In Plain Sight (A Joe Pickett Novel Book 6)

4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars | 12,923 ratings

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Last update: 01-27-2025


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Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett's hunt for a missing woman forces him to confront his own past in this gripping novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.

Ranch owner and matriarch Opal Scarlett has vanished under suspicious circumstances during a bitter struggle between her sons for control of her million-dollar empire. Joe Pickett is convinced one of them must have done her in. But when he becomes the victim of a series of wicked and increasingly violent pranks, Joe wonders if what's happening has less to do with Opal's disappearance than with the darkest chapters of his own past. Whoever is after him has a vicious debt to collect, and wants Joe to pay...and pay dearly.

Top reviews from the United States

  • Narda C. Gordon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Horray for the good guys!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2024
    I love these stories. CJ Box never fails to make his characters true to themselves; good or bad. I’m reading the series in order, excited to read the next one.
  • Husband of a happy wife
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good series of books
    Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2024
    Has a good story line that does totally rely on having to read the series in order.
  • ann strouhal From: Ann Strouhal/ Tx
    5.0 out of 5 stars In Plain Sight : My first trip down a rough river; what a ride!!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2014
    I have been devouring C.J. Box's "Joe Pickett" novels like crazy! In this particular novel Mr. Box goes for broke in the telling of a story about an old ranching family that established a vast empire consisting of thousands of acres of land in the 1800 hundreds.

    The story begins unfolding in the present-day generation of three brothers, heirs of this huge empire of wealth, in a pasture and engaged in a deadly fight with each swinging shovels in an angry, violent, family fight. Nothing new to the local ranchers and citizens of Saddlestring, Wyoming. One brother who is the eldest and also an elected official of the state government, is the most dishonest, greediest and conniving of all. After their mother is reported missing by the family a search for her begins. It seems she has disappeared into thin air.

    Joe Pickett is sent by his new director, Randy Pope, who has a strong build-up of animosity towards Joe to investigate into an alleged tip about Hank, one of the brothers, that his home is full of illegal trophies. The trouble for Joe begins instantly with the uncooperative Sheriff Kyle McLanahan and his dept.

    A killer comes to Saddlestring to settle old scores which happen to also include Joe and his entire family. He is a man from the past who is ruthless and who instigates himself wherever he can to do his dirty work "in plain sight". He begins by terrorizing Joe's family and also the kidnapping of his two daughters. From here on out this story becomes extremely harrowing when Joe and good friend Nate Romanowski start the search for the girls. It will keep you turning pages and biting fingernails as the two friends commence a journey down a wild river during a terrible flood.

    This is one of Mr. Box's best novels. His writing is so vivid that you can almost feel the currents of the river carry you along for the ride. I highly recommend this book, however it is not for the faint-hearted. It's quite graphic in the crime category. But buy the book, it's great.
  • RST3
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another incredible Joe Pickett novel
    Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2024
    This book made me feel every emotion. So well written, just like all the previous Joe Pickett books. Can’t wait to get started on the next one.
  • Lou
    5.0 out of 5 stars The suspended is awesome.
    Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2024
    This is yet another great novel by CJ Box. Maybe the best modern day adventure/action mystery writer. Couldn't put it down during the last 150 pages.
  • carolrnjd
    4.0 out of 5 stars Joe Pickett Amazing as Ever
    Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2019
    This was only number 6, but I found myself tired of Joe being dissed by virtually everyone; it happens in every book so far in the series. Here he was also badly beaten up and his family was repeatedly terrorized. But just as I was thinking that maybe I'd have to stop reading the series, things began to turn around, and THERE was the page-turner I'd come to know and love! Joe Picket is such a good guy, but he's also smart and tenacious and loyal to a fault. The second half of this novel was terrific and there were a few surprises thrown in, too. I was so into it that, when it was finished, I actually read the preview first few chapters of the next in the series that usually follows most of these stories on Kindle. I NEVER do that, as a rule, because I'd rather start the next one when I'm good and ready, but this time I was really into it and needed to see what was going to happen next. Needless to say, #7, Free Fire, is now on my Kindle. That's not to say that the ending of In Plain Sight was a cliffhanger. No, it was not; all loose ends were tied up and the ending was satisfying, as always. C.J. Box is fast becoming one of my favorites!
  • ike
    5.0 out of 5 stars on time
    Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2024
    great
  • Andrew C
    5.0 out of 5 stars Heck of a Book
    Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2023
    The hits just keep on coming in this series. C.J. Box is brilliant in hid story telling and descriptions of nature. This books has twists and turns but Box's brilliant simplicity is what I really enjoy about his writing. He gets to the point but does so in a captivating way. This story has a lot of riveting characters and an ending that you won't see coming but has a lot of layers. I'm ready for the next book. What a read!

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