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Back of Beyond

By C.J. Box
Series: Cassie Dewell
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Back of Beyond follows Detective Cody Hoyt, a troubled cop battling alcoholism, as he investigates the mysterious death of his AA sponsor in a burnt-out cabin deep in Montana. When the investigation points towards a wilderness adventure company, Cody discovers his estranged teenage son is involved. Alone and desperate, Cody must traverse the rugged expanse of Yellowstone National Park to uncover the truth and save his son.
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Back of Beyond is ideal for readers who enjoy gripping historical fiction infused with suspense, complex characters, and vivid wilderness settings. Fans of outdoor adventure thrillers and character-driven mysteries will find much to admire.

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A troubled cop seeks to save his son from a killer in the wilderness of Yellowstone. Back of Beyond is a gripping adventure from New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box, and the first book in the series that inspired the hit TV show Big Sky.

Twilight falls on a cold, wet spring day in the mountains of Montana. A cabin smoulders in the forest. Its charred structure reveals the remains of a single body.

Detective Cody Hoyt investigates. A brilliant cop, Cody is also struggling with alcoholism and is close to losing his job. It doesn't help that the body in the cabin is his AA sponsor, Hank Winters. It looks like a suicide, but Cody knew Hank better than that.

Cody is determined to get justice for his friend. But when the clues lead to a company running wilderness adventures, he realises their latest trip, to Yellowstone National Park, is the very same one his estranged teenage son has signed up for…

Cody must trek deep into Yellowstone, America's greatest wilderness, alone, in pursuit of his son – and the truth.

Reviews for Back of Beyond

'Timeless, gripping. Resembles an Agatha Christie whodunnit but with horses, bears, wolves and hunting rifles.' Sunday Times

'A perfect introduction to the novels of C.J. Box.' Booklist

'Perceptive... smooth, muscular writing keeps the tension rising.' Financial Times

'One of the most suspenseful wilderness thrillers since Deliverance.' Associated Press

'Terrifically entertaining.' Kirkus

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Sunday Times calls it 'timeless, gripping,' likening it to an Agatha Christie whodunnit set amid wild horses and bears. Booklist praises it as 'a perfect introduction to the novels of C.J. Box,' while the Financial Times commends the 'perceptive, muscular writing' that sustains tension. The Associated Press describes it as 'one of the most suspenseful wilderness thrillers since Deliverance,' and Kirkus finds it 'terrifically entertaining.'

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781837931644

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 November 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 268g

Pages: 384

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C. J. Box C.J. Box Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Historical Fiction Police Procedural Series: Cassie Dewell

About the Author

C. J. Box is the author of twenty-two Joe Pickett novels, five stand-alone novels, and a story collection. He has won Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, Gumshoe, and Barry Awards, as well as the French Prix Calibre .38. He has been a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist, and his books have been translated into twenty-seven languages. A Wyoming native, Box has also worked on a ranch and as a small-town newspaper reporter and editor. He lives outside Cheyenne with his family.

Follow him on @cjboxauthor cjbox.net

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