title: Shots Fired: Stories from Joe Pickett Country
author:  C. J. Box 
description: Box isnt known for short storieshes so busy writing full-length novels that its hard to imagine he has time to do anything elsebut he has, over the years, published some, not all of them easy to find. This collection includes 10 in all, 3 of them new. The surprise for some readers may be that only 4 of these tie in to the Joe Pickett series. And, while those are a pleasure, its the others that are most interesting, demonstrating the authors versatility with a diverse array of ideas. The End of Jim and Ezra, a story about two snowed-in trappers in 1835, displays both a keen eye for mundane historical detail and a wicked sense of humor. Pirates of Yellowstone is a quirky, surprising crime story about some unusual fish in the national parks waters. And, if your curiosity is piqued by the title Pronghorns of the Third Reich, read it; youll be rewarded by a rare and surprising tale. Heres hoping we wont have to wait long for more short stuff from Box. --Keir Graff
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  > Bad Company
  
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  > Contents
  
  [Title Page](index_split_000.html#filepos101)
  
  [Copyright](index_split_001.html#filepos534)
  
  [Dedication](index_split_002.html#filepos1253)
  
  [Epigraph](index_split_003.html#file