Character · Twelve Sleep County · 26 books
Joe Pickett
Joe Pickett is a Wyoming game warden, honest, stubborn and a poor shot, who cannot let an injustice go and keeps getting into trouble for it.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- Open Season (2001)
- Latest appearance
- The Crossroads (2026)
- Books
- 26 (26 as lead)
- Series
- Joe Pickett
- Author
- C.J. Box
- Circle
- Twelve Sleep County
Where to meet Joe Pickett
Joe Pickett first appears in Open Season (2001), as the lead, book 1 of the Joe Pickett series.
Every book with Joe Pickett
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 2001LOpen Seasonlead · Joe PickettBuy
- 2002LSavage Runlead · Joe PickettBuy
- 2003LWinterkilllead · Joe PickettBuy
- 2004LTrophy Huntlead · Joe PickettBuy
- 2005LOut of Rangelead · Joe PickettBuy
- 2006LIn Plain Sightlead · Joe PickettBuy
- 2007LFree Firelead · Joe PickettBuy
- 2008LBlood Traillead · Joe PickettBuy
- 2009LBelow Zerolead · Joe PickettBuy
- 2010LNowhere to Runlead · Joe PickettBuy
- 2011LCold Windlead · Joe PickettHis mother-in-law is accused of murderBuy
- 2012LForce of Naturelead · Joe PickettBuy
- 2013LBreaking Pointlead · Joe PickettBuy
- 2014LStone Coldlead · Joe PickettBuy
- 2015LEndangeredlead · Joe PickettBuy
- 2016LOff the Gridlead · Joe PickettBuy
- 2017LVicious Circlelead · Joe PickettBuy
- 2018LThe Disappearedlead · Joe PickettBuy
- 2019LWolf Packlead · Joe PickettBuy
- 2020LLong Rangelead · Joe PickettBuy
- 2021LDark Skylead · Joe PickettBuy
- 2022LShadows Reellead · Joe PickettBuy
- 2023LStorm Watchlead · Joe PickettBuy
- 2024LThree-Inch Teethlead · Joe PickettBuy
- 2025LBattle Mountainlead · Joe PickettBuy
- 2026LThe Crossroadslead · Joe PickettBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Marybeth PickettJoe’s wife, a librarian and researcher | 26 |
| Missy VankuerenMarybeth’s scheming mother | 26 |
| Sheridan, Lucy and AprilJoe and Marybeth’s daughters | 26 |
| Nate RomanowskiFalconer and former special forces operator, Joe’s friend | 24 |
| Governor Spencer RulonWyoming governor who uses Joe as his troubleshooter | 14 |