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    Book Review: ‘Spirit Crossing’

    By Alesha Taylor,

    21 days ago

    Author William Kent Krueger, the New York Times bestselling novelist known for his Minnesota-set stories, is back, and his latest is a multifaceted book that addresses Big Oil, Native trauma and addiction, social inequities, and the unbreakable bonds of a family.

    Former sheriff and current private investigator Cork O’Connor returns, too, for the 20th time in “Spirit Crossing.” The murder mystery, set in fictional Tamarack County and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, is available Aug. 20 from Atria Books.

    The action begins when a senator’s daughter, Olivia Hamilton, goes missing. When O’Connor’s 7-year-old grandson, Waaboo (meaning “little rabbit” in Ojibwe), locates a shallow grave in a blueberry patch, the action accelerates. Waaboo did not discover the grave accidentally—he has a gift: He can see dead people and sense their spirits.

    Readers traverse the Tamarack terrain with O’Connor, who is half Irish and half Ojibwe, investigating Hamilton’s disappearance and the Jane Doe whom Waaboo detected in the shallow grave. Along the way, Krueger introduces an eclectic host of characters, lays out an immersive setting, and fleshes out a heartfelt mystery that will stay with readers long after the final page.

    The post Book Review: ‘Spirit Crossing’ appeared first on Minnesota Monthly .

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