by William Kent Krueger
This is the first in a series of mysteries featuring Corcoran “Cork” O’Connor. A former sheriff living in his hometown of Aurora, MN, Cork is sucked into a murder mystery/missing person case.
While trying to find out who killed a local prominent judge, Cork discovers all sorts of wrongdoing in town. Add that to the town’s conflict with the Native American community and Cork’s failed marriage, and you’ve got one tangled mess. It’s almost too complicated. And since it’s the first novel in a series, we spend way too much time on Cork’s past.
Despite its failings (too long, too complicated, and an unappealing protagonist), I zoomed through this mystery. Krueger presented a great setting and some interesting plot twists and turns.
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