The Highway / C. J. Box / 383 pages

This non-Joe Picket novel is somewhat of a departure for C. J. Box.  Although lawman Cody Hoyt shares some of Joe's irreverent approach to law enforcement, he has problems that Picket doesn't.  His rookie partner, Cassie Dewell, experiences both firsthand and asks herself WWCD - what would Cody do - when investigating the disappearance of two teenage girls.  This unique perspective on long distance truck drivers is difficult to put down, hold an unfathomable surprise, and proves once again that Box is a must read.