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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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Books 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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Private Investigations (2020)
Writers on the Secrets, Riddles, and Wonders in Their Lives
edited by
Victoria Zackheim

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Awards
2014 Macavity Award for Best Novel : Ordinary Grace
2014 Edgar Award for Best Novel : Ordinary Grace
2014 Dilys Award for Best Book : Ordinary Grace
2014 Barry Award for Best Novel : Ordinary Grace
2014 Anthony Award for Best Novel : Ordinary Grace
2008 Dilys Award for Best Book : Thunder Bay
2006 Anthony Award for Best Novel : Mercy Falls
2005 Anthony Award for Best Novel : Blood Hollow
1999 Barry Award for Best First Novel : Iron Lake
1999 Anthony Award for Best First Novel : Iron Lake

Award nominations
2024 Edgar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The River We Remember
2020 Macavity Award for Best Novel (nominee) : This Tender Land
2009 Barry Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Red Knife
2009 Anthony Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Red Knife
2008 Anthony Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Thunder Bay
2006 Barry Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Mercy Falls
2002 Dilys Award for Best Book (nominee) : Purgatory Ridge
2002 Barry Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Purgatory Ridge
2000 Dilys Award for Best Book (nominee) : Boundary Waters
1999 Dilys Award for Best Book (nominee) : Iron Lake


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