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It’s almost impossible for me to believe that with Spirit Crossing I will have published twenty-one books in my Cork O’Connor series. More than a quarter of a century ago, my dream of being a published author came true with the release of Iron Lake, the first in the series. If you’d asked me then if I thought there could possibly be twenty more, I’d have said you were nuts. But here we are.
Like so much of my work in the series, the story centers on an issue of great importance in the Native American community—Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP). Before I tackled the writing of this novel, I spoke with a number of my friends in the Ojibwe community, questioning whether, as a white guy, I had the right to deal with this subject. I heard from them nothing but encouragement. And so I’ve done my best to present a story that I hope is not only a compelling mystery but will also serve to broaden the awareness of this tragic situation, which affects nearly every Native community on this continent.
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Edgar Award Nominee for Best Novel
Macavity Nominee for the Sue Feder Memorial Award for Best Historical Mystery
Finalist for Book of the Month’s Book of the Year
Nominated for Best Mystery & Thriller in the Goodreads Choice Awards
Named to Amazon’s Top 100 Best Books of 2023
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CrimeReads Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of Summer 2023
“I can say without exaggeration that I’ve read every novel William Kent Krueger has written…So, please take note when I say that Krueger’s latest stand-alone, The River We Remember, may be his magnum opus, a literary mic drop.”
—Minneapolis Star Tribune
“It’s easy to describe a novel’s plot. It’s harder to capture the lyricism of Krueger’s writing, especially descriptions of the landscape and humans related to it… [W]hile The River We Remember could be considered a crime story, it’s also about community, its strengths, its prejudices, its secrets.”
—Pioneer Press
“William Kent Krueger’s page-turning, rewarding mystery The River We Remember is a superb exploration of the prejudices and complexities of post-World War II America”
—Bookpage (starred review)
“Absorbing. . . combines nostalgic settings with depictions of the lingering hardships and traumas of war and the home front . . . in the decade after WWII.”
—Booklist (starred review)
“An empathetic portrait of a small town in distress.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Fans of the die-hard Minnesotan author will appreciate his evocation of the landscape and people’s connections to it.”
—Kirkus
“Tender, evocative.”
—Shelf Awareness
“[Krueger] is a fine storyteller, but it is his understanding of his characters and his sense of the past that make The River We Remember more than just a story. As novels go, this one is a work of art.”
—The Denver Post
“Krueger’s graceful prose coupled with his ability to delve deep into his characters’ inner lives makes The River We Remember a stand-out in a career of excellent novels…[The novel] ebbs and flows to a stunning ending that also is life affirming. This is a story not easily forgotten.”
— New York Review of Books
“Krueger’s graceful prose coupled with his ability to delve deep into his characters’ inner lives makes The River We Remember a stand-out in a career of excellent novels…[The novel] ebbs and flows to a stunning ending that also is life affirming. This is a story not easily forgotten.”
—Sun Sentinel
“Irresistible…Book clubs, here’s your next pick. Find The River We Remember, take it home and shut the door.”
—Macro Eagle
“This is the kind of book that really seems to have it all: murder, small-town animosities, prejudice, loneliness, bullies, violence, broken people and families, rape, and even a bit of romance…. [Y]ou will love the twist when the perpetrator of the crime is finally revealed.”
—Bookreporter
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William Kent Krueger is the #1 bestselling author of more than twenty books, including the Cork O’Connor series
William Kent Krueger is the New York Times bestselling author of This Tender Land, Ordinary Grace (winner of the Edgar Award for best novel), as well as nineteen acclaimed books in the Cork O’Connor mystery series, including Fox Creek, Desolation Mountain and Sulfur Springs. He lives in the Twin Cities with his family.
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Bestselling author of "This Tender Land" and the Cork O'Connor mysteries. My new novel, "The River We Remember," was published in 2023.
