Purgatory Ridge: A Novel (Cork O'Connor Mystery Series #3) (Paperback)

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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…

About the Author


William Kent Krueger is the New York Times bestselling author of The River We Remember, This Tender LandOrdinary Grace (winner of the Edgar Award for best novel), and the original audio novella The Levee, as well as nineteen acclaimed books in the Cork O’Connor mystery series, including Lightning Strike and Fox Creek. He lives in the Twin Cities with his family. Learn more at WilliamKentKrueger.com.

Praise For…


"Suspenseful, compelling, and highly readable."
— The Dallas Morning News

"The end of this masterfully plotted novel was such a surprise I'm still trying to figure out how Krueger did it." 
— St. Paul Pioneer Press

"A wonderful page-turner."
— The Denver Post

“Krueger’s page-turner opens with a bang… The plot comes full circle as credibly flawed central characters find resolution… Krueger prolongs suspense to the very end.”
— Publishers Weekly
Product Details
ISBN: 9781439157787
ISBN-10: 1439157782
Publisher: Atria Books
Publication Date: July 21st, 2009
Pages: 384
Language: English
Series: Cork O'Connor Mystery Series