She almost caught him once.  Now he's hack.

For three years, investigator Cassie Dewell has been on a hunt for a serial killer known as the lizard King, whose hunting grounds are the highways and truck stops where runaways and prostitutes are most likely to vanish.  Cassie almost caught him... once.

Working for the Bakken County, North Dakota, sheriff's department, Cassie has set the perfect trap, luring him and his truck to a depot.  But the plan goes horribly wrong.  Disgraced, she loses her job and an inquiry into the debacle is put into motion.

At the same time, Kyle Westergaard, a troubled kid whom Cassie has taken under her wing, has disappeared after telling people that he's going off on a long-planned adventure.  Kyle's grandmother begs Cassie to find him and, with nothing else to do, she agrees - while hunting the Lizard King.

With no allies, no support, and only her wits to rely on, Cassie must take down a cunning, ruthless killer.  But can she do it alone, without losing her humanity or her life?

C.J. Box is the bestselling author of Badlands, The Highway, and twenty other novels, including the award-winning Joe Pickett series.  Blue Heaven won the Edgar Award for Best Novel in 2009, and Box has won the Anthony Award, the Macavity Award, the Barry Award (twice), the Western Heritage Award for Literature, and the Spur Award.  Box's work has been translated into twenty-seven languages.  He splits his time between Cheyenne and his ranch in Wyoming.  Visit www.cjbox.net.

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"Box... is at his best with this thriller.  The listener can almost smell the flares and hear the machinery rumble.
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