New York Times Bestsellers
C.J. BOX has placed 22 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 105 weeks on the charts. 4 titles reached #1.
4 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #2 · debuted Mar 2020 · 8 weeks across 2 NYT lists
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5 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Mar 2023 · 8 weeks across 2 NYT lists
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Reading Order
12 series · 149 booksJoe Pickett Short Stories/Novellas
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dull Knife | 2005 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | The Master Falconer | 2011 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Pirates of Yellowstone (Short Story) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Honor & ... with Sandra Brown | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Precious Cargo | 2022 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Joe Pickett Collections
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shots Fired: Stories from Joe Pickett Country | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back of Beyond | 2011 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | The Highway | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Badlands | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Paradise Valley | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | The Bitterroots | 2019 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Treasure State | 2022 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
C.J. Box Other Novels
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Heaven | 2007 | 🏆 Edgar Awards 2009Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Three Weeks to Say Goodbye | 2008 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
C.J. Box Short Stories/Novellas
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The End of Jim and Ezra (Short Story) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Everyday is a Good Day on the River (Short Story) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
C.J. Box Non-Fiction Books
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travel Smart: Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho with Paul Otteson | 1998 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Book of Virtue by Ken Bruen | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Book Thing by Laura Lippman | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | The Book Case by Nelson DeMille | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | An Acceptable Sacrifice by Jeffery Deaver | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) by William Link | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | The Final Testament (Short Story) by Peter Blauner | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 8 | Rides a Stranger (Short Story) by David Bell | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 9 | The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) by Andrew Taylor | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 10 | The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) by Reed Farrel Coleman | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 11 | The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) by F. Paul Wilson | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 12 | What's in a Name? (Short Story) by Thomas H. Cook | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 13 | Remaindered (Short Story) by Peter Lovesey | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 14 | The Sequel (Short Story) by R.L. Stine | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 15 | The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) by Lyndsay Faye | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 16 | Book Club (Short Story) by Loren D. Estleman | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 17 | The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) by Bradford Morrow | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 18 | It's in the Book (Short Story) by Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 19 | The Scroll (Short Story) by Anne Perry | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 20 | The Book of the Lion (Short Story) by Thomas Perry | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 21 | The Little Men (Short Story) by Megan Abbott | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 22 | Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) by James Grady | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 23 | Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) by Joyce Carol Oates | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 24 | Every Seven Years (Short Story) by Denise Mina | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 25 | From the Queen (Short Story) by Carolyn Hart | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 26 | The Travelling Companion by Ian Rankin | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 27 | Citadel (Short Story) by Stephen Hunter | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 28 | Reconciliation Day (Short Story) by Christopher Fowler | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 29 | Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) by John Harvey | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 30 | The Haze (Short Story) by James W. Hall | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 31 | Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) by Joe R. Lansdale | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 32 | The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) by Charles Todd | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 33 | Seven Years (Short Story) by Peter Robinson | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 34 | The Hemingway Valise by Robert Olen Butler | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 35 | The Last Honest Horse Thief by Michael Koryta | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 36 | The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository by John Connolly | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 37 | The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) by David Handler | 2020 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 38 | The Traitor (Short Story) by Martin Edwards | 2022 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 39 | The Dark Door by Lisa Unger | 2022 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 40 | The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) by Peter Swanson | 2022 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Book of Virtue by Ken Bruen | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | An Acceptable Sacrifice by Jeffery Deaver | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) by William Link | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | The Book Thing by Laura Lippman | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | The Book Case by Nelson DeMille | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) by Reed Farrel Coleman | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 8 | The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) by Andrew Taylor | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 9 | The Final Testament (Short Story) by Peter Blauner | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 10 | Rides a Stranger (Short Story) by David Bell | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 11 | The Scroll (Short Story) by Anne Perry | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 12 | Book Club (Short Story) by Loren D. Estleman | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 13 | What's in a Name? (Short Story) by Thomas H. Cook | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 14 | It's in the Book (Short Story) by Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 15 | The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) by Bradford Morrow | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 16 | Remaindered (Short Story) by Peter Lovesey | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 17 | The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) by F. Paul Wilson | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 18 | The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) by Lyndsay Faye | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 19 | The Sequel (Short Story) by R.L. Stine | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 20 | The Book of the Lion (Short Story) by Thomas Perry | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 21 | The Little Men (Short Story) by Megan Abbott | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 22 | From the Queen (Short Story) by Carolyn Hart | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 23 | Every Seven Years (Short Story) by Denise Mina | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 24 | Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) by James Grady | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 25 | Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) by Joyce Carol Oates | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 26 | Citadel (Short Story) by Stephen Hunter | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 27 | The Travelling Companion by Ian Rankin | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 28 | The Haze (Short Story) by James W. Hall | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 29 | Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) by John Harvey | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 30 | Reconciliation Day (Short Story) by Christopher Fowler | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 31 | Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) by Joe R. Lansdale | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 32 | Seven Years (Short Story) by Peter Robinson | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 33 | The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) by Charles Todd | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 34 | The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository by John Connolly | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 35 | The Hemingway Valise by Robert Olen Butler | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 36 | The Last Honest Horse Thief by Michael Koryta | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 37 | The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) by David Handler | 2020 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 38 | The Traitor (Short Story) by Martin Edwards | 2022 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 39 | The Dark Door by Lisa Unger | 2022 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 40 | The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) by Peter Swanson | 2022 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Lee Coburn Series
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lethal by Sandra Brown | 2011 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Honor & ... with Sandra Brown | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honor & ... with Sandra Brown | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Deserves to Be Dead (Short Story) by John Sandford, Lisa Jackson | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Getaway (Short Story) by Lisa Scottoline, Nelson DeMille | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Midnight Flame (Short Story) by Christopher Rice, Lara Adrian | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Short Story (Short Story) by Karin Slaughter, Michael Koryta | 2019 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Past Prologue (Short Story) by Diana Gabaldon, Steve Berry | 2019 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | Faking a Murderer by Lee Child, Kathy Reichs | 2019 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 8 | Dig Here (Short Story) by Charlaine Harris, Andrew Gross | 2019 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 9 | Taking the Veil (Short Story) by J.A. Jance, Eric Van Lustbader | 2019 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 10 | Rambo on Their Minds (Short Story) by Gayle Lynds, David Morrell | 2019 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 11 | Footloose (Short Story) by Val McDermid, Peter James | 2019 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
C.J. Box Anthologies
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best American Mystery Stories 2006 | 2006 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Once Upon a Crime: An Anthology of Murder, Mayhem and Suspense | 2009 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Hook, Line & Sinister | 2010 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Mysterious Writers: The Many Facets of Mystery Writing | 2010 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Inherit the Dead | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | The Highway Kind | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | The Best American Mystery Stories 2017 | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 8 | Murder, They Wrote: Five Bibliomysteries by Edgar Award-Winning Authors | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 9 | Gather at the River | 2019 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 10 | The Best American Mystery Stories 2020 | 2020 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 11 | Birds of Prey: The Harlan Coben Challenge | 2022 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 12 | Killin’ Time in San Diego: Bouchercon Anthology 2023 | 2023 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
C. J. Box is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 24 novels including the Joe Pickett series. 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.