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Northwest angle cork oconnor, book 11 by william kent krueger book cover, description, publication history. May 01, 2016 but this lonely spot is also the gateway to an american geographic oddity. During a houseboat vacation on the remote lake of the woods, a violent gale sweeps through unexpectedly, stranding cork and his daughter, jenny, on a devastated. The northwest angle aka the angle is located on the northern side of lake of the woods, or when viewing a map, the chimney. The novel follows the fortune of three families, one of former rebel guerrilla fighters from the northwest volunteer army, one unionist, and one refugee family who flees to the republic from the collapsing u. The minnesota lake is lovely and tranquil, the houseboat commodious and comfortable, the family pleasant, but then cork oconnor vermillion drift, 2010, etc. He always wanted to be a writer, ever since in the third grade when he wrote the. William kent krueger is the awardwinning author of a dozen cork oconnor novels, including northwest angle and tricksters point, as well as the novel ordinary grace.
Except for minor surveying errors, it is the only place in the contiguous united states north of the 49th parallel, which forms the border between the u. With his family caught in the crosshairs of a group of brutal. Minnesotas northwest angle, an american geographic oddity. William kent krueger books in order, including the cork oconnor mystery series set in minnesota. During a houseboat vacation on the remote lake of the woods, a violent gale sweeps through unexpectedly, stranding cork oconnor and his daughter, jenny, on a devastated island where the wind has ushered in a force far darker and more deadly than any storm. William kent krueger is the awardwinning author of a dozen cork oconnor novels, including northwest angle and tricksters point, as well as the novel. The characters, the setting, the danger real and imagined are in perfect alignment here. Without this matter being resolved, the family resorts of the northwest angle were being strangled. However some of his latest writings include the northwest angle written in 2011, the tricksters point in 2012, and the tamarack county in 20. William kent kruger was born in 1950, in torrington, wyoming. The extended oconnor family are vacationing on a houseboat out of northwest angle, on the chimney of minnesota reaching north to canada, with the boundary running almost northsouth, near the lake of the woods first american peoples settlement. In thinking about northwest angle, a book i envisioned as thrilleresque in many ways, i wanted the story to open with the force of a bomb exploding, something that would shatter the oconnor family and fling them apart. Aug 30, 2011 part adventure, part mystery, and all knockout thriller booklist, northwest angle is a dynamic addition to william kent kruegers critically acclaimed, awardwinning series. Reading the william kent krueger books in order for his cork oconnor series is recommended starting from iron lake.
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Jan 04, 2012 a vacationlong stay in the frosty hinterlands of northern minnesota where breeahs family resides was highlighted, of course, by a jaunt up to the famed northwest angle, the only piece of land belonging to the contiguous united states that sits north of the 49th parallel. In kruegers superb 11th novel featuring cork oconner after vermilion drift, the pi and his grown daughter, jenny, get stranded by a gale on an island in minnesotas northwest angle, an area of the state cut off from the u. It is also the northern most point of the contiguous 48 states. The american writer tim obrien set his bestselling novel in the lake of the woods 1994 in the angle. William kent kruegers novel northwest angle 2011 is set in the area. But even the supremely grounded ojibwe medicine man gets drawn into a battle of.
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A novel 11 cork oconnor mystery series 9781439153963. His current work is the windigo island which is due august 2014. Covingtons northwest trilogy of novelshill of the ravens 2003, a distant thunder 2004, and a mighty fortress 2005 a fourth novel, the brigade 2007 appeared after this essay was writtened. Windigo island, number fourteen in his cork oconnor series, was released in august. His short story on the rainy river is also set there. In kruegers superb 11th novel featuring cork oconner after vermilion drift, the pi and his grown daughter, jenny, get stranded by a gale on. The danny orlis series of books, a christian fiction series for youth, were largely set in the northwest angle. If you are looking for northwest angle a novel then youve come to the right place. The book trailer for william kent kruegers new cork oconnor novel, northwest angle. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read northwest angle. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Ordinary grace, his standalone novel published in 20, received the edgar award, given by the mystery writers of america in recognition for the best novel published in that year. A novel cork oconnor mystery series book 11 kindle edition by krueger, william kent.
Read northwest angle a novel by william kent krueger available from rakuten kobo. Northwest angle book hennepin county library bibliocommons. Advance praise for northwest angle a complex crime novel that contains meditations on the difficulties of loving and the paths. For americans trying to get to northwest angle by land, they have to cross into canada then back into the u. William kent krueger book list books reading order.
Aug 30, 2011 the minnesota lake is lovely and tranquil, the houseboat commodious and comfortable, the family pleasant, but then cork oconnor vermillion drift, 2010, etc. Aug 15, 2011 the book trailer for william kent kruegers new cork oconnor novel, northwest angle. But this lonely spot is also the gateway to an american geographic oddity. Northwest angle book by william kent krueger official.
This is not a whodunit in the traditional sense, but a how is it going to play outtype of mystery. The northwest angle, the little chunk of land that sticks out atop minnesotas northern border, comprises about 600 square miles, most of it about 80 percent water. A geographic anomaly, a small triangle of american territory completely isolated from the rest of minnesota, cut off from the united states by sixty miles of canadian wilderness and the vast, mysterious waters of lake of the woods. Amid the wreckage, cork and jenny discover an old trappers cabin, where they find the body of a teenage girl. In kruegers superb 11th novel featuring cork oconner after vermilion drift, the pi and his grown daughter, jenny, get stranded by a gale on an island in minnesotas northwest angle, an area of the. A complex crime novel that contains meditations on the difficulties of loving and the paths we take to reach god, northwest angle has everything you want in a great read. Collin peterson introduced a bill to allow the northwest. Advance praise for northwest angle a complex crime novel that. Ontario had passed legislation mandating that fisherman could keep walleyes only if they stayed overnight in ontario.
Discovering a murdered teen while stranded by a gale on the remote lake of the woods, detective cork oconnor and his daughter, jenny, also discover a mysterious baby boy whose life is threatened by powerful adversaries. Told through the eyes of primary character langdon towne, much of the novel follows the exploits and character of robert rogers, the leader of rogers rangers, who were a colonial force fighting with the british during the french and indian war. He woke long before it was necessary, had wakened in this way for weeks, troubled and afraid. By the time the action returns to aurora, i was feeling as worldweary as oconnors mentor, the aging henry meloux. Part adventure, part mystery, and all knockout thriller booklist, northwest angle is a dynamic addition to william kent kruegers critically acclaimed, awardwinning series. William kent krueger uses this territory as a beautiful and dangerous backdrop to his latest cork oconnor novel, which is a crucial volume in the series. Northwest angle the northern most part of the continuous. Northwest angle ebook by william kent krueger official publisher. A complex crime novel that contains meditations on the difficulties of loving and the paths we take to reach god, this cork oconnor novel has everything you want in a great read. Operates a self government and is responsible for the day to day operations of the northwest angle 33 first nation.
Buck schirner during a houseboat vacation on the remote lake of the woods, a violent gale sweeps through unexpectedly, stranding cork oconnor and his daughter, jenny, on a devastated island where the wind has. Northwest angle ebook by william kent krueger rakuten kobo. The northwest angle, known simply as the angle by locals, and coextensive with angle township, is a part of northern lake of the woods county, minnesota. William kent krueger uses this territory as a beautiful and dangerous backdrop to his latest cork oconnor novel, which is. With his family caught in the crosshairs of a group of brutal killers, detective cork oconnor must solve the murder of a young girl in the latest installment of william kent kruegers unforgettable new york times bestselling series. The derecho, an idea planted more than a decade earlier, became the way. Northwest angle cork oconnor, book 11 by william kent krueger. Northwest passage is an historical novel by kenneth roberts, published in 1937. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages.