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Purgatory Ridge

by William Kent Krueger

A murder investigation at the edge of a contested forest

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A murder investigation at the edge of a contested forest

In a small Minnesota logging town, the killing of a mill night watchman draws former sheriff Cork O’Connor into an investigation shaped by competing ties and interests. The nearby white-pine forest is sacred to the Anishinaabe, while the mill belongs to industrialist Karl Lindstrom; Cork’s own Anishinaabe heritage and his wife’s legal work for the tribe complicate his role. The description also introduces a reclusive shipwreck survivor and an ally who harbor resentment toward Lindstrom. The case connects a local murder to tensions over land, industry, and community loyalties.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in private-investigator mysteries set in small towns.
  • Readers who enjoy crime stories involving conflicts between industry, Indigenous interests, and local communities.
  • Readers looking for a mystery centered on a former sheriff with personal ties to the case.

Themes

Murder investigationIndigenous identity and communityIndustry and landConflicting loyalties

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Book overview

When mayhem descends on a tiny logging town, former sheriff Cork O'Connor is called upon to investigate a murder in this "wonderful page-turner" (The Denver Post) that "prolongs suspense to the very end" (Publishers Weekly) by Edgar Award-winning author William Kent Krueger.Not far from Aurora, Minnesota (population 3,752), lies an ancient expanse of great white pines, sacred to the Anishinaabe tribe. When an explosion kills the night watchman at wealthy industrialist Karl Lindstrom's nearby lumber mill, it's obvious where suspicion will fall. Former sheriff Cork O'Connor agrees to help investigate, but he has mixed feelings about the case. For one thing, he is part Anishinaabe. For another, his wife, a lawyer, represents the tribe. Meanwhile, near Lindstrom's lakeside home, a reclusive shipwreck survivor and his sidekick are harboring their own resentment of the industrialist. And it soon becomes clear to Cork that danger, both at home and in Aurora, lurks around every corner...
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