William Kent Krueger has written a handful of wonderful stand-alone novels, each of which is moving and gripping and literarily exceptional. He is a story teller par excellence. It is rare for such an author to deviate from the substantive novel to write what might be considered “pulp fiction” or “dime store novels” to use some archaic terms. But Krueger excels at this sort of story as well. This ongoing series of novels, with a new one forthcoming, is set in Northern Minnesota (be still my heart) and centers on a sheriff-turned-private-detective named Corcoran O’Connor who is part Irish and part Anishinaabe. Using all the same rich storytelling skills, Krueger develops plots and builds characters—including the whole O’Connor family—while also scratching the reader’s itch for action and intrigue and suspense. He is wise to the setting and cultures of Northern Minnesota, and those play key roles in the stories too. If you are fan of the Longmire novels by Craig Johnson or the Mike Bowditch novels by Paul Doiron, these will be right up your reading alley. They are gripping, smart, and delightfully developed over 20+ books. I could hardly recommend a series more highly for summer reading. Oh, and all the novels are currently on sale for kindle through the end of the month.
Iron Lake: A Novel (Cork O’Connor Mystery Series Book 1) by William Kent Krueger – $2.99
Boundary Waters: A Novel (Cork O’Connor Mystery Series Book 2) by William Kent Krueger – $2.99
Purgatory Ridge: A Novel (Cork O’Connor Mystery Series Book 3) by William Kent Krueger – $2.99
Blood Hollow: A Novel (Cork O’Connor Mystery Series Book 4) by William Kent Krueger – $2.99
Mercy Falls: A Novel (Cork O’Connor Mystery Series Book 5) by William Kent Krueger – $2.99
Copper River: A Cork O’Connor Mystery (Cork O’Connor Mystery Series Book 6) by William Kent Krueger – $2.99
Thunder Bay: A Cork O’Connor Mystery (Cork O’Connor Mystery Series Book 7) by William Kent Krueger – $2.99
Red Knife: A Cork O’Connor Mystery (Cork O’Connor Mystery Series Book 8) by William Kent Krueger – $2.99
Heaven’s Keep: A Novel (Cork O’Connor Mystery Series Book 9) by William Kent Krueger – $2.99
Vermilion Drift: A Novel (Cork O’Connor Mystery Series Book 10) by William Kent Krueger – $2.99
Northwest Angle: A Novel (Cork O’Connor Mystery Series Book 11) by William Kent Krueger – $2.99
Trickster’s Point: A Novel (Cork O’Connor Mystery Series Book 12) by William Kent Krueger – $2.99
Tamarack County: A Novel (Cork O’Connor Mystery Series Book 13) by William Kent Krueger – $2.99
Windigo Island: A Novel (Cork O’Connor Mystery Series Book 14) by William Kent Krueger – $2.99
Manitou Canyon: A Novel (Cork O’Connor Mystery Series Book 15) by William Kent Krueger – $2.99
Sulfur Springs: A Novel (Cork O’Connor Mystery Series Book 16) by William Kent Krueger – $2.99
Desolation Mountain: A Novel (Cork O’Connor Mystery Series Book 17) by William Kent Krueger – $2.99
Lightning Strike: A Novel (Cork O’Connor Mysteries Book 18) by William Kent Krueger – $2.99
Fox Creek: A Novel (Cork O’Connor Mystery Series Book 19) by William Kent Krueger – $2.99
Spirit Crossing: A Novel (Cork O’Connor Mystery Series Book 20) by William Kent Krueger – $2.99
