C. J. Box
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Oct 12, 2026
Brian FreemanGUEST
Of course, by-
Barbara PetersHOST
CJ Box and I went around and around
Brian FreemanGUEST
... of course, by, by that point, I probably won't, uh, I, I won't care one way or another, but [laughs]
Barbara PetersHOST
But you have heirs that might.
speaker_1HOST
It's the end of an era.
speaker_0HOST
We are kicking off this final section with a modern thriller, The Highway by CJ Box, published in 2013.
speaker_1HOST
The Highway is a tightly wound, incredibly suspenseful novel.
speaker_0HOST
It's a page-turner.
speaker_1HOST
You have to step into the wild with them.
speaker_0HOST
You have to become the wolf.
speaker_1HOST
CJ Box creates a world where violence is always just one rest stop away, and the atmosphere is incredibly heavy.
speaker_1HOST
The novel features many beloved Western tropes that Sheridan utilizes constantly.
speaker_2HOST
His decency and his humor deflate the grandeur of the rancher's myth.
speaker_3HOST
You see a very similar dynamic, but with even less authority, in CJ Box's novels featuring Joe Pickett, starting with Open Season.
speaker_3HOST
Pickett is a game warden in Wyoming, and I love this detail.
speaker_3HOST
He lives in a state-issued house that still smells like the failure of the guy who had the job before him.
Josh JensenGUEST
I always have.
Josh JensenGUEST
I love the book Train Dreams, and then a book that really made me think I could write something was Blue Heaven by CJ Box-
Terrence LeahyHOST
Mm-hmm
Josh JensenGUEST
... which is set in the Panhandle as well.
Jeff RickettHOST
Well, I still have the Brothers McKay from Craig Johnson.
Jeff RickettHOST
I finished the last CJ Box book, Crossroads.
Jeff RickettHOST
That was a great one too.
Jeff RickettHOST
But These Myron Bolotar ones.
Jake NicholsHOST
And it's the interesting nature of falconers.
Jake NicholsHOST
If you read C.J. Bach's Joe Pickett series, you know that Pickett's best friend, Nate Romanowski, is a falconer.
Jake NicholsHOST
And in it, we learn so much about falconry, including the relationship between human and bird, which is...
Jake NicholsHOST
Interesting.
Jake NicholsHOST
Yes, I do read the Cowboy State Daily.
Jake NicholsHOST
I saw CJ Box throwing a little shade at Newsome and Tapper.
Jake NicholsHOST
Did you see that article?
Cici OliverGUEST
i did not