by William Kent Krueger
What I enjoyed most about this book was the strong sense of place and season - I could almost feel the clean cold of winter and the purging heat of the sauna - and the clarity and credibility of the various candidates for the "he did it" role. The central character, Cork O'Connor, a white skinned,...
What I enjoyed most about this book was the strong sense of place and season - I could almost feel the clean cold of winter and the purging heat of the sauna - and the clarity and credibility of the various candidates for the "he did it" role.The central character, Cork O'Connor, an white skinned, r...
This was the book selected by my Mystery & Suspense group for discussion this month. I’d never heard of the author or this series and my group came through yet again in selecting a really good story.Corcoran “Cork” O’Connor is the former sheriff of Aurora, Minnesota. He’s separated from his wife, ha...
My Goodreads guy friends really liked this and while I wasn't encouraged to read it, I noticed they gave it a high rating. So I happily followed. Anything cold, freezing, snowy, well, they're just not in my sphere of knowledge. And I'm cold natured anyway so was freezing ass cold from page one to p...
Maybe a 3.5. I like the literate writing, the setting, the characters, and the Native American take on things. Not a cozy, and not a police procedural. Cork is the ex-sheriff with a huge chip on his shoulder and a talent for getting into harm's way. But he is likeable and people talk to him. He can ...
I would probably give Iron Lake 3.5 stars. There were parts of the story that were very exciting and engaging, and the mysteries in this book were good and well constructed. I came to care about the main character, his girlfriend, his children, and a host of other characters.There were parts of th...
So, like many people I suspect, I came in on the Cork O'Connor series half-way through, and am now going back to the beginning. I found this a well-told tale, for a first novel, and I certainly retain a couple of grisly images, most notably that of Cork's mistress frozen naked to the ice. Brrrr! I w...
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