Edgar Award Best Novel Winner
Blue Heaven
by C. J. Box
Summary
Two children in northern Idaho witness a murder and flee into the woods, pursued by killers who happen to be retired Los Angeles police officers now living in the rural community. Box ratchets up the tension as the kids find an unlikely protector in a struggling rancher while the corrupt former cops use their authority to hunt them. The standalone thriller trades on a chilling premise, the danger of men trusted precisely because they once wore a badge.
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Historical Context & Significance
Blue Heaven was a standalone novel for C. J. Box, who is best known for his long running Joe Pickett series.