Normally I would never pick up a book that looks like a western. Don't get me wrong, I have enjoyed a few westerns in the past, with "Lonesome Dove" being at the top of my list, but I picked up the first C.J. Box book when I read it was about a game warden in Wyoming.
I had always enjoyed the Anna Pigeon series by Nevada Barr, stories about a female park ranger who solves mysteries, so picking up a new one was intriguing. I was hooked. The main characher, Joe Pickett, is just a simple man who is always trying to do the right thing who has a great wife and family. In fact he manages to get into alot of problems because he wants to do the right thing and follow regulations the way anyone in law enforcement is supposed to. His fumblings sometimes remind me of the problems Stephanie Plum experiences, only without the humor.
This particular plot involves people who believe in Objectivism, a form of Socialism, and how the government will see what it wants and take it without any concerns of how it can hurt an individual's livlihood. Joe almost losings his will to do the job he needs to do, but faces his fear and of course, things work out.
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