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Trophy hunt
a Joe Pickett novel
528 pages
A rugged, eerie mystery where the vast, unforgiving wilderness hides something far more dangerous than apex predators.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like standing alone in the vast Wyoming wilderness as the sun goes down and the shadows stretch too long. It blends the grounded, procedural elements of a game warden's daily life with a creeping, almost supernatural dread that keeps the pages turning. The prose is lean and muscular, perfectly suited to the harsh landscape and the pragmatic, deeply principled protagonist at its center. There is a palpable tension that builds from the very first unsettling discovery, wrapping the reader in an atmosphere of isolation and vulnerability. It will thoroughly delight fans of modern Western thrillers who crave a strong sense of place, a steadfast everyman hero, and a mystery that flirts with the macabre.
- Mood
- eerie
- rugged
- isolated
- tense
- Tone
- pragmatic
- earnest
- suspenseful
- gritty
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- moral duty in a lawless land · the harshness of nature · encroaching darkness · protecting the innocent
- The writing
- Lean and unpretentious, grounding the reader in the stark, unforgiving beauty of the Wyoming wilderness.
- The arc
- Begins with a creeping sense of unease that steadily escalates into visceral dread and a desperate fight for survival.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love atmospheric, modern Western mysteries anchored by an uncompromisingly decent, everyman hero.
Content notes
- animal mutilation
- graphic violence
- gore
About the book
Local authorities are quick to label a rash of animal mutilations as the work of a grizzly bear, but Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett suspects that something far more sinister is afoot. And when the bodies of two men are found disfigured in the same way, his worst fears are confirmed: A modern-day Jack the Ripper is on the loose - and the killings have just begun.
Description from Open Library.
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