Blood Hollow (Cork O'Connor Series #4)

Glad this is a series!

This is my 2nd "Cork O'Connel" book. I like William Krueger's writing style. The story is captivating and suspenseful with out going to far into the dark side. Can't wait to read another!

Another great one in the series.

This series just keeps getting better and better. Just about the time I think I know who the bad guys are, they change. Very enjoyable books.

Love Cork!!!

Congratulations to William Kent Krueger for creating a community and cast of characters that I can not live without.

Blood Hollow

A great read

Love this series!

I read the first of the Cork O'Connor series and was hooked! Within 6 weeks, I read all 12 - and can't wait for the next to come out. I recommend you read them in order if you read the whole series. However, each book can stand alone and is still excellent on its own. I feel like I know (and love) this family. I have read a lot of series books - this series is my favorite!

great series

Like some others, I stumbled across this series and have now become a BIG fan - I have purchased and read installments 1 - 4 in a row.

That said, "Blood Hollow" was my least favorite so far. It is still VERY good, interesting, a real page-turner, but it felt kind of "all over the place". This will not spoil the ending, but I thought Krueger was a little hard on Cork in the end.

I am still giving 4 stars, and would recommend this and the first three in the series without hesitation. Purchasing #5 right now...

Another great mystery.

I discovered this series by accident and am quite glad I did. When I start a book I can't put it down and this is no exception.Just when you think you have it all figured out, Bam!, not what you thought at all. Great read.

Highly recommend

Well conceived and written.Kreuger's characters feel alive and authentic. Regional and ethnic nuances that feel right.Well developed characters and plot lines that kept me turning pages. William Kent Krueger shares shelf space with James Lee Burkes Dave Robichaux series. Distinguished company.

highly recommend

great read for COC books

Memorable

Better than ya'd think

Really Good Book!

I just love this series and I especially like that the novels take place in my homestate! Family drama, suspense, mystery and murder make for a thrilling who-done-it.
If you like this series, you may also enjoy the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child, the Rizzoli/Isles series by Tess Gerritsen and the Kay Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell.

William Kent Krueger has created a hero in Cork O'Connor.

Blood Hollow is the 4th in a great thriller series! Cork O'Connor is a true hero, whether he is the sheriff of Aurora, Minnesota or just a private citizen running a hamburger grill. In this installment, we learn even more about the bigotry that exists against Native Americans while at the same time reveling in the beauty that surrounds the characters in their rural setting. This book has a little of everything and something for everyone. A touch of religious mysticism is mixed in with the battle to find the murderer of a beautiful teenager. We learn even more about the incredible O'Connor family and the ties that bind. I couldn't put this thriller down and believe you won't be able to either.

W.K. Krueger Keeps Mystery Alive

Just finished reading this book in the Cork O'Connor series and it was as good, if not better, then the other books in this series. I've read all but 2 of his books which I have waiting. I look forward to seeing how Cork solves each mystery. Writing isn't fancy or stilted. Easy to get caught up in the action and how the characters come to life with his discriptions. You feel as if you are personal friends with Cork and all the folks in his life. Enjoy this terrific writer as I have during this long & cold winter! RPITA, Brick, N.J.

Awsome book!!

Wow!! I really loved this book! It kept me attached to it; I didn¿t want to put it down! I liked it a lot because it kept my attention, and it had a lot of twist. It was a good murder book, so for anyone who loves a good murder book, read this!! It wasn¿t a long, boring book either, even though there was a lot a pages, that didn¿t seem to faze me, because I just kept reading, chapter to chapter. So I suggested this book to anyone, a lot! I wouldn't suggest any other book! This is my favorite book of all times!

Mystery in the Cold North Woods

After his excursion into a dark, modern noir, stand alone thriller, (The Devil¿s Bed) Krueger has returned to familiar ground. His exploration of the people and the places he has created in the fictional town of Aurora, Minnesota, continue to fascinate us. Ex-sheriff, bi-racial road-house owner, Corcoran O¿Connor has settled into a fairly typical small-town existence. His aggressive, bright, lawyer-wife Jo and he have come to terms with important elements of their personalities and have been able to resolve some of their major differences. Their affection for each other as well as their concern and love for their three children has become a solid familial foundation. Jo¿s law practice as well as Cork¿s lake-side hamburger joint provide them with a comfortable living. While Cork misses law-enforcement work, he seems to have resolved that issue. When the teen-aged daughter of a wealthy resident disappears during a New Year¿s Eve Party, the town mobilizes to try to find her. Readers who have never experienced deep winter in Northern woods may wonder about some of the early pages. They shouldn¿t. Traveling through desolate, snow-laden forests in the face of a looming storm is not something any sane person wants to do. With spare, pointed, evocative writing, author Krueger jerks us into a dangerous, compelling opening scene. Yet there are puzzling aspects to the experience that leave us wondering. As they should. The essence of the novel lies in these words which are really, a key facet of O¿Connor¿s personality and life view. O¿Connor is talking to his wife. ¿The dead can¿t speak for themselves,¿ he said. ¿They¿ve got no way to ask for justice. What¿s left behind in the details of their deaths is the only hope they have for pointing the way toward truth, and someone ought to pay attention.¿¿ ¿It¿s called due diligence.¿ These words are not a new concept, nor are they particularly original, but they encapsulate in a very neat way the essential being that is Corcoran O¿Connor and they are the driving force behind much of his thinking and his actions. There are puzzling clues, unknown forces at work in this novel. There are coincidences and parallels that require at times, a high level of trust in the reader. Krueger delivers on that trust. But there is much more to the character of Cork O¿Connor than due diligence. Indeed, nearly all of the characters in Krueger¿s books are multi-dimensional. In addition to the evocative writing and strong pace, we read Krueger¿s novels to learn how his protagonist deals with questions about his personal and others¿ motivations, about mankind¿s social structures. Krueger¿s characters evolve, they change, they are affected in myriad ways by forces seen and unseen, as are each of us. O¿Connor may not be Everyman but he speaks for many in this turbulent time, and he does so inside a strong and cracking good mystery thriller.

Exciting who done-it

In Aurora, Minnesota, seventeen years old Charlotte Kane vanishes after being seen at a New Year¿s Eve Party. A search led by Sheriff Wally Shanno of the Northwoods in frozen January turns up nothing. Four thawing months later, the daughter of wealthy recluse Dr. Fletcher Kane is found dead. The locals have no confidence in Shanno and his staff solving the hideous homicide so many encourage former sheriff turned hamburger establishment owner Cork O'Connor to investigate the crime....................................... While Shanno leans towards Ojibwa Solemn Winter Moon, whom the victim romantically toyed with, Cork sees several possible other suspects with stronger motives and opportunities. He beings questioning Charlotte¿s father and Catholic Father Mal Thorne as the former law enforcement official tries to do what he perceives is the right thing, justice for the dead that no longer can obtain such on their own........................................ BLOOD HOLLOW is a strong private investigative tale with obvious police procedural elements involved due to the official inquiry and the hero¿s background. The story line brings home the unbearably cold and desolate landscape (keep the heat on) as few novels can so that the background makes the investigation seem even bleaker yet also shows the strength of character of some of the cast especially Cork. Though he makes progress in his family relationships, he sees a bit too ideally perfect unofficially wearing his old sheriff¿s hat, but fans will appreciate a moral outstanding citizen seeking resolution for someone who is beyond caring what happens.......................... Harriet Klausner

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