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C. J. Box

American writer (born 1958)

Field	Value
name	C. J. Box
birth_name	Charles James Box
birth_date
birth_place	Casper, Wyoming, U.S.
occupation	Author
alma_mater	University of Denver
period	2001–present
genre	Mystery fiction thriller (genre)
children	3
website

Charles James Box Jr. (born November 9, 1958) is an American author of more than thirty novels. Box is the author of the Joe Pickett series, as well as several standalone novels, and a collection of short stories. The novels have been translated into 27 languages. Over ten million copies of his novels have been sold in the U.S. alone. The first novel in his Joe Pickett series, Open Season, was included in The New York Times list of "Notable Books" of 2001. Open Season, Blue Heaven, Nowhere to Run, and The Highway have been optioned for film and television, the latter being adapted into the television drama series Big Sky, which debuted in November 2020. In March 2016, Off the Grid debuted at #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list. In 2021, Paramount Television Studios began production of a ten episode television adaptation of Box's Joe Pickett novels, featuring actor Michael Dorman as Joe Pickett, to air exclusively on the Spectrum cable television service in the U.S. The subsequent series was renewed for a second season in February 2022.

Personal life and education

Box is a Wyoming native and currently lives in the state. He grew up in the city of Casper. Box graduated with a degree in Mass Communications from the University of Denver. Box enjoys fishing, golfing, and outdoor activities.

Awards

For Open Season, Box won the Anthony Award, the Macavity Award, the Gumshoe Award, and the Barry Award, all in the Best First Novel category.
Prix Calibre 38 Award (France)
Blue Heaven, his first stand-alone novel, won the Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel of 2008.
2008 "BIG WYO" Award from Wyoming Tourism
2010 Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association Award
2016 Western Heritage Award for Literature by the National Cowboy Museum
2021 Falcon Award for Breaking Point

Bibliography

Joe Pickett novels

Open Season (Putnam, July 2001)
Savage Run (Putnam, June 2002)
Winterkill (Putnam, May 2003)
Trophy Hunt (Putnam, June 2004)
Out of Range (Putnam, May 2005)
In Plain Sight (Putnam, May 2006)
Free Fire (Putnam, May 2007)
Blood Trail (Putnam, May 2008)
Below Zero (Putnam, June 2009)
Nowhere to Run (Putnam, April 2010)
Cold Wind (Putnam, March 2011)
Force of Nature (Putnam, March 2012)
Breaking Point (Putnam, March 2013)
Stone Cold (Putnam, March 2014)
Endangered (Putnam, March 2015)
Off the Grid (Putnam, March 2016)
Vicious Circle (Putnam, March 2017)
The Disappeared (Putnam, March 2018)
Wolf Pack (Putnam, March 2019)
Long Range (Putnam, March 2020)
Dark Sky (Putnam, March 2021)
Shadows Reel (Putnam, March 2022)
Storm Watch (Putnam, February 2023)
Three-Inch Teeth (Putnam, February 2024)
Battle Mountain (Putnam, February 2025)
The Crossroads (Putnam, February 2026)

Cody Hoyt / Cassie Dewell novels

Back of Beyond (St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2011)
The Highway (St. Martin's Minotaur, July 2013)
Badlands (St. Martin's Minotaur, July 2015)
Paradise Valley (St. Martin's Minotaur, July 2017)
The Bitterroots (St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2019)
Treasure State (St. Martin's Minotaur, September 2022)

Stand-alone novels

Blue Heaven (St. Martin's Minotaur, January 2008)
Three Weeks to Say Goodbye (St. Martin's Minotaur, January 2009)
Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Head of Zeus, April 2014)

Short stories

Shots Fired: Stories from Joe Pickett Country (Putnam, July 2014) (Included in Shots Fired)

Dull Knife (2005) ("A Joe Pickett Story")
The Master Falconer (2006)
Le Sauvage Noble (2007)

Adaptations

Big Sky (2020–2023) (Television series for the ABC network, adapted from the Cassie Dewell novels)
Joe Pickett (2021–2023) (Television series for the Spectrum network and later Paramount+, adapted from the Joe Pickett novels)

References

(2001-12-02). "Notable Books – Fiction – Results Listing". [[The New York Times]].
Lachenal, Jessica. (November 17, 2020). "The 'Big Sky' Book Ending Promises A Major Twist".
"Joe Pickett".
White, Peter. (2022-02-09). "'Joe Pickett' Renewed for Season 2 at Spectrum; Michael Dorman Drama Becomes Network's Most Watched Series As Paramount+ Set To Stream".
White, Peter. (2022-02-09). "'Joe Pickett' Renewed For Season 2 At Spectrum; Michael Dorman Drama Becomes Network's Most Watched Series As Paramount+ Set To Stream".
Gose, Susan Gray. (2010-04-20). "Wyoming’s Mystery Man: C.J. Box on Top".
"The Roundup - A Conversation with CJ Box".
Wood, Joshua. (2022-08-16). "Wyoming Author C.J. Box Suffers Third Degree Burns In Freak Barbecue Incident".
"About C.J. Box | CJ Box Web Site". Cjbox.net.
"Wyoming Business Report".

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