William Kent Krueger

1 series 20 books in order

William Kent Krueger is an American novelist and crime writer, best known for his Cork O'Connor series, set mainly in Minnesota. He won back-to-back Anthony Awards for best novel in 2005 and 2006, and his stand-alone book Ordinary Grace won the Edgar Award for Best Novel of 2013. His catalog credits include Cork O'Connor novels such as Boundary Waters and Blood Hollow. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

Born
1950
Known for
Cork O'Connor

Series by William Kent Krueger

Cork O'Connor

20 books in order · 1998–2024

  1. Cover of Iron Lake

    Iron Lake

    1998 · William Kent Krueger

    A hated judge is found dead under suspicious circumstances in a Minnesota town that has an Indian casino, and a young Ojibwa man leaves home…

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  2. Cover of Boundary Waters

    Boundary Waters

    1999 · William Kent Krueger

    In the vast Quetico-Superior Wilderness on the Canadian/American border, a famous country-western singer named Shiloh has disappeared. Her father…

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  3. Cover of Purgatory Ridge

    Purgatory Ridge

    2001 · William Kent Krueger

    Purgatory Ridge is a 2001 book by William Kent Krueger. It is book 3 of the series Cork O'Connor.

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    Blood Hollow

    2004 · William Kent Krueger

    Blood Hollow is a novel by American author William Kent Krueger, published by Atria Books in February 2004. The book went on to win the Anthony Award…

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  5. Mercy Falls

    2005 · William Kent Krueger

    Mercy Falls is a book written by William Kent Krueger and published by Atria Books in August 2005. It later won the Anthony Award for Best Novel in…

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    Copper River

    2006 · William Kent Krueger

    Copper River is a 2006 book by William Kent Krueger. It is book 6 of the series Cork O'Connor.

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  7. Cover of Thunder Bay

    Thunder Bay

    2007 · William Kent Krueger

    Having left a stressful law enforcement career to become a private investigator in his small Minnesota hometown, Cork O'Connor is approached by an…

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  8. Cover of Red Knife

    Red Knife

    2008 · William Kent Krueger

    Cork O'Connor is caught in the middle of a gang dispute between the Aurora Anglos and the Ojibwe Reservation Red Boyz. The situation turns deadly…

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  9. Cover of Heaven's Keep

    Heaven's Keep

    2009 · William Kent Krueger

    Heaven's Keep is a 2009 book by William Kent Krueger. It is book 9 of the series Cork O'Connor.

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  10. Cover of Vermilion Drift

    Vermilion Drift

    2010 · William Kent Krueger

    Assigned to protect security at a mine where protestors are trying to prevent the storage of nuclear waste, Cork O'Connor discovers the bodies of…

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How many books has William Kent Krueger written?

We list 20 books by William Kent Krueger across 1 series, published between 1998–2024 — each shown in full reading order.

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