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Praise for Treasure State
“[Box] does a fine job of developing his characters.” —Associated Press
“A complex and compelling double mystery that treats readers to a thrilling read.” —Durango Herald
"A nifty puzzler with an engrossing, briskly unfolding plot and potential consequences all around." —St. Louis Post Dispatch
“Treasure State is an action-packed page turner . . . a highly satisfying conclusion wraps up this rattling good read.” —New York Journal of Books
“Talk about an embarrassment of riches. . . a fast-paced, one-sitting read. The perfect book to crown your summer reading list.” —Providence Sunday Journal
“All this and Montana, too. Talk about treasure." —Kirkus Reviews
“The best [Cassie Dewell novel] yet.” —Booklist (starred review)
“Excellent. . . Box has rarely been better in his plotting. . . The story culminates with one of Box’s most satisfying payoffs.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“[A] fast-paced mystery that pits betrayal, anger, and hate against hope and longing as it examines the lasting effect of a community used and abandoned after making a fortune for the titans of the copper mining industry.” —Library Journal
Praise for C. J. Box
“If Box isn’t already on your list, put him there.”—USA Today
“Box seems to get better with every book.” —Associated Press
“Box is a master.” —The Denver Post
“[Box has] crafted fascinating characters and put them in riveting, challenging circumstances that test their mettle and threaten their worlds.” — The Durango Herald
“Box is the crime fiction bard of America’s northern plain states.” — Toronto Star
“One of America’s finest mystery authors.” —The Globe and Mail
DECEMBER 2022 - AudioFile
Christina Delaine returns to narrate Box’s popular series featuring Montana P.I. Cassie Dewell. Delaine portrays Cassie’s no-nonsense feistiness as she investigates two cases. An entitled Florida widow hires Cassie to pursue the handsome man who fleeced her of millions; Delaine’s characterization of the wealthy woman warms as Cassie grudgingly finds her story compelling. Meanwhile, Cassie takes a phone call from an anonymous man who has published a strange poem promising that anyone can find the treasure chest of gold he has hidden in the wilderness. His voice sounds grandfatherly but shifty as he hires the P.I. to learn his secret identity, hoping she can’t succeed. As Cassie chases down the two scoundrels, she and her team encounter new danger all around. N.M.C. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
Kirkus Reviews
2022-06-22
Private eye Cassie Dewell pursues two very different cases that take her far from Bozeman.
The morning after someone breaks into her office, Cassie gets a call from Candyce Fly, a widow in Boca Grande, Florida, who wants her to track down J.D. Spengler, the PI she’d hired to find Marc Daly, the charmer who’d charmed her out of her life’s savings. After following Daly’s trail all over the country and linking him to three other women similarly swindled, Spengler had sent Candyce encouraging words from Montana a day before going AWOL himself. Though Cassie agrees to look for him, she’s more teased by her other case, which also hinges on a phone call. Ever since someone inscribed a poem oracularly hinting at the location of “Sir Scott’s Treasure” on the whiteboard at a local bar, everyone around has wondered who hid the treasure and where it can be found, and several intrepid hunters have died in the course of their search. Cassie’s caller, who tells her that he’s the one who’s hidden the treasure and written the poem, offers her $2,000 to test his security by attempting to find him; if, against all odds, she does track him down, he’ll pay her a bonus of $25,000. Box’s early revelation of who’s behind Spengler’s disappearance turns that mystery into a duel of wits between Cassie and the bad guys. But Kyle Westergaard, a teenager she once rescued from a dangerous kidnapper, keeps sparking her interest in Sir Scott’s Treasure, whose location and mastermind provide a nifty pair of final surprises.
All this and Montana, too. Talk about treasure.
