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Boundary Waters

By: William Kent Krueger
Narrated by: David Chandler
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Publisher's summary

Drawing strong comparisons to the work of James Lee Burke and Tony Hillerman, William Kent Krueger’s Cork O’Connor mysteries never fail to please fans.

The Quetico-Superior Wilderness: more than two million acres of forest, white-water rapids, and uncharted islands on the Canadian/American border. Somewhere in the heart of this unforgiving territory, a young woman named Shiloh - a country-western singer at the height of her fame - has disappeared.

Her father arrives in Aurora, Minnesota, to hire former sheriff Cork O'Connor to find his daughter, and Cork joins a search party that includes an ex-con, two FBI agents, and a 10-year-old boy. Others are on Shiloh's trail as well - men hired not just to find her, but to kill her.

As the expedition ventures deeper into the wilderness, strangers descend on Aurora, threatening to spill blood on the town's snowy streets. Meanwhile, out on the Boundary Waters, winter falls hard. Cork's team of searchers loses contact with civilization, and like the brutal winds of a Minnesota blizzard, death - violent and sudden - stalks them.

©1999 William Kent Krueger (P)2010 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

“Krueger’s writing, strong and bold yet with the mature mark of restraint, pulls this exciting search-and-rescue mission through with a hard yank.” ( Publishers Weekly)

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After enjoying so many books with a southwest locale, I wasn’t sure if I’d like these stories of the northern native Americans. But I’m loving these books with Cork O’Connor. Full of suspense and native lore. If you are wondering like I did, don’t hesitate. Get into this series.

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Good story

Could have been better with a different narrator. Too much mouth noise and heavy swallowing by said narrator.

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The Corkiest

This is probably my favorite of the O'Connor series. The sharing of the stories and culture of the Native American's adds immeasurable depth and richness.

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Suspense

I am Just really enjoying this series I found ! I love his writing ! And the history adds such meaning.

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Loved it!

The narration of this book was wonderful, but the story is just outstanding! Very exciting, and I could not wait to get back to you in time and time again!

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Loved the story and suspense, narration wasn’t the best

This book takes several twists and turns. Well thought out and put together. The narrator sounded bored, and does not capture the changing characters well. Overall glad I listened!

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Spry of the grey wolf

A an interesting look at the lives of native Americans today house or traditions and beliefs relate to say that we do as memories of Uihc and Siri educated society. The Native Americans seem to have a great respect for the earth and the natural resources that I provided by God.

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Good story

My only complaint is the use of so much profanity; especially the use of Jesus Christ with the profanity.

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I like this series!

Not crazy about the narrator - I like narrators that do a bit of acting - this narrator just reads the book, like anyone could do. Good series, though.

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Twist and Turns

Boundary Waters has it's twists and turns. I have read the first book in the series so some of the conversations in this book only have full meaning if you read the first book. It is still a good read!

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