C. J. Box
Charles James Box Jr. is an American author of more than thirty novels. Box is the author of the Joe Pickett series, as well as several standalone 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 adaptation of Box's Joe Pickett novels, featuring actor Michael Dorman as Joe Pickett, 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
- Blue Heaven, his first stand-alone novel, won the Edgar Award 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
- 2021 Falcon Award for Breaking Point
Joe Pickett novels
- Open Season
- Savage Run
- Winterkill
- Trophy Hunt
- Out of Range
- In Plain Sight
- Free Fire
- Blood Trail
- Below Zero
- Nowhere to Run
- Cold Wind
- Force of Nature
- Breaking Point
- Stone Cold
- Endangered
- Off the Grid
- Vicious Circle
- The Disappeared
- Wolf Pack
- Long Range
- Dark Sky
- Shadows Reel
- Storm Watch
- Three-Inch Teeth
- Battle Mountain
- ''The Crossroads''
Cody Hoyt / Cassie Dewell novels
- Back of Beyond
- The Highway
- Badlands
- Paradise Valley
- The Bitterroots
- ''Treasure State''
Stand-alone novels
- Blue Heaven
- Three Weeks to Say Goodbye
- ''Pronghorns of the Third Reich''
Short stories
- Shots Fired: Stories from Joe Pickett Country
- Dull Knife
- The Master Falconer
- ''Le Sauvage Noble''
Adaptations
- Big Sky
- ''Joe Pickett''