Book Review: Apostle's Cove by William Kent Krueger

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The New York Times bestselling Cork O’Connor Mystery series—a “master class in suspense and atmospheric storytelling” (The Real Book Spy)—continues with Cork O’Connor revisiting a case from his past and confronting mysterious deaths in the present.

Synopsis:

 A few nights before Halloween, as Cork O’Connor gloomily ruminates on his upcoming birthday, he receives a call from his son, Stephen, who is working for a nonprofit dedicated to securing freedom for unjustly incarcerated inmates. Stephen tells his father that decades ago, as the newly elected sheriff of Tamarack County, Cork was responsible for sending an Ojibwe man named Axel Boshey to prison for a brutal murder that Stephen is certain he did not commit. 

Cork feels compelled to reinvestigate the crime, but that is easier said than done. Not only is it a closed case but Axel Boshey is, inexplicably, refusing to help. The deeper Cork digs, the clearer it becomes that there are those in Tamarack County who are willing once again to commit murder to keep him from finding the truth. 

Review: 

This is book 21 in the series, and I haven't read many in the past few years, so it was fun revisiting with the characters and seeing the changes in all their lives- the kids are grown adults! And they convince Cork to reopen one of his solved cases. But the suspect in jail doesn't want the case opened. Which makes Cork question what he may have missed, so he decides to look into things once more. But the more he asks questions, the more others want the secrets kept and will harm him to keep them safe. As he struggles to unravels the threads alongside his daughter, he realizes that no one is as they seem, and long held secrets can be very dangerous indeed. A welcome changeup to the series, I can see Cork working more with his daughter, and adding a new breath to the series for long term reading!

About the Author

William Kent Krueger is the New York Times bestselling author of The River We Remember, This Tender Land, Ordinary Grace (winner of the Edgar Award for best novel), and the original audio novella The Levee, as well as twenty acclaimed books in the Cork O’Connor mystery series, including Spirit Crossing, Fox Creek, and Lightning Strike. He lives in the Twin Cities with his family. Learn more at WilliamKentKrueger.com.