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The Edgar® Awardwinning and New York Times bestselling author delivers a thriller about a troubled cop trying to save his son from a killer in Yellowstone.   Cody Hoyt, while a brilliant cop, is an alcoholic struggling with two months of sobriety when his mentor and AA sponsor Hank... read more

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  • Cody Hoyt: Rogue, alcoholic policeman.
  • Cody Googled: A cop who like to do things his own way. Gets the job done and like a clean,no stone left unturned when at a crime scene. Member of AA and has a tendency to get in trouble
  • Gracie Sullivan: A14 year old perspicacious young woman , she is excited to be on a trip with her neglectful dad
  • Rachel Mina Chavez: Single, attractive woman who signed up to see the wonders of Yellowstone park
  • Justin Hoyt: cody's 17 year old son looks for the good in people. not to interested in the great outdoors.
  • Bull Mitchell: A crusty old man full of fire and spice and good to have around in a tight spot
  • Jedediah McCarthy: Cunning ,and controlling , Jed has taken people backing on horses into Yellowstone for 20 years.
  • K. W. Wilson: a loner not a joiner and gives off vibes of leave me alone.
  • Tub Tubman: The sheriff is running for reelection and just want everything to run smoothly.
  • Henry Winters: Cody's AA sponsor and his friend.Traverls all over the U.S.
  • Ted Sullivan: A weak individual , the parent of Gracie and Daniel
  • Ryan Dougherty: Ryan is a patrol officer
  • Cliff Bodean: The under sherif
  • James Knox: young man from New York waiting for the market to recover along with his two friends Tony and Drew
  • Jim Gannon: Add a description of this character.
  • Skeeter Caldwell
  • Angela Mitchell
  • Donna Glode: Wife of CEO Tristan definitely does not love her husband, cold and a snob
  • Chavez: drug king
  • Danielle: spoiled 16 year old only thinks of herself. shallow and pretty
  • Edna
  • Strawberry: Gracie's horse who she just loves.
  • Anthony Joseph D'Amato: New Yorker, big tease, loud
  • Jenny Thompson: Jenny is Cody's ex wife
  • Carrie Lowry: young reporter, was promised a scoop by Cody
  • Larry Olson: Colts partner covers colt when he goes of the beaten bath.
  • Dakota Hill: Has worked with Jed over 5 years She just hasn't found any one special but is a good wrangler and does all the grunt work for Jed.
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  • “"He was mildly surprised by the banks of computers and the teens and twenty-somethings at each terminal. As he walked past, he noted a familiarity in what they were doing--updating their Facebook pages. He thought, Some people used to go to libraries to gather information. Now they come to write about themselves."”
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First Sentence edit see section history

The night before Cody Hoyt shot the county coroner, he was driving without a purpose in his county Ford Expedition as he often did these days.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This book is in Kirkus Reviews: Best Fiction of 2011. (authoritative list)
This book is in 2011 Published Books. (community list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. C. J. Box (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Minotaur Books (St. Martin’s Press)
Country: USA
Publication Date: August 2011
ISBN: 978-0312365745
Page Count: 384

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