Book Series Guide

Author guide

William Kent Krueger Books in Order

William Kent Krueger is an American novelist whose mystery, crime, thriller, and historical fiction often explore Minnesota, Ojibwe culture, family, faith, and moral conflict. He is the author of the Cork O'Connor mystery series, as well as the standalone novels Ordinary Grace, This Tender Land, and The River We Remember, and the audio novella The Levee. He lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His honors include the Edgar Award, Anthony Award, Barry Award, Dilys Award, Minnesota Book Award, and Loft-McKnight Fiction Award.

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Cover of Iron Lake

Iron Lake

The first Cork O'Connor mystery and the series' publication-order starting point.

Cover of Ordinary Grace

Ordinary Grace

An acclaimed standalone novel and an accessible entry point to Krueger's historical and literary fiction.

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novel-series · ongoing

Cork O'Connor Mysteries

An ongoing mystery series following Cork O'Connor, a former sheriff and private investigator of Irish and Ojibwe heritage, in northern Minnesota and beyond.

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  1. 1 Cover of Iron Lake
    Iron Lake

    Book 1 · novel · 1998

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  2. 2 Cover of Boundary Waters
    Boundary Waters

    Book 2 · novel · 1999

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  3. 3 Cover of Purgatory Ridge
    Purgatory Ridge

    Book 3 · novel · 2001

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  4. 4 Cover of Blood Hollow
    Blood Hollow

    Book 4 · novel · 2004

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  5. 5 Cover of Mercy Falls
    Mercy Falls

    Book 5 · novel · 2005

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  6. 6 Cover of Copper River
    Copper River

    Book 6 · novel · 2006

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  7. 7 Cover of Thunder Bay
    Thunder Bay

    Book 7 · novel · 2007

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  8. 8 Cover of Red Knife
    Red Knife

    Book 8 · novel · 2008

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  9. 9 Cover of Heaven's Keep
    Heaven's Keep

    Book 9 · novel · 2009

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  10. 10 Cover of Vermilion Drift
    Vermilion Drift

    Book 10 · novel · 2010

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  11. 11 Cover of Northwest Angle
    Northwest Angle

    Book 11 · novel · 2011

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  12. 12 Cover of Trickster's Point
    Trickster's Point

    Book 12 · novel · 2012

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  13. 13 Cover of Tamarack County
    Tamarack County

    Book 13 · novel · 2013

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  14. 14 Cover of Windigo Island
    Windigo Island

    Book 14 · novel · 2014

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  15. 15 Cover of Manitou Canyon
    Manitou Canyon

    Book 15 · novel · 2016

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  16. 16 Cover of Sulfur Springs
    Sulfur Springs

    Book 16 · novel · 2017

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  17. 17 Cover of Desolation Mountain
    Desolation Mountain

    Book 17 · novel · 2018

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  18. 18 Cover of Lightning Strike
    Lightning Strike

    Book 18 · novel · 2021

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  19. 19 Cover of Fox Creek
    Fox Creek

    Book 19 · novel · 2022

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  20. 20 Cover of Spirit Crossing
    Spirit Crossing

    Book 20 · novel · 2024

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  21. 21 Cover of Apostle's Cove
    Apostle's Cove

    Book 21 · novel · 2025

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  22. 22
    God's Country

    Book 22 · novel · 2026

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Outside the series

Bibliography by category

Novels (5)
  1. Cover of The Devil's Bed
    The Devil's Bed

    novel · 2003

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  2. Cover of Ordinary Grace
    Ordinary Grace

    novel · 2013

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  3. Cover of This Tender Land
    This Tender Land

    novel · 2019

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  4. Cover of The Levee
    The Levee

    novella · 2023

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  5. Cover of The River We Remember
    The River We Remember

    novel · 2023

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Short fiction (1)
  1. 10,000 Lakes: Tales from the North Country

    short-story-collection · 2016

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