William Kent Krueger

Part Irish, part Native American, Corcoran "Cork" O'Connor puts aside his grudge against the small Minnesota town that rejected him as a sheriff to investigate a sinister conspiracy responsible for the murder of the local judge. A first novel. Reprint. K. PW.

Iron Lake

Denaiir

Unfortunately this one didn't hit the mark for me. I didn't care too much for the plot, but mostly I didn't care for the characters. The only part I liked was Cork and Molly's relationship, and I unfortunately won't be continuing the series.

Dana Kraft

Not sure I liked this enough to read more in the series. Generally a good story and I liked the Native American characters and culture especially- both good and evil.

Cindy Lieberman

A good start to what I understand to be a great series. Dated in parts, but still a good mystery untangled by the hard-boiled former sheriff of this small town in Minnesota (who spent some years in the Chicago PD according to hints at his backstory). I’ve read Krueger’s more recent novels and enjoyed them quite a lot, especially This Tender Land. As a fan of crime novels, I am happy to add this series to my reading (listening) list.

Includes excerpt of Heaven's Keep by William Kent Krueger (p. [439-447]).

A Novel

Karen Shimek

Jan Talkington

A murder (actually more than one murder) mystery that is the first in the Cork O’Connor series. With it being the first book there is a lot of time setting up the background. Who is Cork O’Connor? Where does he live? What is the connection of the area with the people of the Iron Lake Reservation? At times the background seemed to almost be filler, but in the end it was necessary for the story. 
 
Mr. Krueger describes things, especially scenery, in a way that I can picture clearly in my mind. His writing draws me in and makes it real. There were enough twists and turns that even though it was a little predictable, I found myself second guessing where I thought it was headed. After finishing the book I was left thinking about where the story goes in the future. I’ve said before that is an indication of a good book. In this case I can compare where I think it should go with where it actually does go as I will continue the series.

Lenny Magner

Michael Cowell

Part Irish, part Native American, Corcoran "Cork" O'Connor puts aside his grudge against the small Minnesota town that rejected him as a sheriff to investigate a sinister conspiracy responsible for the murder of the local judge. A first novel.

Iron Lake

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