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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).
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March 1, 2018
Cork O'Connor's vision-plagued son Stephen suddenly pictures a plunging bird, after which a private plane crashes on Desolation Mountain, killing a U.S. Senator and most of her family. The FBI quickly takes over the investigation, but Cork quietly digs in, encountering--and soon mistrusting--private security consultant Bo Thorson. Fans have seen Bo before. From the New York Times best-selling author.
Copyright 2018 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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June 25, 2018
A fatal plane crash drives Edgar-winner Krueger’s haunting, supernaturally tinged 17th mystery to feature Aurora, Minn., former sheriff Cork O’Connor (after 2017’s Sulfur Springs). Cork has been worried about his grown son, Stephen, who’s been having a disturbing vision. When a plane carrying controversial Senator Olympia McCarthy and her family goes down in the Iron Lake Reservation, near Desolation Mountain, it eerily echoes Stephen’s vision. As a member of the Tamarack County Search and Rescue Team, Cork offers his help, but soon the reservation is swarming with government officials. Not one to stand on the sidelines, Cork soon discovers that an old acquaintance, former Secret Service agent Bo Thorson, is involved. When people that were first on the scene go missing, Cork and Bo must trust each other to find them before it’s too late and hopefully discover what caused the crash. Krueger skillfully combines the otherworldly setting of the Minnesota wilds with Native American lore to create a winning mystery with more than a few surprises. 16-city author tour. Agent: Danielle Egan-Miller, Browne & Miller Literary Assoc. -
July 1, 2018
Krueger's Cork O'Connor mystery series centers on a former Chicago cop who returns to his native Minnesota, running a backwoods bar and sometimes serving as a private eye. The main thing about O'Connor, though, is his deep connection to the North Woods and to his half-Anishinabe (an indigenous American grouping that includes the Ojibwa) heritage. Krueger is adept at fusing shocks with setting (Cork's investigations often turn into survival stories). He also gives fascinating details about Ojibwa culture. His prose style, however, is a bit one-toned, the unvarying rhythm of many of his sentences suggesting Longfellow's Evangeline. In this eighteenth series entry, a plane carrying a Minnesota senator and her family crashes into Desolation Mountain, killing all. A number of the first responders to the accident disappear, leaving O'Connor; his son, Stephen; and an old crony, Bo Thorsen, who appeared in Krueger's The Devil's Bed (2003), to sort things out. Great atmosphere, both physical and cultural.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2018, American Library Association.)
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