This is much more than a murder mystery. It is a murder mystery in both the past and the present but in addition it is an anthropological cultural exploration of conflict and enlightenment. Cork is a troubled soul who discovers as much about himself as he does the murders in the book. Cork is a likeable character fraught with self doubt. Keeping one foot in his cultural roots and the other in “normal” society proves difficult.
Krueger posed an intricate mystery with implacable and in some case pathetic foes. The mysticism was well done and not overblown. His characters were painted with clarity and panache.
It is easy to see why Krueger's work sells well, it was an intriguing book that captured my interest and held it until the end.
I highly recommend it.
Body of work of William Kent Krueger
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1 comment:
Quite... interesting. I'm not much of a mystery reader, but I'm not necessarily opposed to it, either. Nice review!
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