Happy and content in his hometown of Aurora, Minnesota, Cork O'Connor has left his badge behind and is ready for a life of relative peace, setting up shop as a private investigator. But his newfound state of calm is soon interrupted when Henry Meloux, the Ojibwe medicine man and Cork's spiritual adviser, makes a request: Will Cork find the son that Henry fathered long ago?
With little to go on, Cork uses his investigative skills to locate Henry Wellington, a wealthy and reclusive industrialist living in Thunder Bay, Ontario. When a murder attempt is made on old Meloux's life, all clues point north across the border. But why would Wellington want his father dead? This question takes Cork on a journey through time as he unravels the story of Meloux's 1920s adventures in the ore-rich wilderness of Canada, where his love for a beautiful woman, far outside his culture, led him into a trap of treachery, greed, and murder.
The past and present collide along the rocky shores of Thunder Bay, where a father's unconditional love is tested by a son's deeply felt resentment, and where jealousy and revenge remain the code among men. As Cork hastens to uncover the truth and save his friend, he soon discovers that his own life is in danger and is reminded that the promises we keep - even for the best of friends - can sometimes place us in the hands of our worst enemies.
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©2008 William Kent Krueger; (P)2007 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
i buy at least one hundred books a year. of all types. just want a good story with a good reader. not so complicated.
"Needs another narrator"
I like to read series in order so no matter what I was going to buy this. But I was not happy.
I don't like him like I don't like Dick Hill. Other people do, Its a matter of taste. Why the switch from David Chandler. I don't understand why the publishing company decides that in a series there should be different narrators. Maybe they don't listen to books so they don't get it. You get used to the way characters are read and the change is painful.
No
"Reader bad"
I have really enjoyed listening to the first six books, but not this one, the reader is not very good on this one.. Why did he change readers?
Did not enjoy his reading at all. No difference in any of the characters
Bring back David Chandler to read the books.
"A fascinating read -"
Interesting, historical, captivating
The plot keeps the listener on the edge. One thinks the answer is clear and then
Great performance by Buck Schirner. Am listening to another book read by him right now. He IS Cork O'Connor.
Didn't get to sleep till 3:30 A.M. one night because I began listening that evening at around 7:30 and finally turned the iPod off at 3:30A.M.
"GREAT BOOK"
All I can say is this one is great. I think this is one of his best ones.
Roger
"Drags to nowhere -"
The story drags to nowhere and the narrator simply sounds too old for the character - I loved some of the author's other books but not this one.