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The latest installment in the Cork O'Connor mystery series continues to weave intricate plots filled with suspense and rich character development. Set against the backdrop of the Northwoods, this novel explores themes of family, loyalty, and the complexities of human nature. Readers can expect a gripping narrative that combines elements of mystery and adventure, showcasing the author's signature storytelling style that has captivated fans in previous works.

"On Memorial Day, as the people of Jewel, Minnesota gather to remember and honor the sacrifice of so many sons in the wars of the past, the half-clothed body of wealthy landowner Jimmy Quinn is found floating in the Alabaster River, dead from a shotgun blast. Investigation of the murder falls to Sheriff Brody Dern, a highly decorated war hero who still carries the physical and emotional scars from his military service. Even before Dern has the results of the autopsy, vicious rumors begin to circulate that the killer must be Noah Bluestone, a Native American WWII veteran who has recently returned to Jewel with a Japanese wife. As suspicions and accusations mount and the town teeters on the edge of more violence, Dern struggles not only to find the truth of Quinn's murder but also put to rest the demons from his own past. Caught up in the torrent of anger that sweeps through Jewel are a war widow and her adolescent son, the intrepid publisher of the local newspaper, an aging deputy, and a crusading female lawyer, all of whom struggle with their own tragic histories and harbor secrets that Quinn's death threatens to expose"--

From the bestselling author of This Tender Land and Lightning Strike, the latest book in the Cork O' Connor mystery series sends Cork on a thrilling journey deep into the Boundary Waters where the people he loves most are being hunted by ruthless mercenaries.

From the bestselling author of This Tender Land, the latest book in the Cork O' Connor mystery series, a thrilling prequel that takes us back to the early days of Cork's life as he works with his father, a police officer, to solve his first ever murder case

The author of the instant New York Times best seller This Tender Land returns with a powerful prequel to his acclaimed Cork O’Connor series - a book about fathers and sons, long-simmering conflicts in a small Minnesota town, and the events that echo through youth and shape our lives forever.Aurora is a small town nestled in the ancient forest alongside the shores of Minnesota’s Iron Lake. In the summer of 1963, it is the whole world to 12-year-old Cork O’Connor, its rhythms as familiar as his own heartbeat. But when Cork stumbles upon the body of a man he revered hanging from a tree in an abandoned logging camp, it is the first in a series of events that will cause him to question everything he took for granted about his hometown, his family, and himself.Cork’s father, Liam O’Connor, is Aurora’s sheriff, and it is his job to confirm that the man’s death was the result of suicide, as all the evidence suggests. In the shadow of his father’s official investigation, Cork begins to look for answers on his own. Together, father and son face the ultimate test of choosing between what their heads tell them is true and what their hearts know is right.In this masterful story of a young man and a town on the cusp of change, beloved novelist William Kent Krueger shows that some mysteries can be solved even as others surpass our understanding.

W. K. Krueger : Desolation Mountain - Na prokleté hoře se zřítí letadlo s americkou senátorkou, která měla zásadně zasáhnout do politiky kraje. Indiáni Odžibvejové, především Cork O´Connor a jeho rodina, se pouští do vyšetřování, protože FBI se k případu staví podivně... G. Hendricks a S. Pekkanen : Anonymní dívka - Jessica Farrisová se účastní anonymní studie zaměřené na etiku a morálku. Pomalu však zjistí, že doktorka Shieldsová s ní má velmi zvláštní úmysly... D. Rosenfelt : Uvězněný - Před třemi lety zmizel maličký chlapeček a rodinný pes. Nyní se pes záhadně vrací a nastává horečné hledání - je malý Dylan živ? Advokát Andy Carpenter opět v akci. Ch. Daugherty : Vražda s ozvěnou - Reportérka Harper McClainová se pídí po detailech kriminálních činů. Náhle v jedné vraždě jako by poznávala minulost - dávnou vraždu její matky...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! “If you liked Where the Crawdads Sing, you’ll love This Tender Land...This story is as big-hearted as they come.” —Parade A magnificent novel about four orphans on a life-changing odyssey during the Great Depression, from the bestselling author of Ordinary Grace. 1932, Minnesota—the Lincoln School is a pitiless place where hundreds of Native American children, forcibly separated from their parents, are sent to be educated. It is also home to an orphan named Odie O’Banion, a lively boy whose exploits earn him the superintendent’s wrath. Forced to flee, he and his brother Albert, their best friend Mose, and a brokenhearted little girl named Emmy steal away in a canoe, heading for the mighty Mississippi and a place to call their own. Over the course of one unforgettable summer, these four orphans will journey into the unknown and cross paths with others who are adrift, from struggling farmers and traveling faith healers to displaced families and lost souls of all kinds. With the feel of a modern classic, This Tender Land is an en­thralling, big-hearted epic that shows how the magnificent American landscape connects us all, haunts our dreams, and makes us whole.

Cork O'Connor has lost both his wife and his job as sheriff and falls into a profound emotional isolation. As a wild blizzard buries his lakeside town, a despised though influential resident is found dead, and a young Ojibwe Indian boy seems to have left home in a hurry. Cork has never taken Indian legends to heart, but when an old sage warns him that a cruel spirit with a heart of ice is near, all that changes

W.K.Krueger, Bouře na poušti - Cork O´Connor nedávno vyženil syna, který se dostal do velice zlé situace. Navíc není k nalezení. Otčím a matka Rainy se za ním vydávají do Arizony... S.B.Crispellová, Čokoládové snění - Penelopa Daltonová a její maminka dokážou vařit kouzelnou čokoládu. Jenom s nemocí malé Elly si nikdo neví rady. M. Palmer, První rodina - Dospívající presidentův syn je nemocný... a navíc se zdá, že ho chce někdo zavraždit! G.Crocker, Poslední výlet - Čtyři přátelé v jihoafrickém domově pro seniory se rozhodnou, že si zbývající čas užijou podle svého a vypraví se na výlet napříč Afrikou.

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