William Kent Krueger joined the ranks of todays best suspense novelists with this thrilling, universally acclaimed debut. Conjuring a sense of place hes plainly honed firsthand in below-zero prairie (Kirkus Reviews), Krueger brilliantly evokes northern Minnesotas lake country -- and reveals the dark side of its snow-covered landscape.Part Irish, part Anishinaabe Indian, Corcoran Cork OConnor is the former sheriff of Aurora, Minnesota. Embittered by his former status, and the marital meltdown that has separated him from his children, Cork gets by on heavy doses of caffeine, nicotine, and guilt. Once a cop on Chicagos South Side, theres not much that can shock him. But when the towns judge is brutally murdered, and a young Eagle Scout is reported missing, Cork takes on a mind-jolting case of conspiracy, corruption, and scandal. As a lakeside blizzard buries Aurora, Cork must dig out the truth among town officials who seem dead-set on stopping his investigation in its tracks. But even Cork freezes up when faced with the harshest enemy of all: a small-town secret that hits painfully close to home.
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William Kent Krueger joined the ranks of todays best suspense novelists with this thrilling, universally acclaimed debut. Conjuring a sense of place hes plainly honed firsthand in below-zero prairie (Kirkus Reviews), Krueger brilliantly evokes northern Minnesotas lake country -- and reveals the dark side of its snow-covered landscape.Part Irish, part Anishinaabe Indian, Corcoran Cork OConnor is the former sheriff of Aurora, Minnesota. Embittered by his former status, and the marital meltdown that has separated him from his children, Cork gets by on heavy doses of caffeine, nicotine, and guilt. Once a cop on Chicagos South Side, theres not much that can shock him. But when the towns judge is brutally murdered, and a young Eagle Scout is reported missing, Cork takes on a mind-jolting case of conspiracy, corruption, and scandal. As a lakeside blizzard buries Aurora, Cork must dig out the truth among town officials who seem dead-set on stopping his investigation in its tracks. But even Cork freezes up when faced with the harshest enemy of all: a small-town secret that hits painfully close to home.
شناسنامهٔ کتاب
- تعداد صفحات
- ۴۶۴
- زبان
- English
- ناشر
- Pocket Star
- شابک
- 9780000000000
جوایز
- Barry Award for Best First Novel (1999)
- Anthony Award for Best First Novel (1999)
- Dilys Award Nominee (1999)
- Minnesota Book Award for Mystery (1999
