The esteemed William Kent Krueger began his literary career writing short stories before graduating to full-length novels, the last fourteen of which have been New York Times bestsellers. These have ranged from standalones to series fiction and have sold in excess of 1.6 million copies cumulatively. The recipient of accolades ranging from the Minnesota Book…
I live in Breckenridge, Colorado, in the Rocky Mountains and I’m an outdoorsy kind of gal. I enjoy skiing and snowshoeing in the winter and whitewater rafting, hiking, and biking in the summer. As such, I enjoy reading mystery novels that are set in the great outdoors, so when the weather is too blustery and…
At its recent annual conference in Chicago, Love is Murder announced the winners of the 2013 Lovey Awards, honoring the best in Midwest mystery fiction published or produced in 2012. And the winners are… Best First Novel: Perfidy by M.E. May Best Traditional Amateur Sleuth: The Lightkeeper’s Legacy by Kathleen Ernst Best Thriller: Company Orders…
An excerpt of Iron Lake, the first in the Cork O’Connor detective mystery series by William Kent Krueger. Part Irish, part Anishinaabe Indian, Corcoran “Cork” O’Connor is the former sheriff of Aurora, Minnesota—population 3,752. Embittered by his “former” status, and the marital meltdown that has separated him from his children, Cork gets by on heavy…
The Yanks refused to be outdone, and thus the American chapter of the Dead Wives Club was born. Here in the Land of Opportunity, membership is not denied to women, and two widows take their places among the grieving husbands. Just like its British counterpart, the DWC: US limits its membership to law enforcement officials…
