Open Season

By: C.J. Box

Genre: Crime/Modern Western

Pages: 278

Published: 2001

Series: Joe Pickett Series, #1 of 17

Compare to:

The Poacher’s Son, Paul Doiron

The Eagle Catcher, Margaret Coel

Gator Aide, Jessica Speart

In a nutshell:

Joe is a game warden in Wyoming. When three men are murdered in the woods something about the investigation doesn’t seem right to him. As he conducts his own investigation, Joe learns that the murders affect his family far more than he expected.

What you may enjoy:

This book feels real and plausible. The characters are well developed and realistic. Watching the Pickett family grow closer together is tender. The writing is excellent and consistent throughout.

What you may NOT enjoy:

There is a fairly large amount of language. Some of the comments about the women’s bodies in the book can be slightly graphic. A man’s pedophile-like comments can be slightly disturbing.

Warnings:

Violence and Disturbing Images:

Dead man covered in blood; two dead bodies lay, chewed on by a wild animal; man shot in the face; man shot down; boy steps on glass; boy dies in a drunken car crash; woman shot and bleeding; man’s arm shot off; man’s knees shot out; man shot in the hip.

Sex and Nudity:

Man’s erection discussed; naked woman walks by; woman’s genitalia described graphically; man and woman talk about sex; man talks about women’s bodies non-graphically; men’s affairs mentioned; husband and wife discuss whether or not they will have sex; mentions pictures of a man’s genitals; man touches young girl’s bottom; mentioned that husband and wife have sex (two times); naked woman’s breasts described.

Language and Profanity:

Forms of the F-word (19 times)

Forms of Sh*t (13 times)

H*ll (23 times)

B*tch (3 times)

Forms of G*dd*mn (12 times)

G*d (7 times)

Forms of J*s*s Chr*st (7 times)

Forms of D*mn (10 times)

*ss (2 times)

Pr*ck (3 times)

B*st*rds

D*ck

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