CJ box

CJ Box (born 1958 in Casper , Wyoming as Charles James Box) is an American writer . He writes thrillers and mystery thrillers as well as short stories . In some directories or publications it is also listed as Chuck J. Box or Chuck Box.

Life

He graduated from the University of Denver , where he earned a bachelor's degree in mass communication in 1981 .

He then worked as a journalist for Wyoming's Saratoga Sun , among others , as a rancher and as a game warden .

His first book was published in 2001 with the mystery thriller Open Season . In this book he introduces Joe Pickett, the main character of many of his other books.

CJ Box lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming with his wife Laurie and three daughters Molly, Becky and Roxanne. There he runs an international tourism marketing company as a partner together with his wife. He coordinates tourism programs in the Rocky Mountains and is involved in the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo . For this he received the Big WYO Award from Wyoming's tourism industry in 2008 .

There is currently a new book in prospect that will be published on March 21: Vicious Circle.

Awards

• Anthony Award 2002, Best First Novel : Open Season (German. No closed season or hunting victim )
• Macavity Award 2002, Best First Novel: Open Season (German. No closed season or hunting victim )
• Gumshoe Award 2002, Best First Novel: Open Season (German. No closed season or hunting victims )
• Barry Award 2002, Best First Novel : Open Season (German. No closed season or hunting victim )
• Prix ​​Caliber 38 2008 (France), Best Novel: Blue Heaven (German silent witnesses )
• Edgar Allan Poe Award 2009, Best Novel: Blue Heaven (German silent witnesses )
•  Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association Award for Fiction 2010

Works

Joe Pickett - series

1. No closed season . Blanvalet , 2002, ISBN 3-442-35759-4 , also published as Jagdopfer . Heyne Verlag , 2010, ISBN 978-3-45343-430-1 (English Original: Open Season . GP Putnam, 2001, ISBN 0-3991-4748-9 ), translated by Andreas Heckmann
2. Wild escape . Heyne Verlag, 2010, ISBN 978-3-453-43432-5 (English original: Savage Run . GP Putnam's Sons, ISBN 0-3991-4887-6 ) translated by Andreas Heckmann
3. Blood snow . Heyne Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-453-43433-2 (Original: Winter Kill.GP Putnam, 2003, ISBN 0-3991-5045-5 ), translated by Andreas Heckmann
4. Cold track . Heyne Verlag, 2012, ISBN 978-3-453-43426-4 (Original: Trophy Hunt . GP Putnam's Sons, 2004, ISBN 0-3991-5200-8 ), translated by Andreas Heckmann
5. Mortal enemies . Heyne Verlag, 2012, ISBN 978-3-453-43431-8 (Original: Out of Range , GP Putnam's Sons, 2005, ISBN 0-3991-5291-1 ), translated by Andreas Heckmann
6. Thirst for revenge . Heyne Verlag, 2012 (Original: In Plain Sight . GP Putnam's Sons, 2006, ISBN 0-3991-5360-8 )
7. Death zone . Heyne Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-453-43427-1 (original: Free Fire . GP Putnam's Sons, 2007, ISBN 978-0-3991-5427-0 ), translated by Andreas Heckmann
8. Blood Trail . GP Putnam's Sons, 2008, ISBN 978-0-3991-5488-1
9. Below zero . GP Putnam's Sons, 2009, ISBN 978-0-3991-5575-8
10. Nowhere to run . GP Putnam's Sons, 2010, ISBN 978-0-3991-5645-8
11. Cold wind . GP Putnam's Sons, 2011, ISBN 978-0-3991-5735-6
12. Force of Nature . GP Putnam's Sons, 2012, ISBN 978-0-3991-5826-1
13. Breaking point . GP Putnam's Sons, 2013, ISBN 978-0-399-16075-2

Individual works

• Stumme Zeugen , Heyne Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-453-43280-2 (English Original: Blue Heaven . St. Martin's Minotaur, 2007, ISBN 978-0-3123-6570-7 ), translated by Bernhard Liesen
• Mörderischer Abschied , Heyne Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-453-43408-0  (Original: Three Weeks to say Goodbye . St. Martin's Minotaur, 2009, ISBN 978-0-3123-6572-1 ), translated by Bernhard Liesen
• Back of beyond . St. Martin's Minotaur, 2011, ISBN 978-0-3123-6574-5
• The Highway . St. Martin's Minotaur, 2013, ISBN 978-0-312-58320-0

Short stories

• Dull Knife . 2005
• The Master Falconer . 2006
• Le Sauvage Noble . 2007

Web links

• CJ Box at Heyne - Random House Publishing Group
• CJ Box at krimi-couch.de
• Official website of CJ Box
• CJ Box Interview by Tamara Chapman in the summer of 2009 for the "University of Denver Magazine"
• CJ Box Interview with CJ Box by Laura Kelly on July 22, 2008
• CJ Box in the Spotlight with Ayo Onatade
• An Interview with CJ Box about His New Novel Force of Nature by Scott Butki 2012
• The New Book coming up on the 21st of March

Individual evidence

1. ^ Wyoming Authors Page. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; accessed on October 26, 2012 (English).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Interview with Tamara Chapman in the summer of 2009 for the "University of Denver Magazine". Retrieved October 26, 2012 (English). 
3. ↑ ^{a b} author page of CJ Box at Random House. Retrieved October 26, 2012 . 
4. ↑ Interview with CJ Box by Laura Kelly on July 22, 2008. Retrieved October 26, 2012 (English). 
5. ↑ ^{a b c} http://www.cjbox.net/about-cj-box. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 30, 2012 ; accessed on October 26, 2012 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ^ CJ Box in the Spotlight with Ayo Onatade. Retrieved October 26, 2012 (English). 
7. ^ Vicious Circle. Accessed November 23, 2016 .