C. J. Box has published 32 novels, 1 short story collection and 8 other books, beginning with Open Season(A Joe Pickett Novel #1) (2001). The series is Joe Pickett (26 books, starting with Open Season(A Joe Pickett Novel #1)). The latest is Battle Mountain (2025).
Updated September 2026
Joe Pickett books in order (26)Series page
Reading order: 1 Open Season(A Joe Pickett Novel #1) (2001) · 2 Savage Run(A Joe Pickett Novel #2) (2002) · 3 Winterkill (2003) · 4 Trophy Hunt (2004) · 5 Out of Range (2005) · 6 In Plain Sight (2006) · 7 Free Fire (2007) · 8 Blood Trail (2008) · 9 Below Zero (2009) · 10 Nowhere to Run (2010) · … all 26 below
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Open Season(A Joe Pickett Novel #1) (2001)
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Savage Run(A Joe Pickett Novel #2) (2002)
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Winterkill (2003)
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Trophy Hunt (2004)
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Out of Range (2005)
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In Plain Sight (2006)
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Free Fire (2007)
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Blood Trail (2008)
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Below Zero (2009)
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Nowhere to Run (2010)
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Cold Wind (2011)
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Force of Nature (2012)
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Breaking Point (2013)
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Stone Cold (2014)
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Endangered (2015)
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Off the Grid (2016)
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Vicious Circle (2017)
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The Disappeared (2018)
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Wolf Pack (2019)
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Long Range (2020)
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Dark Sky (2021)
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Shadows Reel (2022)
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Storm Watch (2023)
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Three-Inch Teeth (2024)
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Battle Mountain (2025)
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The Crossroads (Feb 2026)
Where to start with C. J. Box
Start here
Open Season(A Joe Pickett Novel #1)
C. J. Box's most-read book and the first of the 26 Joe Pickett books.
Newest
Battle Mountain
Published 2025.
Standalone novels in order
Blue Heaven (Jan 2008)
Three Weeks to Say Goodbye (2009)
The Highway (2013)
Badlands (2015)
C. J. Box Collection (2015)
Back of Beyond (2016)
C. J. Box Highway Quartet Collection (2017)
Paradise Valley (2017)
Treasure State (2022)
Short story collections in order
Shots Fired (2014)
Other books in order
The Master Falconer (2006)
Pronghorns of the Third Reich (2011)
Honor and (2018)
Joe Picket 1-6 (2019)
The Bitterroots (2019)
About C. J. Box
Charles James Box Jr. is an American author of more than thirty novels. Box is the author of the Joe Pickett series, as well as several standalone novels, and a collection of short stories. The novels have been translated into 27 languages. Over ten million copies of his novels have been sold in the U.S. alone. The first novel in his Joe Pickett series, Open Season, was included in The New York Times list of "Notable Books" of 2001. Open Season, Blue Heaven, Nowhere to Run, and The Highway have been optioned for film and television, the latter being adapted into the television drama series Big Sky, which debuted in November 2020. In March 2016, Off the Grid debuted at #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list. In 2021, Paramount Television Studios began production of a ten episode television adaptation of Box's Joe Pickett novels, featuring actor Michael Dorman as Joe Pickett, to air exclusively on the Spectrum cable television service in the U.S. The subsequent series was renewed for a second season in February 2022.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
C. J. Box FAQ
- How many books has C. J. Box written?
- C. J. Box has published 32 novels, 1 short story collection and 8 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read C. J. Box's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start Joe Pickett with Open Season(A Joe Pickett Novel #1). The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is C. J. Box's latest book?
- Battle Mountain (2025).
- What is C. J. Box's most famous book?
- Open Season(A Joe Pickett Novel #1) (2001) is C. J. Box's most widely read book.
- Are C. J. Box's books connected?
- 26 books belong to 1 series (Joe Pickett); the other 15 books stand alone.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.