Charles James Box Jr. (born 1958) is an American author of more than thirty novels. Box is the author of the Joe Pickett series, as well as several stand-alone 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 adaption of Box's Joe Pickett novels, featuring actor Michael Dorman as

Joe Pickett Joe or Joseph Pickett may refer to: * Joe Pickett (politician) (born 1956), American politician from the state of Texas * Joseph Pickett (painter), American painter * Joe Pickett, a fictional character in the eponymous series of novels by C. J. Box ...

, 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 The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards honor the bes ...

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 The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is a museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, with more than 28,000 Western and American Indian art works and artifacts. The facility also has the world's most extensive collection of ...

*2021

Falcon Award The Maltese Falcon Society is an organization for admirers of Dashiell Hammett, his 1930 novel ''The Maltese Falcon (novel), The Maltese Falcon,'' and hardboiled mystery books and writers in general. Founded in San Francisco in 1981, the organizatio ...

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)

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–present) (Television series for the ABC network, adapted from the Cassie Dewell novels) *''

'' (2021–present) (Television series for the Spectrum network, adapted from the Joe Pickett novels)

References

External links

C. J. Box's website2011 Interview in Shotsmag Ezine - "In the Spotlight"

C. J. Box papers
at the University of Wyoming – American Heritage Center
Profile on the Macmillan Speakers Bureau websiteJoe Pickett television series website
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