Book description
The 20th anniversary edition of the first novel in William Kent Krueger's beloved and bestselling Cork O'Connor mystery series-includes an exclusive bonus short story!
"A brilliant achievement, and one every crime reader and writer needs to celebrate." -Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Glass Houses
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2 authors picked Iron Lake as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I can't believe I never noticed this series before. Dynamic book set in a rural town and an Indian Reservation with a main character who is a sheriff who is part white and part native american. The discord between the races sparks through the air as the sheriff finds that both groups are suspicious of him for the opposite reasons. I intend to read the entire series.
This is the first book I’ve read by William Kent Krueger, but it made me want to read the whole series. Set during a miserably cold winter in the northeast corner of Minnesota, a stone’s throw from Lake Superior, this mystery about a brutal murder and a missing native American boy will make you fear frostbite just from turning pages.
Cork O’Connor is a complicated character in a seemingly downward spiral. Once the sheriff of this small town, he’s since lost his wife, his job, and is worried about losing his children. His mixed heritage of Irish and Ojibwe makes…
From Barbara's list on mysteries set on the banks of Lake Superior.
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