New Releases by William Kent Krueger

La escuela Lincoln (a orillas del río Gilead en Minnesota) es, en el verano de 1932, un lugar hostil donde cientos de niños nativos americanos, arrancados de sus familias, son enviados a recibir educación. Entre ellos se encuentra Odie O''Banion, un ingenioso niño huérfano cuyas hazañas provocan la ira del director. Odie y su hermano Albert (los únicos niños blancos de la escuela) cometen un crimen terrible y se ven obligados a huir, llevando con ellos a su mejor amigo, Mose, un niño mudo de la tribu sioux, y a Emmy, una pequeña niña que se ha quedado sola. Juntos escapan en una canoa, navegando por el río Mississippi en busca de un hogar. Los cuatro huérfanos cruzan tierras desconocidas durante un verano inolvidable, encontrando a su paso a personajes a la deriva como ellos: desde agricultores en apuros y curanderos ambulantes, hasta familias desplazadas y almas perdidas. Con la fuerza de un clásico moderno, Río llévame a casa es una epopeya vibrante y conmovedora que toca las fibras más profundas del alma, donde viven los sueños y la auténtica libertad.

From the bestselling author of This Tender Land, the latest book in the Cork O'' Connor mystery series, a thrilling prequel that takes us back to the early days of Cork''s life as he works with his father, a police officer, to solve his first ever murder case[Bokinfo].

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.

AN EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE In 1958, a small Minnesota town is rocked by a shocking murder, pouring fresh fuel on old grievances in this dazzling novel, an instant New York Times bestseller and “a work of art” (The Denver Post). On Memorial Day in Jewel, Minnesota, the body of wealthy landowner Jimmy Quinn is found floating in the Alabaster River, dead from a shotgun blast. The investigation 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. Both a complex, spellbinding mystery and a masterful portrait of mid-century American life that is “a novel to cherish” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis), The River We Remember offers an unflinching look at the wounds left by the wars we fight abroad and at home, a moving exploration of the ways in which we seek to heal, and a testament to the enduring power of the stories we tell about the places we call home.

Cork O’Connor, bývalý inspektor chicagské policie, se přestěhuje i s rodinou do ospalého městečka Aurora v Minnesotě, kde se stává šerifem. Městečko se rozkládá u Železného jezera a sousedí také se stejnojmennou indiánskou rezervací. O’Connor se nepříliš úspěšně snaží řešit rozbroje mezi bílými usedlíky a indiány kvůli rybolovu v jezeře a jeho kariéra šerifa končí blamáží. Také jeho osobní život je v troskách, a tak jen bezcílně ubíjí čas a utápí se v sebelítosti. Když je však nalezena mrtvola soudce Parranta a krátce poté zmizí indiánský mladík, který v městečku roznášel noviny, pustí se O’Connor do pátrání na vlastní pěst. Bezděky začíná rozplétat komplikovaný případ korupce, vydírání a doutnajícího skandálu, který musí vyřešit, aby nezemřeli další lidé.

„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.

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 A magnificent novel about four orphans on a life-changing odyssey during the Great Depression, from the bestselling author of Ordinary Grace. 1932, Minnesota—the Lincoln School is a pitiless place where hundreds of Native American children, forcibly separated from their parents, are sent to be educated. It is also home to an orphan named Odie O’Banion, a lively boy whose exploits earn him the superintendent’s wrath. Forced to flee, 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 unforgettable summer, these four orphans will 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 enu00adthralling, big-hearted epic that shows how the magnificent American landscape connects us all, haunts our dreams, and makes us whole.

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 “A master craftsman [and] a series of books written with a grace and precision so stunning that you’d swear the stories were your own.” —Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire series “Among thoughtful readers, William Kent Krueger holds a very special place in the pantheon.” —C.J. Box, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Disappeared In eighteen novels over twenty years, William Kent Krueger has enthralled readers with the adventures of P.I. Cork O’Connor, former sheriff of Aurora, Minnesota—selling more than 1.5 million copies of his books and winning the Edgar Award, Minnesota Book Award, Northeastern Minnesota Book Award, Dilys Award, Lovey Award, and Anthony Award along the way. Now, in this special anniversary edition, longtime fans and new readers alike can read the novel that first introduced Corcoran “Cork” O’Connor to the world. Part Irish, part Anishinaabe Indian, Cork is having difficulty dealing with the marital meltdown that has separated him from his children, getting by on heavy doses of caffeine, nicotine, and guilt. Once a cop on Chicago’s South Side, there’s not much that can shock him. But when the town’s judge is brutally murdered, and a young Eagle Scout is reported missing, Cork takes on this complicated and perplexing case of conspiracy, corruption, and a small-town secret that hits painfully close to home.

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

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.

Cork O''Connor has always considered November to be the cruelest of months, yet his daughter has chosen this dismal time of year in which to marry. When a man camping in Minnesota''s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness goes missing, Cork is asked by the man''s family to stay on the case. The wedding is fast approaching, the weather looks threatening, but Cork doesn''t return from the search. Locating Cork''s campsite, they find blood-- a lot of it.

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.

When the body of a year-missing Ojibwa girl washes up on a Lake Superior island, rekindling Native American superstitions about mythical monsters, Cork O''Connor struggles to obtain information from reluctant witnesses to a brutal sex-trafficking operation.

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.

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2014 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL WINNER OF THE 2014 DILYS AWARD A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2013 From New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger, a brilliant new novel about a young man, a small town, and murder in the summer of 1961. “That was it. That was all of it. A grace so ordinary there was no reason at all to remember it. Yet I have never across the forty years since it was spoken forgotten a single word.” New Bremen, Minnesota, 1961. The Twins were playing their debut season, ice-cold root beers were selling out at the soda counter of Halderson’s Drugstore, and Hot Stuff comic books were a mainstay on every barbershop magazine rack. It was a time of innocence and hope for a country with a new, young president. But for thirteen-year-old Frank Drum it was a grim summer in which death visited frequently and assumed many forms. Accident. Nature. Suicide. Murder. Frank begins the season preoccupied with the concerns of any teenage boy, but when tragedy unexpectedly strikes his family—which includes his Methodist minister father; his passionate, artistic mother; Juilliard-bound older sister; and wise-beyond-his-years kid brother—he finds himself thrust into an adult world full of secrets, lies, adultery, and betrayal, suddenly called upon to demonstrate a maturity and gumption beyond his years. Told from Frank’s perspective forty years after that fateful summer, Ordinary Grace is a brilliantly moving account of a boy standing at the door of his young manhood, trying to understand a world that seems to be falling apart around him. It is an unforgettable novel about discovering the terrible price of wisdom and the enduring grace of God.

Cork O''Connor, ex sceriffo e ora investigatore privato, ha perso sua moglie. Il charter su cui lei era in viaggio non è risultato disperso in una tormenta di neve sulle montagne del Wyoming. Cork, rimasto solo, ha perso la voglia di lottare. Ma quando, tempo dopo, due donne lo convincono a indagare sul pilota, quel misterioso incidente aereo assume una luce diversa.

"The roots of this book were a series of writing classes held at The Mystery Company in Carmel, Indiana and co-sponsored by the Writer''s Center of Indiana."--Introd.

Three exciting Cork O’Connor mysteries in one package! Includes an exclusive introduction by William Kent Krueger that describes his experience writing these first three novels in his New York Times bestselling series. Iron Lake: Part Irish, part Anishinaabe Indian, Corcoran “Cork” O’Connor is the former sheriff of Aurora, Minnesota. Embittered by his “former” status and the marital meltdown that has separated him from his children, Cork gets by on heavy doses of caffeine, nicotine, and guilt. Once a cop on Chicago’s South Side, there’s not much that can shock him. But when the town’s judge is brutally murdered, and a young Eagle Scout is reported missing, Cork takes on a mind-jolting case of conspiracy, corruption, and scandal. Boundary Waters: Somewhere in the heart of the unforgiving Quetico-Superior Wilderness, near the U.S./Canada border, a young woman named Shiloh—a country-western singer at the height of her fame—has disappeared. Cork O’Connor joins a search party that includes an ex-con, two FBI agents, and a ten-year-old boy. Others are on Shiloh’s trail as well—men hired not just to find her, but to kill her. As the expedition ventures deeper into the wilderness, strangers descend on Aurora, threatening to spill blood on the town’s snowy streets. Meanwhile, out on the Boundary Waters, winter falls hard. Cork’s team of searchers loses contact with civilization, and like the brutal winds of a Minnesota blizzard, death—violent and sudden—stalks their every move. Purgatory Ridge: Not far from Aurora, Minnesota (population 3,752), lies an ancient expanse of great white pines, sacred to the Anishinaabe tribe. When an explosion kills the night watchman at wealthy industrialist Karl Lindstrom’s nearby lumber mill, it’s obvious where suspicion will fall. Former sheriff Cork O’Connor agrees to help investigate, but he has mixed feelings about the case. For one thing, he is part Anishinaabe. For another, his wife, a lawyer, represents the tribe. Meanwhile, near Lindstrom’s lakeside home, a reclusive shipwreck survivor and his sidekick are harboring their own resentment of the industrialist. And it soon becomes clear to Cork that harmony, both at home and in Aurora, will be on the back burner for some time.

Somewhere in the world, a murderer is poised to strike. Meet the men and women who can stop him before it’s too late. Introducing fifteen of the most clever and irresistible sleuths in world literature. SAMPLE EXCERPTS FROM: COLLECTING COOPER by Paul Cleave THE BURNING SOUL by John Connolly BURNED by Thomas Enger MIDWINTER BLOOD by Mons Kallentoft SHUNNING SARAH by Julie Kramer NORTHWEST ANGLE by William Kent Krueger LAST WILL by Liza Marklund DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS by Walter Mosley BLESSED ARE THE DEAD by Malla Nunn UNWANTED by Kristina Ohlsson DOG ON IT by Spencer Quinn THE BOOK OF LOST FRAGRANCES by M. J. Rose THE GOAT WOMAN OF LARGO BAY by Gillian Royes A DOUBLE DEATH ON THE BLACK ISLE by A. D. Scott SOUTH BY SOUTHEAST by Blair Underwood, Tananarive Due, and Steven Barnes

Fans of Krueger will enjoy reading the next nail-biting suspense novel in his critically acclaimed, award-winning series, featuring private detective Cork O''Connor.

Dans la lignée de Craig Johnson et de Donald Harstad, un superbe thriller sur fond de culture indienne, prenant pour cadre les décors naturels du Minnesota. Corcorac "Cork" O''Connor est irlandais par son père et indien anishinaabe par sa mère. Après une carrière dans la police de Chicago, il est revenu vivre dans sa ville natale d''Aurora, Minnesota pour occuper le poste de shérif. Mais un conflit à l''issue dramatique l''a contraint à démissionner et il vit désormais seul, séparé de sa femme, Nancy Joe, avocate en charge des intérêts indiens. Le jour où le juge d''Aurora est retrouvé mort dans d''étranges circonstances et qu''un garçon d''origine indienne est suspecté de l''avoir tué, les tensions s''exacerbent entre les communautés. Alors qu''un blizzard s''abat sur la ville qui disparaît peu à peu sous la neige, Cork va devoir affronter les fantômes du passé pour faire surgir une vérité bien plus inattendue encore que tout ce qu''il avait imaginé. Avec une écriture d''un réalisme presque documentaire, William Kent Krueger nous fait voyager dans les paysages glaciaux et menaçants qui ont servi de décor naturel à Fargo ou à Un plan simple pour une enquête passionnante et pleine de rebondissements. L''attention qu''il porte à la nature du Minnesota se double d''un portrait passionnant du peuple indien, de sa culture, de ses croyances et de son intégration dans le monde moderne. Aurora, Minnesota a reçu les deux plus prestigieux prix américains de littérature policière, l''Antony Award et le Barry Award.

Former small-town sheriff Cork O’Connor leads a desperate search-and-rescue mission into the unforgiving Minnesota wilderness in this “gritty, bloody adventure” (Publishers Weekly) from critically acclaimed author William Kent Krueger’s award-winning mystery series. The Quetico-Superior Wilderness: more than two million acres of forest, white-water rapids, and uncharted islands on the Canadian/American border. Somewhere in the heart of this unforgiving territory, a young woman named Shiloh—a country-western singer at the height of her fame—has disappeared. Her father arrives in Aurora, Minnesota, to hire Cork O’Connor to find his daughter. Cork joins a search party that includes an ex-con, two FBI agents, and a ten-year-old boy. Others are on Shiloh’s trail as well—men hired not just to find her, but to kill her. As the expedition ventures deeper into the wilderness, strangers descend on Aurora, threatening to spill blood on the town’s snowy streets. Meanwhile, out on the Boundary Waters, winter falls hard. Cork’s team of searchers loses contact with civilization, and like the brutal winds of a Minnesota blizzard, death—violent and sudden—stalks them.

Intrepid hero Cork O’Connor faces the most harrowing mission of his life when a charter plane carrying his wife goes missing in a snowstorm over the Wyoming Rockies. Months after the tragedy, two women show up on Cork’s doorstep with evidence that the pilot of Jo’s plane was not the man he claimed to be. It may not be definitive proof, but it’s a ray of light in the darkness. Agreeing to investigate, Cork travels to Wyoming, where he battles the interference of local law enforcement who may be on the take, the open hostility of the Northern Arapaho, who have much to lose if the truth is known, and the continuing attempts on his life by assassins who shadow his every move. At the center of all the danger and deception lies the possibility that Jo’s disappearance was not the end of her, that somewhere along the labyrinthine path of his search, maybe even in the broad shadow of Heaven’s Keep itself, Cork will find her alive and waiting for him.

Includes excerpt of Heaven''s Keep by William Kent Krueger (p.[435-443]).

Blood Hollow immerses readers in an eerie mystery surrounding a racially charged murder in small-town Minnesota.