Iron Lake, William Kent Krueger
Iron Lake, William Kent Krueger
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Iron Lake

Author: William Kent Krueger

Narrator: David Chandler

Unabridged: 11 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/08/2010


Synopsis

Anthony Award-winning author William Kent Krueger crafts this riveting tale about a small Minnesota town’s ex-sheriff who is having trouble retiring his badge. Cork O’Connor loses his job after being blamed for a tragedy on the local Anishinaabe Indian reservation. But he must set aside his personal demons when a young boy goes missing on the same day a judge commits suicide—and no one but O’Connor suspects foul play.

About William Kent Krueger

William Kent Krueger is the New York Times bestselling author of The River We Remember, This Tender Land, Ordinary Grace (winner of the Edgar Award for best novel), and the original audio novella The Levee, as well as nineteen acclaimed books in the Cork O’Connor mystery series, including Lightning Strike and Fox Creek. He lives in the Twin Cities with his family. Learn more at WilliamKentKrueger.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary Beth on February 06, 2017

3.5 stars I think that I am going to love this series. This is the first book and I did enjoy it. I did find it very slow in the beginning. I think the books will be getting better and better. I will be reading the second book next month. Cork O'Connor is my kind of detective. In this introduction......more

Goodreads review by David on August 15, 2019

Read it when it came out. Liked it a great deal. Good character development. Story did unravel a little slowly. Ordinary Grace by this author is in my favorites and I highly recommend Ordinary Grace. David Putnam author of The Bruno Johnson series.......more

Goodreads review by Sharon on April 16, 2024

William Kent Krueger is one of my favorite authors. I thoroughly enjoyed Ordinary Grace and This Tender Land. Similar to those two books, Iron Lake grabbed me from the very beginning and captivated me until the end. A murder mystery thriller set in a rural town in Minnesota near Christmas roars along......more

Goodreads review by James on September 15, 2014

After working a number of years as a Chicago cop, Corcoran "Cork" O'Connor moves his wife and children back to Auora, Minnesota, his tiny home town in the northern part of the state. His objective is to provide his family with a better quality of life, but those dreams go up in smoke very early on,......more

Goodreads review by Anne on June 16, 2020

When a Minnesota reader mentioned that Krueger may be just the ticket for Louise Penny fans waiting for the next Gamache novel, I immediately downloaded the series' first book from my library. This procedural set in rural Minnesota features a strong sense of place, long-running grudges, and an ouste......more