New Releases by William Kent Krueger

The New York Times bestselling Cork O’Connor Mystery series—a “master class in suspense and atmospheric storytelling” (The Real Book Spy)—continues with Cork O’Connor revisiting a case from his past and confronting mysterious deaths in the present. A few nights before Halloween, as Cork O’Connor gloomily ruminates on his upcoming sixtieth birthday, he receives a call from his son, Stephen, who is working for a nonprofit dedicated to securing freedom for unjustly incarcerated inmates. Stephen tells his father that twenty years ago, as the newly elected sheriff of Tamarack County, Cork was responsible for sending an Ojibwe man named Axel Boshey to prison for a brutal murder that Stephen is certain he did not commit. Cork feels compelled to reinvestigate the crime, but that is easier said than done. Not only is it a closed case but Axel Boshey is, inexplicably, refusing to help. The deeper Cork digs, the clearer it becomes that there are those in Tamarack County who are willing once again to commit murder to keep him from finding the truth. At the same time, Cork’s seven-year-old grandson has his own theory about the investigation: the Windigo, that mythic cannibal ogre, has come to Tamarack County…and it won’t leave until it has sated its hunger for human blood.

愛倫坡獎得主 威廉．肯特．庫格 紐約時報暢銷佳作！ ──落魄警長 寇克．歐康納系列── 女孩在如禁地般的水域失去蹤跡， 只留下幾封有關母親冤案的沉痛書信。 寇克受絕望父親所託前往救援， 卻不曾想，真凶就在隊伍之中…… 【寇克．歐康納系列】得獎經歷 《鐵湖疑案》閣樓─麥克奈特小說獎（Loft-McKnight Fiction Award） 美國安東尼獎（Anthony Award） 貝瑞獎之一鳴驚人獎（Barry Award for Best First Novel） 美國作家之友獎（Friends of American Writers Prize） 明尼蘇達圖書獎（Minnesota Book Award） 明尼蘇達東北圖書獎（Northeastern Minnesota Book Award） 迪利斯獎（Dilys Award）入圍 邊界水域，以其廣闊的森林和險峻的激流聞名，宛如與世隔絕的禁地，同時也隱藏著無數的危險與恐懼。 在被沉痛的過去折磨數十年之後，希蘿決定遠離喧囂，期望能在這片自然的懷抱中找到失落已久的自我。卻不幸在這片充滿未知的土地失去了與外界的聯繫，最後留下的只有關於令她痛苦多年、母親遭人謀殺的書信文件。 沉寂已久的案件再次透過信件浮出水面，引起了某些人的關注，這些潛伏在暗處的力量開始蠢蠢欲動，準備再度出手封殺這些可能揭露他們罪行的證據。 希蘿的失蹤可能並非偶然，這背後的陰謀正逐漸顯現。 曾任警長，卻因過去的一次致命錯誤被罷免，最終人生幾近摧毀的寇克，受託前往邊境水域尋找希蘿。 寇克不僅受限於邊界水域的複雜地形和多變天氣，更感受到自己正在被某種無形的力量監視，那股黑暗勢力開始露出獠牙，阻止他揭露真相的每一步行動。 在邊界水域的深處，寇克是否能順利揭開隱藏多年的驚天陰謀？ 如同這塊土地上的狂風，死亡與暴力正在尾隨…… § 讓威廉．肯特．庫格榮獲多項大獎的【寇克．歐康納系列】深受評論家喜愛！ 「知名的寇克．歐康納系列小說裡人物角色豐富、故事情節複雜，並有深刻的道德與情感核心。假如你不還認識寇克．歐康納，現在就快一探究竟。」──書單（Booklist） 「威廉．肯特．庫格是犯罪小說中最新鮮也最真實的聲音之一。」──愛倫坡獎得主暨作家S.J.羅贊（S.J.Rozan） 「威廉．肯特．庫格卓越的系列小說，就如同甜玉米和明尼蘇達州博覽會，是一年一度的夏季亮點。」──明尼蘇達月刊（Minnesota Monthly） §《水域迷蹤》好評如潮 「繼一鳴驚人的處女作之後，庫格推出同樣精彩萬分的第二部驚悚小說，講述寇克．歐康納在明尼蘇達州人情溫暖的奧羅拉小鎮再次經歷冒險……庫格的寫作風格大膽強勢，又有成熟的自制力，讓寇克這次的搜救任務更為刺激。」──出版人週刊（Publishers Weekly） 「在到處是野生灰狼、水間陸路、惡劣天氣與可怕歹徒的邊境水域裡，寇克依然是個充滿活力又令人喜愛的英雄人物。」──柯克斯書評（Kirkus Reviews） 「庫格憑著他的歐康納系列迅速取得明星作家的地位。」──中西書評（Midwest Book Review） 「引人入勝……喜愛北森林的讀者一定會欣賞庫格筆下生動的意象，其內容融合了印第安文化與傳說、偏僻之境與冒險行動、不適應新環境的外來者，以及熱情豪邁但讓人耳目一新的當地原住民。──明尼蘇達州明尼亞波利斯版City Pages

Kirk O''Connor. Kirk O''Connor was a Tamarack Sheriff, a community hero of Irish and Ojibwe ancestry, until one fatal mistake changed everything - his failure to properly handle a community conflict that left an innocent man dead, an incident that not only destroyed his reputation, but also wounded him deeply. Kirk O''Connor Kirk O''Connor has left his job in a state of despair when Judge Parente, one of the town''s most influential figures, is found dead in his study during a snowstorm, a shotgun lying next to him. Before it can be ascertained, the new sheriff of the town quickly declares it a suicide.

A disappearance and a dead body put Cork O’Connor’s family in the crosshairs of a killer in the twentieth book in the New York Times bestselling series from William Kent Kruegeru00ad, “a master storyteller at the top of his game” (Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author). The disappearance of a local politician’s teenaged daughter is major news in Minnesota. As a huge manhunt is launched to find her, Cork O’Connor’s grandson stumbles across the shallow grave of a young Ojibwe woman—but nobody seems that interested. Nobody, that is, except Cork and the newly formed Iron Lake Ojibwe Tribal Police. As Cork and the tribal officers dig into the circumstances of this mysterious and grim discovery, they uncover a connection to the missing teenager. And soon, it’s clear that Cork’s grandson is in danger of being the killer’s next victim.

Kdesi v divočině na kanadsko-amerických hranicích zmizela mladá zpěvačka jménem Shiloh. Její otec se vydává do Minnesoty, kde najme bývalého šerifa Corka O ́Connora, aby mu pomohl dceru najít. Cork se přidává k pátrací skupině, kterou tvoří indián z místní rezervace, jeho desetiletý syn a dva agenti FBI. Ženě jsou na stopě i další muži, ti ji však mají za úkol nejen najít, ale také zabít. Corkova expedice ztrácí v třeskuté zimě kontakt s civilizací a kromě nelítostných poryvů větru ji pronásleduje – smrt.

"On Memorial Day, as the people of Jewel, Minnesota gather to remember and honor the sacrifice of so many sons in the wars of the past, the half-clothed body of wealthy landowner Jimmy Quinn is found floating in the Alabaster River, dead from a shotgun blast. Investigation of the murder falls to Sheriff Brody Dern, a highly decorated war hero who still carries the physical and emotional scars from his military service. Even before Dern has the results of the autopsy, vicious rumors begin to circulate that the killer must be Noah Bluestone, a Native American WWII veteran who has recently returned to Jewel with a Japanese wife. As suspicions and accusations mount and the town teeters on the edge of more violence, Dern struggles not only to find the truth of Quinn''s murder but also put to rest the demons from his own past. Caught up in the torrent of anger that sweeps through Jewel are a war widow and her adolescent son, the intrepid publisher of the local newspaper, an aging deputy, and a crusading female lawyer, all of whom struggle with their own tragic histories and harbor secrets that Quinn''s death threatens to expose"--

Bývalý šerif Cork O ́Connor je na dně. Kvůli nespravedlivému obvinění přišel o práci a také jeho osobní život je v troskách. Bezcílně ubíjí čas v zapadlém městečku v Minnesotě a je si jistý, že už ho nic nevytrhne z letargie. To se ale změní s nalezením mrtvoly místního soudce a zmizením chlapce z blízké indiánské rezervace. Co mají oba případy společného? Cork se pouští do pátrání a dávní duchové k němu začínají promlouvat znepokojivými hlasy...

From Beat It to Billie Jean, the songs we know and love take on a brand-new, thrilling connotation in this anthology edited by Don Bruns. In this second collection in the Music and Murder Mystery series, nine award-winning, bestselling authors have written their own interpretations of the Thriller song list. With original work from some of the best mystery authors out there, the anthology includes stories from Heather Graham, Jeffery Deaver, William Kent Krueger, Dahlia Rose, and David R. Slayton, among others.With poignant, frightening, and intriguing stories from some of the best writers in the genre, this eerie collection is sure to keep you up at night--and maybe even haunt your dreams.

„Un roman picaresc plasat în timpul Marii Crize. Amintind de Fructele mâniei și de Huckleberry Finn, Acest tărâm al blândeții este o călătorie atât înăuntrul ființei, cât și în afara ei, o călătorie la capătul căreia descoperi sensul vieții și libertatea." - Minneapolis Star Tribune 1932, Minnesota — Școala Lincoln e un loc ostil unde sute de copii amerindieni, orfani sau separați abuziv de familiile lor, sunt trimiși să fie educați. Printre ei se află Odie O’Banion, un băiat orfan, cu mintea ageră, ale cărui isprăvi atrag mânia directoarei. În urma unui incident, Odie și fratele său, Albert, singurii copii albi din școală, sunt siliți să fugă, luându-i cu ei și pe Mose, un băiat mut din tribul Sioux, precum și pe Emmy, o fetiță rămasă fără mamă. Împreună, pornesc cu canoea pe râul Gilead, în căutarea unui cămin, întâlnind în drumul lor alți oameni în derivă, de la truditori ai pământului și tămăduitori prin rugăciuni la familii dezrădăcinate și suflete pierdute. „Amplu, profund și nespus de captivant — cititorii vor savura fiecare pagină." - New York Journal of Books „Dacă vrei să citești o saga americană de amplă respirație, cu o atmosferă nostalgică, atunci romanul lui Krueger e alegerea perfectă." - Entertainment Weekly „O odisee impresionantă, o căutare a identității și a unui cămin." – Booklist „Minunat scris și dând viață unor personaje memorabile, Acest tărâm al blândeții va învinge timpul." - Denver Post William Kent Krueger este un faimos scriitor american, cunoscut mai ales pentru seria de romane polițiste plasate în Minnesota și avându-l drept protagonist pe Cork O’Connor. Și-a dorit să devină scriitor încă din copilărie, când a scris prima sa povestire. A primit nenumărate distincții, printre care Anthony Award, Minnesota Book Award, Loft-McKnight Fiction Award. Primul său roman de sine stătător, Ordinary Grace (2013), a fost recompensat cu Edgar Award.

New Bremen, Minnesota, 1961. Os Twins estavam fazendo sua temporada de estreia, as cervejas geladas estavam se esgotando no balcão de refrigerantes da Halderson e as revistas em quadrinhos eram um esteio em todas as prateleiras de revistas de barbearia. Foi uma época de inocência e esperança para um país com um novo e jovem presidente. Mas para Frank Drum, de treze anos, foi um verão sombrio em que a morte o visitava com frequência e assumia muitas formas. Acidente. Natureza. Suicídio. Assassinato. Frank começa a temporada com as preocupações de qualquer adolescente, mas quando a tragédia atinge inesperadamente sua família - que inclui seu pai, um pastor metodista, sua apaixonada mãe e irmã mais velha, ambas ligadas ao mundo artístico, e um irmão caçula, que parece mais sensato do que permitiria sua idade - ele se encontra lançado em um mundo adulto cheio de segredos, mentiras, adultério e traição, e repentinamente se vê obrigado a demonstrar maturidade e coragem além de sua idade. Contada da perspectiva de Frank quarenta anos após aquele fatídico verão, Uma simples benção é um relato comovente de um menino parado na porta de sua juventude, tentando entender um mundo que parece estar desmoronando ao seu redor. É um romance inesquecível sobre a descoberta do terrível preço da sabedoria e da assombrosa graça divina.

1932, Minnesota. Rimasti orfani e senza parenti, Odie O’Banion e suo fratello Albert vengono portati alla Lincoln Indian Training School, sebbene siano gli unici due ragazzi bianchi in una scuola di indiani. Mrs. Thelma Brickman, la direttrice, soprannominata la Strega Nera, è una donna arcigna e autoritaria, che non esita a punire la vivacità del giovane Odie confinandolo nella Stanza del Silenzio, una cella d’isolamento dove i bambini vengono rinchiusi senza cibo e acqua. A rendere quel luogo ancora più spaventoso è l’occhio attento del custode, un uomo sciatto e scontroso di nome DiMarco: se un ragazzo ha bisogno di una punizione, di solito è DiMarco a somministrargliela, godendo di ogni singolo colpo della cinghia di cuoio. Ma la Lincoln Indian Training School è anche un luogo dove Odie stringe legami destinati a lasciare un segno indelebile nella sua vita: quello con Mose, un ragazzino indiano che non è in grado di articolare le parole perché a quattro anni gli è stata tagliata la lingua, ma dalle cui labbra sgorga una bella risata contagiosa; e quello con la piccola Emmy Frost, la figlia dell’insegnante di economia domestica, una bambina con un dono speciale. Quando, a seguito di un terribile crimine, Odie sarà costretto a fuggire dalla scuola, Albert, Mose ed Emmy lo seguiranno. A bordo di una canoa, pagaieranno sul fiume Gilead al chiaro di luna, lasciandosi alle spalle le piantagioni di cotone diretti al Mississippi: quattro orfani salpati insieme per un’odissea che vedrà le loro vite andare incontro a pericoli di ogni genere, in un’avventura destinata a diventare epica. Con l’atmosfera di un classico moderno, tra omicidi e rapimenti, bambini perseguitati e demoni dai mille nomi, Questa terra così gentile racchiude in sé tutti gli elementi in grado di animare una grande storia: il coraggio e la codardia, l’amore e il tradimento. E, ovviamente, la speranza. «Un’avventura picaresca durante la Grande Depressione. Con un po’ di Furore e un po’ di Huckleberry Finn, il romanzo di Krueger è un viaggio indimenticabile verso la saggezza e la libertà». Minneapolis Star Tribune «Una storia da custodire – eccezionale e indimenticabile». Historical Novel Review «Forte di una scrittura aggraziata e di personaggi accattivanti... questo è un libro per la vita».Denver Post

In a career spanning nearly four decades, Bill Crider published more than sixty crime fiction, westerns, horror, men’s adventure and YA novels. In this collection 20 of today’s best and brightest, all friends and fans of Bill’s, come together with original stories to pay tribute to his memory. Authors include: William Kent Krueger, Bill Pronzini, Joe R. Lansdale, Patricia Abbott, Ben Boulden, Michael Bracken, Jen Conley, Brendan DuBois, Charlaine Harris, David Housewright, Kasey Lansdale, Angela Crider Neary, James Reasoner, James Sallis, Terry Shames, S. A. Solomon, Sara Paretsky, Robert J. Randisi, SJ Rozan, and Eryk Pruitt. William Kent Krueger (Ordinary Grace, the Cork O’Connor series) brings us a story of romance and grift. Bill Pronzini (the Nameless Detective and Carpenter & Quincannon series) offers a taut episode of a midnight raid. Joe R. Lansdale (The Bottoms, the Hap and Leonard series) tells a tale of two hit men working through their differences. James Sallis (Drive, the Lew Griffin series) shows us how a deadly figure once helped out a man called Bill. Charlaine Harris (the Sookie Stackhouse and Midnight, Texas series) reminds us to be careful of what we wish for. Sara Paretsky (the V.I. Warshawski series) shows how truly deadly a terrible storm can be. These and fourteen more stories are offered here in the appreciation of our friend and colleague, Bill Crider. These stories were written for him.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! “If you liked Where the Crawdads Sing, you’ll love This Tender Land...This story is as big-hearted as they come.” —Parade The unforgettable story of four orphans who travel the Mississippi River on a life-changing odyssey during the Great Depression. In the summer of 1932, on the banks of Minnesota’s Gilead River, Odie O’Banion is an orphan confined to the Lincoln Indian Training School, a pitiless place where his lively nature earns him the superintendent’s wrath. Forced to flee after committing a terrible crime, he and his brother, Albert, their best friend, Mose, and a brokenhearted little girl named Emmy steal away in a canoe, heading for the mighty Mississippi and a place to call their own. Over the course of one summer, these four orphans journey into the unknown and cross paths with others who are adrift, from struggling farmers and traveling faith healers to displaced families and lost souls of all kinds. With the feel of a modern classic, This Tender Land is an enthralling, big-hearted epic that shows how the magnificent American landscape connects us all, haunts our dreams, and makes us whole.

Unlikely pairs join forces to crack a slew of intriguing cases in an anthology edited by New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry, featuring original stories by Jacqueline Winspear, Jeffery Deaver, Allison Brennan, Charles Todd, and many more, including Perry herself. Throughout the annals of fiction, there have been many celebrated detective teams: Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. Nick and Nora Charles. Hercule Poirot and Arthur Hastings. Thomas and Charlotte Pitt. That last pair is the creation of beloved mystery writer Anne Perry, who, as the editor of Odd Partners and in conjunction with Mystery Writers of America, has enlisted some of today’s best mystery writers to craft all-new stories about unlikely duos who join forces—sometimes unwillingly—to solve beguiling whodunits. From Perry’s own entry, in which an English sergeant and his German counterpart set out to find a missing soldier during World War I, to a psychological tale of an airplane passenger who wakes up unsure of who he is and must enlist his fellow passengers to help him remember, to a historical mystery about a misguided witch-hunt and the unlikely couple that brings it down, each story deals in the wonderful complexities of human interactions. And not just human interactions: Honey bees avenge the death of their beekeeper, a wandering cat brings home clues to a murder, and a gray wolf and a fly fisherman in the Minnesota woods try to protect their land from a brash billionaire. Featuring work by New York Times bestselling authors, Edgar Award winners, and up-and-coming members of the Mystery Writers of America, these tales of friends, enemies, and pairs who lie somewhere in the middle will satisfy every type of mystery reader. With each author’s signature brand of suspense, these stories give new meaning to the word “teamwork.” Featuring stories by: Ace Atkins • Allison Brennan • Shelley Costa • Jeffery Deaver • Robert Dugoni • William Frank • Georgia Jeffries • Lou Kemp • William Kent Krueger • Joe R. Lansdale • Lisa Morton • Claire Ortalda • Anne Perry • Adele Polomski • Stephen Ross • Mark Thielman • Charles Todd • Jacqueline Winspear • Amanda Witt

Von der Freude und Traurigkeit des Erwachsenwerdens, vom Ende der Unschuld und von der Kraft der Anteilnahme Im Sommer des Jahres 1961 kommt der Tod in vielen Formen nach New Bremen. Als Unfall. Als Selbstmord. Und als Mord. Zusammen mit seinem kleinen Bruder Jake scheint der dreizehnjährige Frank immer am falschen Ort zu sein – oder am richtigen, schließlich liefert eine Leiche auch Stoff für gute Geschichten. Bis das Sterben auch Franks Familie heimsucht. Plötzlich tut sich vor den Brüdern die ganze Welt der Erwachsenen auf, und der Tod fordert von allen eine Entscheidung: für die Familie, die Freunde und das Leben. »Ein wundervoller Erzählton. Ich liebe dieses Buch.« Dennis Lehane

Ein packendes literarisches Länderporträt Spannende Geschichten herausragender Autor/innen Ein abenteuerlicher Roadtrip quer durch die USA »Eine bessere Kurzgeschichtensammlung ist schwer zu finden – egal in welchem Genre.« Publishers Weekly Von Küste zu Küste: 14 herausragende Autorinnen und Autoren – von den Superstars der Szene bis zu literarischen Geheimtipps – nehmen Sie mit auf eine abenteuerliche Reise quer durch die USA. Vom brodelnden New York und den dicht besiedelten Städten der Ostküste über die Berge und Städte des Landesinneren bis zu den mythendurchdrungenen und hitzeflimmernden Metropolen der Westküste. Starke Literatur, die berührend und spannend von den Schattenseiten des amerikanischen Traums erzählt. Von einer bunt schillernden Gegenwart voller ungewöhnlicher Milieus abseits der üblichen Touristenpfade. Von Tagträumern, Zockern, Kriegsveteranen, Aussteigern, Billigjobbern, korrupten Polizisten, Trickbetrügern, Drogenhändlern, Privatdetektiven und ganz normalen Menschen, die in Situationen geraten, die sie nicht mehr kontrollieren können. 14 kraftvolle, dichte Geschichten mit ungewöhnlichen Settings und Figuren – so abwechslungsreich und aufregend wie die USA selbst. Die Reihe: »USA Noir« ist nach »Berlin Noir« und »Paris Noir« der dritte Teil einer Reihe internationaler Noir-Anthologien mit exklusiv geschriebenen Originalgeschichten. Jede Story spielt in einem anderen Viertel einer Stadt oder einer anderen Gegend eines Landes. Es sind packende literarische Städte- und Länderporträts mit ungewöhnlichen, breit gefächerten Einblicken. Weitere Teile sind geplant. »Das Konzept der Noir-Reihe überzeugt.« TIPP Berlin

Edited by Rick Ollerman. Alphabetical list of contributors: Scott Adlerberg, Eric Beetner, Kristi Belcamino, Michael A. Black, Michael Bracken, Don Bruns, Gary R. Bush, Austin Camacho, Dave Case, Jessie Chandler, Reed Farrel Coleman, Jen Conley, John Gaspard, Lois Greiman, Libby Fischer Hellmann, David Housewright, William Kent Krueger, Jess Lourey, Michael Allan Mallory, Terrence McCauley, Jenny Milchman, Stuart Neville, Rick Ollerman, Nick Petrie, Gary Phillips, Lissa Marie Redmond, Michael Stanley, Duane Swierczynski, Randy Wayne White, and Case Younggren. Many of today’s top writers get together to celebrate the themes of books and bookstores (and even a tuba or two!) As we celebrate the life of Mystery Writers of America Raven Award-winning Gary Shulze, long-time owner of the legendary Once Upon a Crime bookstore in Minneapolis. Gary left an indelible mark on the crime fiction community across the world before he passed away in 2016 due to complications from leukemia. Join as Duane Swierczynski, William Kent Krueger, Randy Wayne White, Jess Lourey, Stuart Neville and more come together in this tribute to a man whose legacy will not be forgotten.

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Edgar Award-winning author William Kent Krueger delivers another heart-pounding thriller filled with “dynamic action scenes” (The New York Times) as Cork O’Connor and his son Stephen work together to uncover the truth behind the death of a senator on Desolation Mountain and the mysterious disappearances of several first responders. There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy. To Stephen O’Connor, Hamlet’s dour observation is more than just words. All his life, he has had visions of tragedies to come. When he experiences the vision of a great bird shot from the sky, he knows something terrible is about to happen. The crash of a private plane on Desolation Mountain in a remote part of the Iron Lake Reservation, which kills a United States senator and most of her family, confirms Stephen’s worst fears. Stephen joins his father, Cork O’Connor and a few Ojibwe men from the nearby Iron Lake reservation to sift through the smoldering wreckage when the FBI arrives and quickly assumes control of the situation. As he initiates his own probe, Cork stumbles upon a familiar face in Bo Thorson, a private security consultant whose unnamed clients have hired him to look quietly into the cause of the crash. The men agree to join forces in their investigation, but soon Cork begins to wonder if Thorson’s loyalties lie elsewhere. Roadblocked by lies from the highest levels of government, uncertain who to trust, and facing growing threats the deeper they dig for answers, Cork, Stephen, and Bo finally understand that to get to the truth, they will have to face the great menace, a beast of true evil lurking in the woods—a beast with a murderous intent of unimaginable scale. Krueger delivers yet another “punch-to-the-gut blend of detective story and investigative fiction” (Booklist, starred review).

Cork searches for a local woman who goes missing folllowing a car accident.

È l’estate del 1961 a New Bremen, in Minnesota, un’estate torrida e funesta, destinata a cambiare per sempre la vita del tredicenne Frank Drum, figlio del pastore Nathan e di Ruth, una donna di straordinaria bellezza, ma immalinconita dalla vita di moglie di un ministro del culto. Frank ha un fratello più piccolo, Jake, detto Howdy Doody per via delle orecchie a sventola che sporgono come manici di una zuccheriera, e una sorella più grande, Ariel, destinata a una brillante carriera di musicista. Quell’estate la morte viene a visitare la famiglia Drum e l’intera New Bremen assumendo molteplici forme: incidente, malattia, suicidio, omicidio. Tutto comincia con la strana fine di Bobby Cole, un coetaneo di Frank dai capelli dorati e gli occhiali spessi, ucciso sui binari della ferrovia da mille tonnellate d’acciaio in corsa nella prateria verso il South Dakota, e prosegue con il ritrovamento quasi contemporaneo del cadavere di un vagabondo presso il ponte sul fiume Minnesota, non lontano dal luogo che Bobby amava frequentare, perso nei suoi sogni a occhi aperti. Là dove il ponte di cavalletti varca il fiume e i roveti e i cardi crescono fino al bordo della massicciata, si dà appuntamento una comunità di sfaccendati noti a New Bremen, gente che, stando agli abitanti della piccola città, ha un sacco di pensieri malati nella testa e da cui è opportuno tenersi alla larga. Gli ammonimenti valgono però poco alle orecchie di un tredicenne in cerca d’avventura, e così Frank Drum non esita ad avventurarsi da quelle parti e a fare la conoscenza di Warren Redstone, un indiano Dakota che, anni prima, ha cercato di provocare un’insurrezione a Sioux, mettendosi nei guai con i federali. Un incontro che assume sfumature inquietanti quando Frank sorprende Warren con indosso gli occhiali di Bobby Cole, e ancora più allarmanti quando lo osserva mentre con aria furtiva nasconde degli oggetti in un luogo appartato nei boschi. Con una prosa fluida, veloce e coinvolgente William Kent Krueger ha scritto un romanzo di formazione profondo e toccante, una storia indimenticabile sulla perdita dell’innocenza, sul prezzo da pagare per diventare adulti e sulla terribile grazia della vita. New York Times bestseller Vincitore dell’Edgar Award Vincitore del Goodreads Choice Award Miglior romanzo dell’anno per School Library Journal «Il prezzo crudele dell’età adulta e della saggezza. Io amo questo libro». Dennis Lehane «Elegiaca, evocativa ... una storia di rabbia, colpa e redenzione». Publishers Weekly

The New York Times bestselling author of Ordinary Grace weaves a vivid and pulse-pounding thriller that follows Cork O’Connor’s search for a missing man amid the fraught tensions at the border between Arizona and Mexico. On the Fourth of July, just as fireworks are about to go off in Aurora, Minnesota, Cork O’Connor and his new bride Rainy Bisonette receive a desperate phone call from Rainy’s son, Peter. The connection is terrible but before the line goes dead, they hear Peter confess to the murder of someone named Rodriquez. The following morning, Cork and Rainy fly to southern Arizona, where Peter has been working as a counselor in a well-known drug rehab center. When they arrive, they learn that Peter was fired six months earlier and hasn’t been heard from since. So they head to the little desert town of Sulfur Springs where Peter has been receiving his mail. But no one in Sulfur Springs seems to know him. They do, however, seem to recognize the name Rodriguez. Apparently, the Rodriguez family is one of the cartels controlling everything illegal that crosses the border from Mexico. As they gather scraps of information about Peter, Cork and Rainy are warned time and again that there is a war going on along the border. “Trust no one in Coronado County,” is the most common piece of advice they receive, and Cork doesn’t have to be told twice. To him, Arizona is alien country. The relentless heat, the absence of water and big trees and shade all feel nightmarish to him, as does his growing sense that Rainy might know more about what’s going on than she’s willing to admit in this fresh, exhilarating, and white-knuckle mystery starring one of the greatest heroes of fiction.

“Mystery fans can count on William Kent Krueger for an absorbing book with lots of twists and turns” (Denver Post) and now you can enjoy three absorbing and suspenseful Cork O’Conner mysteries in one stunning collection. Tamarack County: As a blizzard swells in Tamarack County, a car belonging to the wife of a retired local judge is discovered abandoned on the side of the road. Early on in the investigation of her disappearance, Cork O’Connor, ex-sheriff of Tamarack County, notices small details that tell a disturbing story. When a neighbor’s dog is found beheaded and Cork’s son is attacked, he realizes these ominous incidents throughout the area have a pattern: someone is spinning a deadly web, and Cork has only hours to stop it before his family and his friends will be forced to pay the ultimate price. Windigo Island: When the body of a teenaged Ojibwe girl washes up on the shore of an island in Lake Superior, the residents of the nearby Bad Bluff reservation whisper that it was the work of a deadly mythical beast, the Windigo. Such stories have been told by the Ojibwe people for generations, but they don’t explain how the girl and her friend, Mariah Arceneaux, disappeared a year ago. At the request of the Arceneaux family, Cork O’Connor takes on the case and he learns that the old port city of Duluth is a modern-day center for sex trafficking of vulnerable women, many of whom are young Native Americans. As the investigation deepens, so does the danger. Yet Cork is resolute in his vow to find Mariah, with only the barest hope of saving her from men whose darkness rivals that of the legendary Windigo, Cork prepares for an epic battle that will determine whether it will be fear, or love, that truly conquers all. Manitou Canyon: Cork O’Connor is uneasy when his daughter chooses November as the month to set the date for her wedding. Since the violent deaths of his wife, father, and best friend all occurred in previous Novembers, Cork O’Connor has always considered it to the cruelest of months. His concern comes to a head when a man camping in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area goes missing. Although the wedding is fast approaching and the weather looks threatening, Cork ventures into the vast wilderness to search. With an early winter storm on the horizon, it is a race against time as Cork’s family struggles to uncover the mystery behind these disappearances. Little do they know, not only is Cork’s life on the line, but so are the lives of hundreds of others.

In the extraordinary new Cork O’Connor thriller from New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award–winning author William Kent Krueger, the lives of hundreds of innocent people are at stake when Cork vanishes just days before his daughter’s wedding. Since the violent deaths of his wife, father, and best friend all occurred in previous Novembers, Cork O’Connor has always considered it to be the cruelest of months. Yet, his daughter has chosen this dismal time of year in which to marry, and Cork is understandably uneasy. His concern comes to a head when a man camping in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness goes missing. As the official search ends with no recovery in sight, Cork is asked by the man’s family to stay on the case. Although the wedding is fast approaching and the weather looks threatening, he accepts and returns to that vast wilderness. As the sky darkens and the days pass, Cork’s family anxiously awaits his return. Finally certain that something has gone terribly wrong, they fly by floatplane to the lake where the missing man was last seen. Locating Cork’s campsite, they find no sign of him. They do find blood, however. A lot of it. With an early winter storm on the horizon, it’s a race against time as Cork’s family struggles to uncover the mystery behind these disappearances. Little do they know, not only is Cork’s life on the line, but so are the lives of hundreds of others.

A selection of excerpts from many top-notch mystery authors, including Christine Carbo, John Connolly, Mindy Mejia, Matthew Betley, William Kent Krueger, Thomas Mullen, John Lescroart, Vince Flynn and Kyle Mills, as well as Adi Tantimedh.

As the author of over fifteen spellbinding novels in the Cork O’Connor mystery series, William Kent Krueger has introduced countless readers to a harsh but magnificent Minnesota landscape and a cast of remarkable characters who call it home. This is the world of Cork O’Connor. Now in this helpful reader’s companion, readers can gain new insight into how the series has evolved book after book, how Cork O’Connor came to exist as a character, and how Minnesota’s great Northwoods proved to be as important to the books as any human character Krueger created. You’ll find a brief description of each book in the series, a concordance of the characters introduced in each book, and a tantalizing excerpt. Whether you are just discovering William Kent Krueger’s masterful storytelling skills or have been a fan for years, The World of Cork O’Connor provides an overview of an extraordinary body of work that only gets richer over time, and a glimpse into the mind of a gifted writer.

Three heartpounding New York Times bestselling Cork O’Connor mysteries in one impossible-to-put-down ebook! Vermilion Drift: Cork stumbles across the remains of six murder victims in an underground mine. Five are connected to a series of old unsolved disappearances. But the sixth is fresh. What’s worse, two of the victims—including the most recent—were killed with Cork’s gun. As Cork searches for answers, he must dig into his own past and that of his father, a well-respected man who harbored a ghastly truth. Northwest Angle: Amid the wreckage of a violent storm, Cork O’Connor and his daughter Jenny discover a body. Nearby, a baby boy lies hungry and dehydrated but still very much alive. Powerful forces in pursuit of the child follow them to the isolated Northwest Angle, where it’s impossible to tell who is friend or foe. Trickster’s Point: Cork O’Connor sits deep in the wilderness with his good friend Jubal Little—favored to become Minnesota’s first Native American elected governor—who is slowly dying with an arrow through his heart. But this is no hunting accident. The arrow is one of Cork’s. As he works to clear his name and track the killer who set him up, only Cork knows that his complex, passionate, ambitious friend was also capable of murder.

Cork O’Connor battles vicious villains, both mythical and modern, to rescue a young girl in this riveting mystery from New York Times bestselling, Edgar Award–winning author William Kent Krueger. When the body of a teenage Ojibwe girl washes up on the shore of an island in Lake Superior, the residents of the nearby Bad Bluff reservation whisper that it was the work of a deadly mythical beast, the Windigo, or a vengeful spirit called Michi Peshu. Such stories have been told by the Ojibwe people for generations, but they don’t explain how the girl and her friend, Mariah Arceneaux, disappeared a year ago. At the request of the Arceneaux family, private investigator Cork O’Connor takes on the case. But on the Bad Bluff reservation, nobody’s talking. Still, Cork puts enough information together to find a possible trail. He learns that the old port city of Duluth is a modern-day center for sex trafficking of vulnerable women, many of whom are young Native Americans. As the investigation deepens, so does the danger. Yet Cork holds tight to his higher purpose—his vow to find Mariah, an innocent fifteen-year-old girl whose family is desperate to get her back. With only the barest hope of saving her from men whose darkness rivals that of the legendary Windigo, Cork prepares for an epic battle that will determine whether it will be fear, or love, that truly conquers all.

Faced with a series of dark occurrences that are linked to a twenty-year-old murder, private investigator Cork O'' Connor must stop a vengeful force before his family and friends pay the ultimate price.