A big fan of the Joe Pickett novels by C.J. Box, I ASSuMEd I’d enjoy another of his series based on a rogue, a brilliant cop named Cody Hoyt, an alcoholic.

But for me they are too blood thirsty and violent.

I didn’t like either Hoyt or his protege, Cassie Dewell.

Back of Beyond is the first book. It’s set in Yellowstone National Park.

#2 is The Highway, somehow astonishingly connected to the bloodbath in Yellowstone.

Serial killers are picking up prostitutes at long haul trucking service stations.

Somebody liked the book. ABC turned it into a big budget TV show. It’s already had 3 seasons as I post. Mixed reviews.

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