Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free.

Title: Force of Nature

Author: CJ Box

Narrator: David Chandler

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-01-14

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

In 1995, Nate was in a secret Special Forces unit abroad when a colleague did something terrible. Now high up in the government, the man is determined to eliminate anyone who knows about it, and Nate knows exactly how he'll do it by striking at Nate's friends to draw him out.

The entire Pickett family will be a target, and the only way to fight back is outside the law. Nate knows he can do it, but he isn't sure about his straight-arrow friend and all their lives could depend on it.

Critic Reviews:

Terrific plots, muscular writing, unlikely heroes and wild terrain.' (The Daily Mail)

Members Reviews:

I love the way that CJ Box writes

I love the way that CJ Box writes, and his protagonist, Joe Pickett, has become one of my favorite literary heroes. Box develops characters very well, particularly Pickett and Nate Romanoski. His understanding of the culture, values and physical qualities of Wyoming enables the reader to enter into the story. You can almost feel the cold in the air and on the ground, smell the campfires and traces of wildlife, see the majestic mountains and pristine streams. There is just enough pace to keep the reader engaged, while not abandoning the development of each of several subplots. I love action and good vs. evil, and the villains in Box's books are despicable, and deserve everything that happens to them. In "Force of Nature", John Nemecek, is as bad as they come. This sociopath is the complete antithesis to Joe Pickett, and even to Romanoski in his own way. Box paints a picture that emphasizes the reality of life in the wilderness - where independence, respect for all living creatures and for freedom and the personal rights of other , appreciation of and love for the natural world, the values of honesty and hard work, and the harsh realities that there is greed and corruption in the world all collide.

Can You Believe It?

I read C.J. because he is outdoorsy. A welcome relief from private eye's and ex Special Forces supermen rescuing nukes from ISIS and saving POTUS' life. But C.J. is hard on believability. In this version, Joe Picket does his own thing, which is OK to a point. Predictably he irritates conventional law enforcement, but then calls the FBI and the Sheriff at the last minute to send SWAT and bail him out. He tells them, "Trust me." They do. I don't. Then there is the ex-Delta anti-hero Nate, who kills people with a .50 caliber, 5-shot revolver - probably the worst choice ever in a defensive sidearm due to bulk, recoil and 5 round capacity. Nate also has a house in the wilderness with lots of cameras and perimeter detection but no mention where the electricity comes from. Still, it's readable if you don't notice these things and just enjoy that the story is outdoors, about fairly ordinary good guys and bad guys, (except the governor is starting to replace POTUS in these) and don't require that your protagonist be politically effective.

Great read

Finally found a CJ Box book I haven't read. Loved it as I do all of his. Nate Romanowski is my favorite character in the Joe Pickett series and you finally get to see some of him. Try it you'll like it.

Fast paced.

I really enjoy CJ's fast paced Pickett/Romanowski books. Botany to read them as fast as I can....but I don't want to be done.