The Highway: A Cody Hoyt/Cassie Dewell Novel

C.J. Box

Jul 2013 · Minotaur Books

About this ebook

The inspiration for the hit ABC television series Big Sky.

Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel, the New York Times bestselling author of Back of Beyond and Breaking Point and the creator of the Joe Pickett series is back.

"If C.J. Box isn't already on your list, put him there." – USA Today

When two sisters set out across a remote stretch of Montana road to visit their friend, little do they know it will be the last time anyone might ever hear from them again. The girls—and their car—simply vanish. Former police investigator Cody Hoyt has just lost his job and has fallen off the wagon after a long stretch of sobriety. Convinced by his son and his former rookie partner, Cassie Dewell, he begins the drive south to the girls' last known location. As Cody makes his way to the lonely stretch of Montana highway where they went missing, Cassie discovers that Gracie and Danielle Sullivan aren't the first girls who have disappeared in this area. This majestic landscape is the hunting ground for a killer whose viciousness is outmatched only by his intelligence. And he might not be working alone. Time is running out for Gracie and Danielle...Can Cassie overcome her doubts and lack of experience and use her innate skill? Can Cody Hoyt battle his own demons and find this killer before another victim vanishes on the highway?

Ratings and reviews

I loved the book but it took me awhile to read it. I would get so caught up in the content that it would scare me so much that I would have to put it down for a few days. But I always came back because C.J. can tell a story as well as my other favorite author, Zane Grey. I love your books C.J.

As a big fan of this author, I read all of the Joe Pickett books. I was happy to see another series with Cody Hoyt. This rating is not a reflection of a bad book but rather a bad decision to end a series after only 2 books. This could have been a success like Sanford or Patterson. C. J., you blew it.

Although this novel is fictional, we live in a society where this can be real and does exist. We don't want to believe it but, it does. C.J. does superb research and outstanding character development. Great work! Your friend always - the retired Evidence Tech from the Lewis & Clark County Sheriff's Office

About the author

C.J. BOX is the bestselling author of Back of Beyond, Three Weeks to Say Goodbye, and a dozen other novels including the award-winning Joe Pickett series. Blue Heaven won the Edgar Award for Best Novel in 2009, and Box has won the Anthony Award, the Macavity Award, and the Barry Award. His first novel, Open Season, was a New York Times Notable Book and an Edgar Award and Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist. Box's work has been translated into twenty-six languages. He lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming.