I can't say I like that person very much. I'll read the next Joe Pickett book, but if he fouls that one with his personal politics like this one, then we are done.