{"product_id":"crossroads","title":"Crossroads by CJ Box","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"WaaZC\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rPeykc\" data-hveid=\"CI4CEAE\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjm9O25j_2TAxX8OzQIHcggKYUQo_EKegUIjgIQAQ\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe Crossroads is the \u003cmark class=\"QVRyCf\"\u003e26th novel in C.J. Box's Joe Pickett series\u003c\/mark\u003e, released in February 2026, where the Wyoming game warden is ambushed and left for dead at a crossroads, prompting his three daughters to investigate the three powerful ranch families who all had motives to harm him. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book shifts focus to the daughters—Sheridan, April, and Lucy—as they take the lead in uncovering the truth while Joe fights for his life, exploring themes of family loyalty and treachery in the modern West.\u003cspan jscontroller=\"JHnpme\" class=\"pjBG2e\" data-cid=\"5ace0093-8b1c-46d8-8f74-10b2ed71376e\" jsaction=\"rcuQ6b:npT2md\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"UV3uM\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"WaaZC\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rPeykc uP58nb rWIipd\" aria-level=\"3\" role=\"heading\" data-hveid=\"CIYCEAE\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjm9O25j_2TAxX8OzQIHcggKYUQo_EKegUIhgIQAQ\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKey aspects of the 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class=\"UV3uM\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"NPrrbc\" data-cid=\"ffbec2b2-4c7f-49c3-97df-57c3fd8e0db4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv jsname=\"HtgYJd\" class=\"BMebGe btku5b FR7ZSc OJeuxf\" jsaction=\"KjsqPd\" aria-label=\"View related links\" role=\"button\" data-hveid=\"CKYCEAE\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjm9O25j_2TAxX8OzQIHcggKYUQ3fYKegUIpgIQAQ\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"niO4u B6OMee\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharacters:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zMgcWd dSKvsb\" data-il=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-crb-p=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"xFTqob\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vM0jzc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe story centers on the three daughters taking the lead in the investigation, with Joe and Marybeth largely on the sidelines.\u003cspan jscontroller=\"JHnpme\" 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