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Copper River: A Cork O'Connor Mystery (Cork O'Connor Mysteries) Mass Market Paperback – June 26, 2007

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On the run from a team of professional hitmen, Sheriff Cork O'Connor hides out at an old resort, owned by his widowed cousin Jewell DuBois, on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and becomes caught up in the search for a ring of killers that preys on innocent youngsters. Reprint.

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416 pages
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June 26, 2007
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4.25 x 1.25 x 6.5 inches
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1416514465
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978-1416514466
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William Kent Krueger is the award-winning author of ten Cork O'Connor novels, including Heaven's Keep and Vermilion Drift. All are available from Atria Books. He lives in the Twin Cities with his family.Visit his website at WilliamKentKrueger.com.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pocket Star (June 26, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1416514465
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1416514466
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.25 x 1.25 x 6.5 inches

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Raised in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, William Kent Krueger briefly attended Stanford University—before being kicked out for radical activities. After that, he logged timber, worked construction, tried his hand at freelance journalism, and eventually ended up researching child development at the University of Minnesota. He currently makes his living as a full-time author. He’s been married for over 40 years to a marvelous woman who is a retired attorney. He makes his home in St. Paul, a city he dearly loves.

Krueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota. His protagonist is Cork O’Connor, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage—part Irish and part Ojibwe. His work has received a number of awards, including the Minnesota Book Award, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, the Anthony Award, the Barry Award, the Dilys Award, and the Friends of American Writers Prize. His last five novels were all New York Times bestsellers.

"Ordinary Grace," his stand-alone novel published in 2013, received the Edgar Award, given by the Mystery Writers of America in recognition for the best novel published in that year. "Manitou Canyon," number fifteen in his Cork O’Connor series, was released in September 2016. Visit his website at www.williamkentkrueger.com.

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BonSam

William Kent Krueger's Cork O'Connor series is not your usual police drama.

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2020

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William Kent Krueger's fabulous Cork O’Connor series is definitely a step up from most offerings in the genre of police/deceive stories. Cork, who is part Native American, living in northern MN with his family, was the sheriff, then not, then again, but always in the center of any troubles in his county. Those troubles are not run of the mill murders, but intertwined and intriguing mysteries.
William Kent Krueger is an author who is in my top ten and his writing spans other genres. "This Tender Land," for example is an absolute treasure, one I’ve gifted to many friends.

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Hal C. Bryson

Two for the price of one!

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2017

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4.5 Stars -- perhaps his best yet in the Cork O'Connor series. You get two major plots (with a subplot or two or three) for the price of one! In (eventually) wrapping up the story-line from his previous installment (Mercy Falls), we are also treated to a gripping tale of young adults in peril in/around the small town of Bodine, Michigan on the Upper Peninsula (U.P.). Kreuger does a very good job of introducing and developing three new characters -- his cousin, Jewell; her teenage son, Ren; and his best friend "Charlie" (Charlene). The primary plot moves forward like a slow-rolling freight train, eventually reaching a satisfying conclusion. As always, Cork has to face down some pretty violent characters amidst some pretty grim circumstances. But in this story he is ably assisted by a former FBI agent (Dina) and two very plucky (yes, I used the adjective "plucky"!) teens. Are Krueger's plots always believable? Not really. But he does such a good job of developing his characters -- their foibles, their experiences, their motivations, their essential humanity -- that the reader can forgive him his occasional narrative excesses. Also, he is fantastic at capturing the feel of the landscape of northern Minnesota and (in this case) the U.P. of Michigan. Highly recommended.

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GailR2

Love this series.

Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2020

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I plan to read EVERY single Cork O’Connor book so I was very happy to see I have many to go. The story lines are always vivid and I love the characters who I can clearly see in my minds eye as well as the scenery. I was born and have always lived in Michigan so this one was particularly engrossing for me. I swear I could even smell the musky earth of the Keweenaw Peninsula. William Kent Krueger makes it feel like you are THERE.

I don’t read to be educated or enlightened. I read to be entertained. And I am always entertained reading one of these stories.

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K J Gardner

Enjoying the Trip!

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2014

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I love all of William Kent Krueger books, but have to say so far this is one of my favorites. I love how in this book he has so many things going on that keep you charged and in turn makes you want to plow on reading to see what happens. This book is a continuation of the previous book where the main character Cork finds himself in a barrel of trouble and then add in a few more characters and another side plot, that is what makes this book so interesting and suspenseful. His characters have depth and are very original in all of his books, some characters are regulars and I look forward to them and have come to know and love them. Books like this make me hopeful at some point they are taken to the big screen as this would make a fantastic movie. If you haven't read any of Krueger's books do yourself a favor and pick up his first "Iron Lake" and join in on the fun. I haven't read at a pace like this for years, perhaps since a kid, and have enjoyed the trip immensely so far!!

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Richard K.

Solid Krueger, and finishes the Story Line from Mercy Falls

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2009

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After reading his first book, Iron Lake, I became a W.K. Krueger fan. It's a terrific book, and each following book in the O'Conner series has been as good or better. I don't become enamored of an author's works easily or lightly. I've been a mystery reader for 50 years, and I'd name a dozen or so authors that I think are top echelon. Krueger is there and deserves to be.

After I read the previous book in this series, I was disappointed by it's "cliffhanger" ending. What I didn't realize then, but did after I read this book, is that really the two comprise one story. The story line of Mercy Falls is wrapped up is taken care of in the last pages of this book, which for the most part is about an unrelated case which takes place in Michigan's upper peninsula.

While hiding from bounty hunters (see Mercy Falls) at the home of his widowed veterinarian cousin's home, healing from a gunshot wound, O'Conner is drawn into events revolving around a 13-year-old boy, Ren; Ren's tomboy pal, Charlie; and the corpse of a teenage girl found floating in the Copper River.

I'll say no more about the plot of this one, not wanting to spoil anything, but it's good solid Krueger, with excellent sense of place and character, and to my satisfaction things left up in the air in the previous book seem to be properly sorted out by the end of this one. I was left hanging by the ending of Mercy Falls - now all is put right.

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g.jenny

Amazing writing.

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2019

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This author takes me to areas of the country I have never seen. Before I go to bed, my evening routine includes a mental journey to the northern climes with his characters. I feel as though I’m right there with them in the beautiful landscape and it’s hard to put the book down to get some sleep. All his books are full of characters which seem almost real. I plan to read all the books in this series.

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David B. Crawley

VIVID CHARACTER PORTRAYALS

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2017

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I was glad to see the completion of the story began in Krueger’s previous novel “Mercy Falls,” which, in the end, left the reader hanging. I am now satisfied. With each new book in the series, the author introduces new characters, and his vivid portrayals give every one of these tales a new freshness. I am just as interested in the Cork O’Conner series now as I was after reading the first book in the sequence. Highly recommended! -David B. Crawley, M.D. - Author of Steep Turn: A Physician's Journey From Clinic to Cockpit .

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Boring

Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2022

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Do you like reading about ignorant, rude ,self-centered kids who think they deserve a medal for making it through a day? No? Me neither. But I did endure 71% of this boring novel. I have enjoyed many of the author's other efforts.

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TootingBren

new characters new landscape

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 11, 2020

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Cork is hiding out at his cousin's place and gets immediately involved in a whole new tale of murder and small town corruption. A cracking read as ever. But I can't find #7 in kindle books!

I.Haywood

ask me another day!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 16, 2019

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I like all the books by "William Kent Krueger", but of course I mean those I have read (with my Kindle)

Andy England

Very good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2015

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Another great Cork O Connor story

Sabine Korsukewitz

Melancholisch und packend

Reviewed in Germany on December 27, 2015

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O'Connor No 6 setzt dort an, wo der letzte aufhört: Ein reicher Mann hat Killer auf den halbindianischen Ex-Sherriff angesetzt. Angeschossen entkommt er in die Wildnius von Minnesota zu einer indianischen Verwandten. Jewell DuBois versorgt ihn zunächst widerwillig. Sie fürchtet zu Recht, dass er Gefahr für sie und ihren kleinen Sohn Ren mit sich gebracht hat. Doch die Gefahr ist schon da: Gewissenlose Kinderschänder, die es auf die Straßenkinder des Ortes abgesehen haben, unter anderem auf Rens kleine Freundin. Wieder verstrickt Krueger aufs Beste zwei Handlungsstränge, zwei Plots. Doch dieser Roman hebt sich aus der Serie ab durch den melancholischen Ton und die anrührenden Kinderfiguren.
Meisterhaft erzählt, fast literarisch.

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CGP

A story continued

Reviewed in Canada on December 12, 2011

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Let me say first off that Krueger's done it again. I couldn't put the book down, partly because of wanting to see the resolution of what starts in Mercy Falls. As I said in my review of Mercy Falls, the character description of the Jacobys is a tad problematic, and it continues here. The female character introduced in Mercy Falls plays a major part and the suggestion continues that she might become more for Cork than an ally in his investigations. What happens to Jo in Mercy Falls is left unresolved, which niggles at one. But yet again, I couldn't put the book down and read it in a day, anxiously looking forward to reading the next one. All in all, Copper River is better than Mercy Falls, but you really have to read them all and it's important you read them in order.

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