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Purgatory Ridge
Purgatory Ridge | William Kent Krueger
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With precise and atmospheric prose, award-winning author William Kent Krueger "prolongs suspense to the very end" ("Publishers Weekly") of this impossible-to-put-down thriller when he unleashes spine-tingling mayhem on a tiny logging town and sends hardscrabble former sheriff Cork O'Connor to investigate.... 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 harmony, both at home and in Aurora, will be on the back burner for some time....
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Eggs
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Book 3 in the Cork O‘Connor series. Intricate setting, characters and plot-great storytelling. Cork and Jo are back together, but are faced with danger. Jo and little Stevie have been kidnapped…

#FabulousFebruaryReadathon Day 1 and 2
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Andrew65 Fantastic 👏👏👏 14mo
TheSpineView Sounds interesting! 14mo
Eggs @Andrew65 Thanks 😊 14mo
Eggs @TheSpineView I‘m enjoying this series 14mo
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Coffeymuse
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A solid entry into the series but just wasn't my fave.

I actually saw the ending coming and that rarely happens. Overall, it is just a solid entry but nothing to write home about.

I am going to continue with this series and can't wait to see what Cork gets up to next!

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Tove_Reads
Purgatory Ridge | William Kent Krueger
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CarolynM Hope tomorrow is better. 2y
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Tove_Reads
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Couldn‘t choose which book to read next so ended up reading four (as you do…) 😂

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KathyWheeler
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I‘m ambivalent about this one. It wasn‘t bad, but it‘s definitely not my favorite Cork O‘Connor novel. That may have more to do with the fact that I just don‘t like hostage stories than it has to do with the quality of the book. It was tense all the way through. I‘m giving it a pick because I was interested enough to finish it. #audiowalk

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 💚 🌱 2y
lynneamch I may have to read it just beacause it's William Kent Kreuger, but maybe will read physical book so I can skim the tough parts. 😉 2y
KathyWheeler @lynneamch I think it‘s probably more me than the book. 2y
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KathyWheeler
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I did not know going into this that, along with ecoterrorism, this was also partly a hostage story. I hate hostage stories; I worry too much about the hostages and the lack of control they have over what is happening to them. It rained all day here, but stopped in time for me to get in a decent walk. #audiowalk

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KathyWheeler
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This is an ecoterrorism story set against the Minnesota lakes and lumbering operations there. You can‘t tell it very well from this pic, but the one at the top right is of a pretty little waterfall that I never noticed before. #audiowalk

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KathyWheeler
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Cork and his wife, Jo, need to talk to each other. Neither is a mind reader! This kind of thing drives me nuts. It was chilly out there today, and the wind made it even colder. #audiowalk

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KathyWheeler
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I chose the 3rd in the Cork O‘Connor novels to be my new walking book. I just felt like staying in that world. It‘s supposed to start getting cold again this weekend, so it was nice to walk in shorts while I still can. #audiowalk

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Tove_Reads
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So happy to finally have started this series! Now on to book three. Even better, he‘s coming out with a new book this year. Love it!

EadieB Great series! 2y
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Bookwormjillk
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Book 3 in the Cork O‘Connor mystery series. These just keep getting better and better.

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Tomigirl44
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I enjoyed this (can Krueger write a bad book? I doubt it), and am looking forward to reading the next book when it‘s available from my library.

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Tomigirl44
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One of my current library books 📚

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tbaile34
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Finally, picked up this book to read. It is an advanced copy, an advanced personalized *signed* copy from 2001 that is borrowed from my friend, Ann. It may be too nice of a book to read. 😳 Must keep away from the kids and cats.

Suzze Nice. I'm sure I have many advance copies that old. 😜😜 7y
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Grimmlan
Purgatory Ridge | William Kent Krueger

Who can say what Kitchimanidoo is all about? We see little and understand less.

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Grimmlan
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He thought often these days of the words that ended the traditional marriage ceremony of the Anishinaabeg. You share the same fire. You will hang your garments together. You will help one another. You will walk the same trail. You will look after one another. Be kind to one another. Be kind to your children.