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William Kent Krueger

William Kent Krueger
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William Kent Krueger

William Kent Krueger is the award-winning author of twelve previous Cork O’Connor novels, including Northwest Angle and Trickster’s Point, as well as the novel Ordinary Grace. He lives in the Twin Cities with his family. Visit his website... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Life owes me nothing, no matter how hard I work. Whatever good comes to me in the end is simply a gift and a blessing.
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My life in 8 words: "Family. Reflection. Writing. Discipline. And always the dream."
The William Kent Krueger Collection #2 will be released on July 16, 2013 in eBook Reflowable, eBook
May 17, 2013
Tamarack County will be released on August 20, 2013 in eBook Reflowable, eBook
May 17, 2013
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Purgatory Ridge
May 05, 2013
Ordinary Grace will be released on March 26, 2013 in eBook
Mar 26, 2013
Ordinary Grace is now available in eBook
Mar 26, 2013
Trickster's Point will be released on August 21, 2012 in
Aug 21, 2012
Trickster's Point is now available in
Aug 21, 2012
Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from Boundary Waters
Aug 11, 2012
Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from Blood Hollow
Aug 11, 2012
The William Kent Krueger Collection #1 will be released on July 17, 2012 in eBook
Jul 17, 2012
The William Kent Krueger Collection #1 is now available in eBook
Jul 17, 2012
Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from Northwest Angle
Nov 27, 2011
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Northwest Angle
Sep 08, 2011
Northwest Angle will be released on August 30, 2011 in
Aug 30, 2011
Northwest Angle is now available in
Aug 30, 2011
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Heaven's Keep
Apr 20, 2011

William Kent Krueger Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Life owes me nothing, no matter how hard I work. Whatever good comes to me in the end is simply a gift and a blessing. Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be? A. Pizza, without a doubt. Q. What trait is most noticeable about you? A. Physically, my blue eyes and my beard. Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her? A. It well might be Abraham Lincoln. And I'd advise him to skip the play at Ford's Theatre. Q. What are your most overused words or phrases? A. Actually I use the word actually way too much in conversation. Learn more about William Kent Krueger

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Pipestone County Star, May 16, 2013
...the hunting ground of an exceptional killer and he might not be working alone… •Tamarack County (August 20), William Kent Krueger. Cork O’Connor is back in a tale that may be the most suspenseful yet! As a blizzard rises before Christmas, the...
The Olympian, May 13, 2013
...I Love Most” by Jacqueline Winspear 2. “The Ophelia Cut” by John Lescroart 3. “Trickster’s Point” by William Kent Krueger 4. “A Still Life” by Louise Penny 5. “Grandad, There’s a Head on the Beach” by Colin Cotterill ...
Pine And Lakes News, May 8, 2013
...Author William Kent Krueger will sign copies of his book “Ordinary Grace” from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 11, at Turtle Town Books & Gifts in Nisswa. If you would...
Huffington Post, May 6, 2013
...authors were David Baldacci, Stephen Cannell, Lee Child, Michael Connelly, John Grisham, Steve Hamilton, Greg Iles, Dean Koontz, William Kent Krueger, James Patterson, Paul Wilson, and Stuart Woods. My dad had a relatively specific method for keeping...
Denver Post, April 28, 2013
...t Go, by Lisa Scottoline, $27.99 3. Benediction, by Kent Haruf, $25.95 4. Ordinary Grace, by William Kent Krueger, $24.99 5. Life After Life, by Kate Atkinson, $27.99 6. The Dinner, by Herman Koch, $24 7. The Art Forger, by B. A. Shapiro, $23.95...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 19, 2013
...by Marek Krajewski. "Life After Life: A Novel," by Jill McCorkle. "Ordinary Grace: A Novel," by William Kent Krueger. "What Matters in Jane Austen? Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved," by John Mullan. "Where'd You Go, Bernadette," by Maria Semple. by...
Globe and Mail, April 19, 2013
...of the idea and meaning of the grace of God. In the hands of anyone less talented than William Kent Krueger, it could turn into a schmaltzy mess, but Krueger never lets an excess word destroy the structure. The setting is New Bremen, Minn., in the golden...
Pine And Lakes News, May 8, 2013
...Author William Kent Krueger will sign copies of his book “Ordinary Grace” from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 11, at Turtle Town Books & Gifts in Nisswa. If you would...
Lacombe Globe, May 7, 2013
...children must be accompanied by an adult. Please register by May 7. The book of the week is William Kent Krueger’s novel Ordinary Grace. This is not part of his regular series but rather stands on its own. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would...
Huffington Post, May 6, 2013
...authors were David Baldacci, Stephen Cannell, Lee Child, Michael Connelly, John Grisham, Steve Hamilton, Greg Iles, Dean Koontz, William Kent Krueger, James Patterson, Paul Wilson, and Stuart Woods. My dad had a relatively specific method for keeping...
Pine And Lakes News, May 1, 2013
...and at the end of the book we feel as though we are saying goodbye to treasured friends. William Kent Krueger has written such a book in “Ordinary Grace.” It is 1961 in the small Minnesota town of New Bremen. Frank Drum, then 13, narrates the...
California Democrat, May 1, 2013
...F. McManus “Power Trip” by Jackie Collins “The Road to Cardinal Valley” by Earlene Fowler “Ordinary Grace” by William Kent Krueger “Death of Yesterday” by M.C. Beaton “Leaving Everything Most Loved: A Maisie Dobbs novel” by...
Denver Post, April 28, 2013
...t Go, by Lisa Scottoline, $27.99 3. Benediction, by Kent Haruf, $25.95 4. Ordinary Grace, by William Kent Krueger, $24.99 5. Life After Life, by Kate Atkinson, $27.99 6. The Dinner, by Herman Koch, $24 7. The Art Forger, by B. A. Shapiro, $23.95...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 19, 2013
...by Marek Krajewski. "Life After Life: A Novel," by Jill McCorkle. "Ordinary Grace: A Novel," by William Kent Krueger. "What Matters in Jane Austen? Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved," by John Mullan. "Where'd You Go, Bernadette," by Maria Semple. by...