Red Knife, William Kent Krueger
Red Knife, William Kent Krueger
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Red Knife

Author: William Kent Krueger

Narrator: David Chandler

Unabridged: 10 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/01/2019


Synopsis

Private investigator Cork O'Connor finds himself caught in the middle of a racial gang war that's turning picturesque Tamarack County, Minnesota, into a battlefield. When the daughter of a powerful businessman dies as a result of her meth addiction, her father, strong-willed and brutal Buck Reinhardt, vows revenge. His target is the Red Boyz, a gang of Ojibwe youths accused of supplying the girl's fatal drug dose. When the head of the Red Boyz and his wife are murdered in a way that suggests execution, the Ojibwe gang mobilizes, and the citizens of Tamarack County brace themselves for war, white against red. Both sides look to Cork O'Connor, a man of mixed heritage, to uncover the truth behind the murders. A former sheriff, Cork has lived, fought, and nearly died to keep the small-town streets and his family safe from harm. He knows that violence is never a virtue, but he believes that it's sometimes a necessary response to the evil that men do. Racing to find answers before the bloodshed spreads, Cork himself becomes involved in the darkest of deeds. As the unspeakable unfolds in the remote and beautiful place he calls home, Cork is forced to confront the horrific truth: violence is a beast that cannot be contained. In Red Knife, Krueger gives his readers a vivid picture of racial conflict in small-town America, as well as a sensitive look at the secrets we keep from even those closest to us and the destructive nature of all that is left unsaid between fathers and sons, husbands and wives, friends and lovers.

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 Jonetta on August 27, 2017

Racial tensions reach dangerous levels in Tamarack County when the daughter of a prominent (and volatile) businessman dies while under the influence of meth, supposedly provided to her by a member of Red Boyz, an Ojibwe gang. When the gang's leader, who has protected the man responsible for dealing......more

Goodreads review by Corey on October 25, 2021

Oh man did this one catch me way, way off guard. I don’t even know what to say. This is why I love this series and continue to come back to it, time and time again. I mean, holy shit WKK… William Kent Krueger has probably reached my top five favorite authors list after the last run of books in this s......more

Goodreads review by Erik on January 17, 2011

I am not going to go into a plot synopsis, you can read plenty of those elsewhere. One of my least favorite of the series so far. I thought the show-down with the Latin Lords was a bit on the ridculous side, and I also felt that Cork would never make the decision to stand with "The People" when they......more

Goodreads review by Vastine on April 11, 2016

I'm hooked on the Cork O'Connor series. Absolutely hooked. But this contribution? So far removed from Krueger's usual powerful fare. I found it extremely contradictory and---well---hypocritical for O'Connor to participate in a highly over-dramatized scene (the showdown with the Latinos)(view spoiler)[the good guys (hide spoiler)]......more