02202cam a2200361 i 4500 684288653 TxAuBib 20230308120000.0 221115s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022055510 9780593331309 0593331303 (OCoLC)1322365699 TxAuBib rda Box, C. J, author. Storm watch [Adult Fiction] / C.J. Box. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2023] 352 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Joe Pickett Book 1 ; 23 "While tracking a wounded elk in the midst of an epic Rocky Mountain spring snowstorm, Joe Pickett makes a startling and gruesome discovery: the frozen and mutilated body of a man who has obviously trespassed on a private ranch and was killed near the location of a mysterious high-tech structure. Joe also finds the man's vehicle on an isolated mountainside--the victim's ID indicates that he is a prominent University of Wyoming professor. When Joe attempts to learn more, his investigation is obstructed by federal agents, extremists, and Governor Colter Allen. Nate Romanowski is rebuilding his falconry company--and financing this through crypto mining with the assistance of Geronimo Jones. Nate is then approached by a shadowy group of local militant activists that is gaining in power and influence, and demanding that Wyoming join other western states and secede from the union--by force, if necessary. They ask Nate to throw in with them, but he's wary ... As a storm of peril gathers around them, Joe and Nate confront it in different ways--and maybe, for the first time, on opposite sides"-- Dust jacket flap. 20230308. Pickett, Joe (Fictitious character) Fiction. Game wardens Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. College teachers Fiction. Wyoming Fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.) Joe Pickett Book 1 ; 23.