Blue Heaven: A Novel
Jan 2008 · Sold by Minotaur Books
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Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel.
Blue Heaven is the break-out novel from C. J. Box, the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Joe Pickett series.
A twelve-year-old girl and her younger brother are on the run in the Idaho woods, pursued by four men they have just watched commit murder—four men who know exactly who William and Annie are. And where their mother lives.
Retired policemen from Los Angeles, the killers easily persuade the local sheriff to let them lead the search for the missing children. Now there's nowhere left for William and Annie to hide...and no one they can trust. Until they meet Jess Rawlins.
Rawlins, an old-school rancher, knows trouble when he sees it. He is only one against four men who will stop at nothing to silence their witnesses. But in this thrilling mystery novel from C.J. Box, these ex-cops don't know just how far Rawlins will go to protect William and Annie...and see that justice is done.
Blue Heaven is the break-out novel from C. J. Box, the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Joe Pickett series.
A twelve-year-old girl and her younger brother are on the run in the Idaho woods, pursued by four men they have just watched commit murder—four men who know exactly who William and Annie are. And where their mother lives.
Retired policemen from Los Angeles, the killers easily persuade the local sheriff to let them lead the search for the missing children. Now there's nowhere left for William and Annie to hide...and no one they can trust. Until they meet Jess Rawlins.
Rawlins, an old-school rancher, knows trouble when he sees it. He is only one against four men who will stop at nothing to silence their witnesses. But in this thrilling mystery novel from C.J. Box, these ex-cops don't know just how far Rawlins will go to protect William and Annie...and see that justice is done.
Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel.
Blue Heaven is the break-out novel from C. J. Box, the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Joe Pickett series.
A twelve-year-old girl and her younger brother are on the run in the Idaho woods, pursued by four men they have just wa...
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Carlos Garcia
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May 16, 2026
Ok, so this book was trying hard to engage the reader, but I felt it failed. I wanted to love it since it was my first trip into the mind of the man responsible for the Joe Pickett series. It let me down. The premise was solid enough, with corrupt former cops and missing children, but the sheer stupidity of local law enforcement and horrific decisions by the characters left me scratching my head. I needed more substance. The former cop that came in from Southern California left so much to be desired. He was a useless character at the end of the day. Jess was awesome, but he couldn't carry the entire book by himself. It was a nice attempt, but one that fell flat. I didn't care about the characters, not enough character development to warrant it. The end seemed to be thrown in just to pull at the heartstrings of the reader..It also failed in achieving that goal. I hope the Joe Pickett series is far & above superior to this entry. Not the worst book this year, but a forgettable one. 3.5/5
A Google user
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July 26, 2012
There's are few boring parts but the book itself was prerty fun to read. The ending though was very unsatisfying
Chrisolum
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May 30, 2014
A great stand alone novel...... And up there with his Joe Pickett books.
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About the author
C. J. Box is the author of more than thirty books, including the Joe Pickett series and the Cassie Dewell series, and a story collection. His books have been translated into twenty-seven languages. He has won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, Gumshoe, and Barry Awards, as well as the French Prix Calibre .38, and has been a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist. A Wyoming native, Box has also worked on a ranch and as a small-town newspaper reporter and editor. He’s an executive producer of ABC TV’s Big Sky, which is based on his Cody Hoyt/Cassie Dewell novels, as well as executive producer of the Joe Pickett television series for Spectrum Originals. He lives with his wife on their ranch in Wyoming.
C. J. Box is the author of more than thirty books, including the Joe Pickett series and the Cassie Dewell series, and a story collection. His books have been translated into twenty-seven languages. He has won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, Gumshoe, and Barry Awards, as well as the French Prix Cali...
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