The Recurring Cast
Character · Twelve Sleep County · 26 books

Missy Vankueren

Marybeth’s scheming mother · C.J. Box

Missy Vankueren is Marybeth’s glamorous, scheming mother, who marries a succession of rich men.

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Character facts

First appearance
Open Season (2001)
Latest appearance
The Crossroads (2026)
Books
26 (1 major, 25 minor)
Series
Joe Pickett
Author
C.J. Box
Circle
Twelve Sleep County

Where to meet Missy Vankueren

Missy Vankueren first appears in Open Season (2001), in a minor role, book 1 of the Joe Pickett series.

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Every book with Missy Vankueren

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 2001·Open Seasonminor role · Joe PickettBuy
  2. 2002·Savage Runminor role · Joe PickettBuy
  3. 2003·Winterkillminor role · Joe PickettBuy
  4. 2004·Trophy Huntminor role · Joe PickettBuy
  5. 2005·Out of Rangeminor role · Joe PickettBuy
  6. 2006·In Plain Sightminor role · Joe PickettBuy
  7. 2007·Free Fireminor role · Joe PickettBuy
  8. 2008·Blood Trailminor role · Joe PickettBuy
  9. 2009·Below Zerominor role · Joe PickettBuy
  10. 2010·Nowhere to Runminor role · Joe PickettBuy
  11. 2011MCold Windmajor role · Joe PickettArrested for her husband’s murderBuy
  12. 2012·Force of Natureminor role · Joe PickettBuy
  13. 2013·Breaking Pointminor role · Joe PickettBuy
  14. 2014·Stone Coldminor role · Joe PickettBuy
  15. 2015·Endangeredminor role · Joe PickettBuy
  16. 2016·Off the Gridminor role · Joe PickettBuy
  17. 2017·Vicious Circleminor role · Joe PickettBuy
  18. 2018·The Disappearedminor role · Joe PickettBuy
  19. 2019·Wolf Packminor role · Joe PickettBuy
  20. 2020·Long Rangeminor role · Joe PickettBuy
  21. 2021·Dark Skyminor role · Joe PickettBuy
  22. 2022·Shadows Reelminor role · Joe PickettBuy
  23. 2023·Storm Watchminor role · Joe PickettBuy
  24. 2024·Three-Inch Teethminor role · Joe PickettBuy
  25. 2025·Battle Mountainminor role · Joe PickettBuy
  26. 2026·The Crossroadsminor role · Joe PickettBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Joe PickettWyoming game warden26
Marybeth PickettJoe’s wife, a librarian and researcher26
Sheridan, Lucy and AprilJoe and Marybeth’s daughters26
Nate RomanowskiFalconer and former special forces operator, Joe’s friend24
Governor Spencer RulonWyoming governor who uses Joe as his troubleshooter14