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Cork O'Connor Series

19 primary works • 25 total works
Corcoran "Cork" O'Connor is a former Chicago cop living in the north Minnesota woods.

Book 1

Iron Lake
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3.95 · 35603 Ratings · 3320 Reviews · published 1998 · 35 editions
Part Irish, part Anishinaabe Indian, Cork is havin…

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    Book 2

    Boundary Waters
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    4.09     · 19335 Ratings · 1614 Reviews · published 1999 · 21 editions
    The Quetico-Superior Wilderness: more than two mil…

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    Book 3

    Purgatory Ridge
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    4.15     · 14812 Ratings · 1136 Reviews · published 2001 · 18 editions
    Winner of the prestigious Loft-McKnight Fiction Aw…

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    Book 4

    Blood Hollow
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    4.16     · 12298 Ratings · 999 Reviews · published 2004 · 18 editions
    When the corpse of a beautiful high school student…

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    Book 5

    Mercy Falls
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    4.09     · 10909 Ratings · 908 Reviews · published 2005 · 21 editions
    Back in the saddle as sheriff of Tamarack County, …

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    Book 6

    Copper River
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    4.18     · 10875 Ratings · 858 Reviews · published 2006 · 13 editions
    Two-time Anthony Award-winning author William Kent…

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    Book 7

    Thunder Bay
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    4.24     · 10895 Ratings · 923 Reviews · published 2007 · 25 editions
    Henry Meloux, Cork's friend and spiritual advisor,…

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    Book 8

    Red Knife
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    4.10     · 8982 Ratings · 729 Reviews · published 2008 · 23 editions
    When the daughter of a powerful businessman dies a…

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    Book 9

    Heaven's Keep
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    4.20     · 9315 Ratings · 855 Reviews · published 2009 · 21 editions

    You can’t keep Cork down, and in the next rivet…

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    Book 10

    Vermilion Drift
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    4.20     · 8394 Ratings · 703 Reviews · published 2010 · 20 editions
    Some nights, Corcoran O'Connor dreams his father's…

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    Book 11

    Northwest Angle
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    4.22     · 9493 Ratings · 862 Reviews · published 2011 · 19 editions
    With his family caught in the crosshairs of a grou…

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    Book 12

    Trickster's Point
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    4.19     · 8377 Ratings · 692 Reviews · published 2012 · 15 editions
    The latest in the New York Times bestselling Cork …

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    Book 13

    Tamarack County
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    4.15     · 8665 Ratings · 740 Reviews · published 2013 · 2 editions
    Violence and murder blow into Minnesota’s sleepy T…

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    Book 14

    Windigo Island
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    4.15     · 8095 Ratings · 738 Reviews · published 2014 · 10 editions
    When the body of a teenage Ojibwe girl washes up o…

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    Book 15

    Manitou Canyon
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    4.12     · 7989 Ratings · 735 Reviews · published 2016 · 11 editions
    Since the violent deaths of his wife, father, and …

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    Book 16

    Sulfur Springs
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    4.00     · 7426 Ratings · 768 Reviews · published 2017 · 12 editions
    On the Fourth of July, just as fireworks are about…

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    Book 17

    Desolation Mountain
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    4.11     · 8086 Ratings · 822 Reviews · published 2018 · 12 editions
    New York Times bestselling author William Kent Kru…

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    Book 18

    Lightning Strike
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    4.28     · 19721 Ratings · 2276 Reviews · published 2021 · 17 editions
    The author of the instant New York Times best sel…

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    Book 19

    Fox Creek
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    4.25     · 9034 Ratings · 968 Reviews · published 2022 · 13 editions
    The latest in the New York Times bestselling Cork …

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    Book 1-3

    The William Kent Krueger Collection #1: Iron Lake / Boundary Waters / Purgatory Ridge
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    4.26     · 713 Ratings · 38 Reviews · published 2012 · 4 editions
    Three exciting Cork O'Connor mysteries in one pack…

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    Book 4-6

    The William Kent Krueger Collection #2: Blood Hollow, Mercy Falls, and Copper River
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    4.36     · 287 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2013 · 4 editions
    Three unforgettable Cork O’Connor mysteries in one…

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    Book 7-9

    The William Kent Krueger Collection #3: Thunder Bay, Red Knife, and Heaven's Keep
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    4.41     · 276 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 2014 · 3 editions
    Three knockout Cork O’Connor mysteries in one unpu…

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    Book 10-12

    The William Kent Krueger Collection #4: Vermilion Drift, Northwest Angle, and Trickster's Point
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    4.37     · 159 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2015 · 2 editions
    Three heartpounding New York Times bestselling Cor…

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    Book 13-15

    William Kent Krueger Collection #5: Tamarack County, Windigo Island, and Manitou Canyon
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    4.29     · 84 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2017 · 3 editions
    “Mystery fans can count on William Kent Krueger fo…

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    The World of Cork O'Connor: A Look Behind the Pages of the Beloved Mystery Series
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    3.68     · 97 Ratings · 14 Reviews · 3 editions
    As the author of over fifteen spellbinding novels …

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