![]() And while the action was thrilling, I find a calm in the descriptions of the Wyoming wildlife and landscapes. His prose is uncomplicated and a good fit with the backdrop of small Wyoming towns and ranches.Īfter reading a great of science fiction, this was a great break and return to simpler place and people of Wyoming. I believe most of Author Box’s books are set in Wyoming or nearby western locations and his stories have brought back memories of the picturesque prairies, mountains, and streams. I spent nearly three years living in Cheyenne, Wyoming and traveled the state extensively. He writes action/crime fiction set in the modern day west. He served on the Board of Directors for the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. An avid outdoorsman, Box has hunted, fished, hiked, ridden, and skied throughout Wyoming and the Mountain West. The novels have been translated into 27 languages.īox is a Wyoming native and has worked as a ranch hand, surveyor, fishing guide, a small town newspaper reporter and editor, and he co-owns an international tourism marketing firm with his wife Laurie. He was recently awarded the 2016 Western Heritage Award for Literature by the National Cowboy Museum as well as the Spur Award for Best Contemporary Novel by the Western Writers of America in 2017. He won the Edgar Alan Poe Award for Best Novel (Blue Heaven, 2009) as well as the Anthony Award, Prix Calibre 38 (France), the Macavity Award, the Gumshoe Award, two Barry Awards, and the 2010 Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association Award for fiction. Box is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 24 novels including the Joe Pickett series.
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