William Kent Krueger is an American crime novelist, born in Wyoming in 1950 and long settled in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His Cork O'Connor series follows a former sheriff of mixed Ojibwe and Irish descent through the small towns and reservation country of northern Minnesota. It began with Iron Lake (1998), which won the Anthony and Barry awards for best first novel, and has run to twenty books, most recently Spirit Crossing. Blood Hollow and Mercy Falls each took the Anthony Award for Best Novel....
God's Country
God's Country
Synopsis
Cork O'Connor is preparing for a family trip into Minnesota's Boundary Waters when he is troubled by ominous visions of his own future. Ignoring the warnings, he goes looking for his missing friend Cordell Bishop and instead uncovers signs of violence.
He soon finds himself forced to negotiate with the Kennedy brothers, dangerous men hunting their late father's hidden stash. As the danger escalates, Cork is pushed toward his darkest instincts and, finally, toward taking justice into his own hands.
God's Country is the twenty-second book in the Cork O'Connor mystery series.
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Cork O'ConnorProtagonist
Troubled by ominous visions on the eve of a family trip, he searches for a missing friend and ends up taking justice into his own hands.
The Kennedy brothersAntagonist
Two dangerous criminals searching for their late father's hidden stash.
Cordell BishopSupporting
Cork's friend, missing in the Boundary Waters.
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God's CountryHardcover, 2026
