Joe Pickett book 1 · 2001
Open Season
Joe Pickett, a young game warden in Wyoming, finds a dying outfitter in his own woodpile, with an empty cooler that held something worth killing for. The case brings him up against a rare animal, a powerful energy company and his own colleagues.
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Book facts
- Author
- C.J. Box
- Series
- Joe Pickett, book 1 of 26
- Published
- 2001
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Saddlestring, Wyoming
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
Open Season on screen
- Joe Pickett (2021–2023, series, Spectrum, then Paramount+). Michael Dorman plays the Wyoming game warden whose honesty keeps landing him and his family in trouble.
Who is in Open Season
4 recurring or key characters from C.J. Box’s chart. Introduces Joe Pickett, Marybeth Pickett, Sheridan, Lucy and April and Missy Vankueren.
Lead 1
- Joe PickettFirst appearanceWyoming game warden
Major 1
- Marybeth PickettFirst appearanceJoe’s wife, a librarian and researcher
Minor and cameo 2
- Sheridan, Lucy and AprilFirst appearanceJoe and Marybeth’s daughters
- Missy VankuerenFirst appearanceMarybeth’s scheming mother
Also featuring these characters
Other C.J. Box books that share the most characters with Open Season.
- Winterkill2003 · Joe Pickett · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Trophy Hunt2004 · Joe Pickett · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Out of Range2005 · Joe Pickett · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- In Plain Sight2006 · Joe Pickett · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon