William Kent Krueger





William Kent Krueger

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November 16, 1950 in Torrington, Wyoming, The United States

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William Kent Krueger is a multi award-winning American author and crime writer, best known for his Cork O'Connor series of books, which is mainly set in Minnesota. USA.[1:] In 2005 and 2006, he won back to back Anthony Awards for best novel - a feat only matched by one other writer since the award's inception.[2:]

William Kent Krueger has stated that he dates his desire to be a writer back to the third grade, when a story he wrote called The Walking Dictionary was so well received by teachers and parents that he was inspired by their praise. Throughout an early life that saw him logging timber, digging ditches, working in construction, and being published as a freelance journalist, he never stopped writing.[3:]
He attended Stanford University...more


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It’s 12:20 AM Friday morning. I’ve just said goodbye to my bus mates—no, to my friends. It’s a sad occasion. Not like death or even like seeing a child off to college, but there is a weight on me, nonetheless, a stone of sadness. I find it odd that in so short a time, only eight days, I’ve come to enjoy, to care about, and, okay, even to love these people.


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Average rating: 3.94 · 8,761 ratings · 1,204 reviews · 23 distinct works
Iron Lake (Cork O'Connor, #1)
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 1,461 ratings — published 1998 — 9 editions
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Boundary Waters (Cork O'Con...
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 916 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions
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Thunder Bay (Cork O'Connor,...
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 701 ratings — published 2007 — 12 editions
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Purgatory Ridge (Cork O'Con...
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 692 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions
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Blood Hollow (Cork O'Connor...
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 650 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions
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Copper River (Cork O'Connor...
4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 620 ratings6 editions
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Heaven's Keep (Cork O'Conno...
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 621 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions
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Mercy Falls (Cork O'Connor,...
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 606 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions
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Red Knife (Cork O'Connor, #8)
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 592 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions
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Northwest Angle (Cork O'Con...
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 491 ratings — published 2011 — 11 editions
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More books by William Kent Krueger…
Iron Lake Boundary Waters Purgatory Ridge Blood Hollow Mercy Falls Copper River Thunder Bay
Cork O'Connor (12 books)
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November 2009, William Kent Krueger
" Quick Start SS: How would you describe your life in only 8 words? WK: Family. Reflection. Writing. Discipline. And always the dream. SS: What is your motto or maxim? WK: Life owes me nothing, no matter how hard I work. Whatever good comes to me in the..." ...More

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“I used to ask for an easy life, now I ask to be strong.”
William Kent Krueger, Iron Lake

“What life gives us, good or bad, we seldom deserve.”
William Kent Krueger, Iron Lake

“Word is you heard the Windigo too."
I did. The difference is I'm ready for the son of a bitch."
--Cork O'Connor”
William Kent Krueger, Iron Lake

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