Purgatory Ridge

A Cork O'Connor Mystery, Book 3

De: William Kent Krueger

Narrado por: David Chandler

William Kent Krueger is the award-winning author of the popular Cork O’Connor mysteries. In Purgatory Ridge, Krueger crafts a riveting tale that has ex-sheriff O’Connor on the case after a heated town debate turns deadly.

The local Anishinaabe Indian tribe is furious to discover that Karl Lindstrom’s lumber mill is after a grove of trees sacred to tribal lore. So when the mill gets bombed, killing a man, the tribe is blamed. But O’Connor has a different theory.

Solve another case with Cork O'Connor.©2001 William Kent Krueger (P)2010 Recorded Books, LLC

another home run by William Kent Krueger

I just love the story telling and the native American references. this book like the others I've listened to William Kent Krueger his written just captivate me.

Truly enjoyed, BUT.... SPOILER AT THE END!

This book kept me listening avidly. I really enjoyed the story and the narrator. The twist at the end came as a surprise, though I'd had a question in my brain for most of the "suspenseful" part that should have tipped me off. My one problem "SPOILER ALERT" is that a guy who does the right thing after doing the wrong thing, dies. I wanted him to live so bad! He was a great character.

Deeply Moving

I started the Cork O'Connor Mystery series with a curiosity about mysteries set in the North Woods and and continued because the writer explores the complexity of humanity in all characters. His understanding of how big issues play out in small towns is especially insightful, and think Kent Krueger ranks with the best of them--Tony Hillerman, CJ Box, and John Sandford.

This isn't the first in the series

I am confused why the author acts as though Cork hasn't been doing extraordinary acts for the last however many books. He has always acted as a "sherif" go getter. Why is it weird that he wants to do it now? Or almost like he hasn't risked his life 500 times before? Weird. But I am glad these womyn kick ass this book. Although I don't understand why the author needs to repeatedly remind us that Rose is large...
Good over all but I am getting bored with the series.

The Lake Claims It's Own.

Another exciting story in the Cort O'Connor series. Well thought out characters with just a touch of mysticism. Highly Recommended. You won't be disappointed.

3rd book keeps up

Enjoyed the historical story line woven in. Suspenseful story that kept me guessing. I'm enjoying this series so far.

Nice Solid Story

My experience with Kruegerʻs books just keep getting better and better. Hopefully this trend keeps up--Iʻve read 5 of the books now (not all OʻConnor stories) and enjoyed every one.

Absorbing mystery, lyrically told

In Cork O’Connor’s third adventure, author Kent Krueger brings us back to Iron Lake, the Boundary Waters, and the town of Aurora, Minnesota next to the Indian reservation. Once sheriff of Tamarack County, Cork finds himself involved in a local dispute to save a treasured stand of trees the Anishinaabe call Our Grandfathers. Eco-warriors from around the country have joined local native men to fight the timber and logging industries from cutting down this magnificent stand of pines. An explosion at the Lindstrom mill kills a man, pointing suspicion toward local tribal members, but the clues simply do not piece together easily.

Across Grace Cove from Karl Lindstrom’s home lives John LePere, alone after losing his family to the waters of Lake Superior. As a young man, he was the sole survivor of the sinking of the Alfred M. Teasdale, which went down on its final voyage along with John’s younger brother Billy. The scar of that journey has left John deeply wounded. A stranger who read LePere’s story in a magazine comes to town with tales of possible sabotage and bankrolls LePere’s dives to the wreckage of the ship.

Suddenly Cork is thrown into a much more immediate disaster: the kidnapping of his wife and son along with Lindstrom’s wife and son. Local law enforcement and the FBI search for connections between the threats of the Eco-Warrior and the claims of the kidnapper with little success. Cork isn’t sheriff any more, but his instincts and knowledge of the land and the people guide him.

Through this journey, Kent Krueger treats us to descriptions of the land and the reservation that are lyrical. He introduces us to characters such as Henry Meloux, the Midewiwin to whom Cork turns in times of trouble; to Hell Hanover, blackmailing newspaperman; to Wally Shanno, who inherited Cork’s job as sheriff after an incident years before forced a recall election; to the Anishinaabe people, of whom Cork is part. Alongside the beauty, Krueger describes the anger, the bitterness, and the dark forces that drive men to perform acts of rage, which seem so much more despicable next to the magnificence of nature.

As questions swirled like the smoke plaguing Aurora during the dry summer, the tension ramped up. When flames engulfed the kidnapped victims, I sat on the edge of my seat and stayed there. I audibly gasped at that moment when the certain realization hit that brought the entire book together. It was a surprise, and I did not put the book down until the very end when beauty once again poked its nose from the charred earth.

This is my second reading of the book, this time on audio. Narrator David Chandler does not hurry his way through either the quiet passages or the tense descriptions of nature’s fury nor the anger of men. He is a strong, steady voice recanting Cork O’Connor’s story and the wider tale of the Anishinaabe people. Definitely recommended.

Lovely story and performance.

Lovely story and performance. I would recommend it to anyone, especially Minnesotans. Very good reading.

So Much Suspense

I should have given this story five stars, but the suspense all through the ending was too much for me. I had to f f a lot to get through. However, don’t listen to me. Some readers might love the tension. This is my second William Kent Krueger book. An outstanding author.