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Thriller · 2013 · PG-13

Breaking Point

by C.J. Box

A man snaps after years of environmental regulatory harassment and becomes a fugitive. Joe Pickett is sent to bring him in.

Butch Roberson, a hard-working, upright local business owner, is suspected of killing two men. When Butch disappears, game warden Joe Pickett organises the man hunt. Joe is not the only one looking for Butch – but he is the only one that wants him taken alive.

For14+GenreThrillerLength320 pagesRead time~8.9 hours

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Violence

A lot

Moderate-to-strong violence — a man driven to violence; the pursuit in Wyoming wilderness

Language

Some

Moderate profanity

Sexual Content

Barely any

Mild — some adult situations

Substance Use

None

No meaningful substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

The breaking point — genuine government overreach vs

What this book is about

Dave Farkus is a Wyoming businessman who has been driven to the breaking point by years of environmental regulation that destroyed his livelihood. He becomes a fugitive after violence. Joe Pickett — who sympathizes — must still bring him in. Breaking Point is the thirteenth Joe Pickett novel — the regulatory-harassment premise resonates in Wyoming's natural resource culture.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

A businessman who snaps under regulatory pressure

Joe's moral sympathy for a fugitive he must catch

Thirteenth in the Joe Pickett series

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