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William Kent Krueger


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William Kent Krueger is the award-winning author of the Cork O'Connor novels, including Tamarack County and Windigo Island, as well as the novel Ordinary Grace, winner of the 2014 Edgar Award for best novel. He lives in the Twin Cities with his family.
 

Genres: Mystery, Historical, Thriller
 
New and upcoming books
August 2024

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Spirit Crossing
(Cork O'Connor, book 20)
Series
Cork O'Connor
   1. Iron Lake (1998)
   2. Boundary Waters (1999)
   3. Purgatory Ridge (2001)
   4. Blood Hollow (2004)
   5. Mercy Falls (2005)
   6. Copper River (2006)
   7. Thunder Bay (2007)
   8. Red Knife (2008)
   9. Heaven's Keep (2009)
   10. Vermilion Drift (2010)
   11. Northwest Angle (2011)
   12. Trickster's Point (2012)
   13. Tamarack County (2013)
   14. Windigo Island (2014)
   15. Manitou Canyon (2016)
   16. Sulfur Springs (2017)
   17. Desolation Mountain (2018)
   18. Lightning Strike (2021)
   19. Fox Creek (2022)
   20. Spirit Crossing (2024)
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Novels
   The Devil's Bed (2003)
   Ordinary Grace (2013)
   This Tender Land (2019)
   The River We Remember (2023)
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Collections
   Resort to Murder (2007) (with others)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Bums (2014)
   The Levee (2023)
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Non fiction show
 
William Kent Krueger recommends
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Northwoods (2024)
Amy Pease
"In NORTHWOODS, Amy Pease powerfully shatters the myth of tranquility in the beautiful north country of Wisconsin. Murder, drugs, and PTSD are among the demons that populate rural Sherman County, where lake resorts abound and the sheriff's department is underfunded and understaffed. Pease's brilliantly told story of a beleaguered mother-son law enforcement team is a compelling and heartbreaking debut that marks a new and important voice in the mystery genre. This is a novel you absolutely don't want to miss."
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Man-Killer (2024)
(Gina Cototi Cases, book 1)
Lawrence Kelter
"Lawrence Kelter's Man-Killer is a dark joyride of a book. Written with a Brooklyn attitude and a delightfully irreverent sense of humor, the story careens through New York City at a madcap pace. Kickass protagonist Gina Marie Cototi leads a cast of memorable characters and for my money is the most compelling PI to hit the mystery scene in a good long while. I predict readers will be clamoring for Kelter to give them more of Cototi, her engaging cohorts, and the colorful streets of Bensonhurst."
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Bull's Eye (2024)
(Kate Fox Mystery, book 8)
Shannon Baker
"...a landscape of desolate beauty and endless intrigue."

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Anthologies containing stories by William Kent Krueger
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Thriller (2023)
An Anthology of New Mystery Short Stories
(Music and Murder Mystery)
edited by
Don Bruns
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Bullets and Other Hurting Things (2021)
A Tribute to Bill Crider
edited by
Rick Ollerman
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Deadly Anniversaries (2020)
(Mystery Writers of America Presents)
edited by
Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini

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Awards
Anthony Awards Best First Novel winner (1999) : Iron Lake
Dilys Awards Best Book nominee (1999) : Iron Lake
Dilys Awards Best Book nominee (2000) : Boundary Waters
Dilys Awards Best Book nominee (2002) : Purgatory Ridge
Anthony Awards Best Novel winner (2005) : Blood Hollow
Anthony Awards Best Novel winner (2006) : Mercy Falls
Anthony Awards Best Novel nominee (2008) : Thunder Bay
Dilys Awards Best Book winner (2008) : Thunder Bay
Anthony Awards Best Novel nominee (2009) : Red Knife
Barry Awards Best Novel nominee (2009) : Red Knife
Anthony Awards Best Novel winner (2014) : Ordinary Grace
Barry Awards Best Novel winner (2014) : Ordinary Grace
Dilys Awards Best Book winner (2014) : Ordinary Grace
Edgar Awards Best Novel winner (2014) : Ordinary Grace
Macavity Awards Best Novel winner (2014) : Ordinary Grace


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