Cork O'Connor book series in order by William Kent Krueger

All books of Cork O'Connor series in order

1
Iron Lake
Corcoran "Cork" O'Connor, who is a combination of Irish and Native American heritage, sets aside his resentment towards the small town in Minnesota that once turned him down as ...
August 1, 1998
2
Boundary Waters
When a well-known young country singer disappears in the Quetico-Superior Wilderness on the border between northern Minnesota and Canada, her father teams up with Cork O'Connor, ...
May 1, 1999
3
Purgatory Ridge
Fresh from his adventures in the Boundary Waters, Cork O'Connor once again finds himself entangled in the enigmas of small-town Minnesota in this electrifying new thriller from ...
March 1, 2001
4
Blood Hollow
Winner of both the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award and the Anthony Award for Best First Novel, William Kent Krueger stands out as a unique talent in the world of mystery writers. He ...
February 3, 2004
5
Mercy Falls
William Kent Krueger's latest installment in the Corcoran O'Connor series is a mesmerizing suspense novel that plunges the charismatic detective into his most perilous case ...
August 16, 2005
6
Copper River
The sixth installment in the award-winning suspense series by William Kent Krueger follows Cork O'Connor as he flees for his life, only to stumble upon a dangerous conspiracy ...
August 22, 2006
7
Thunder Bay
Acclaimed author William Kent Krueger presents his seventh gripping suspense novel in the award-winning Cork O'Conner mystery series. The memory of the promise unfolds like ...
July 24, 2007
8
Red Knife
The latest addition to William Kent Krueger's acclaimed Corcoran O'Connor series sees the beloved private investigator embroiled in a racial gang war that is tearing apart the ...
September 2, 2008
9
Heaven's Keep
Every husband and wife understands the importance of resolving their arguments before going to bed. Cork O'Connor, in particular, learns that it is equally crucial not to part ...
September 1, 2009
10
Vermilion Drift
When the Atomic Energy Commission includes the Vermilion One Mine on its list of potential nuclear waste storage sites, there is a wave of protest in Tamarack County, Minnesota. ...
September 7, 2010
11
Northwest Angle
While on a houseboat vacation on the remote Lake of the Woods, Cork O'Connor and his daughter, Jenny, are suddenly caught in a violent gale that leaves them stranded on a ...
August 30, 2011
12
Trickster's Point
The latest in the New York Times bestselling Cork O'Connor mystery series - the action never stops when the private detective ends up in the crosshairs of a political assassin.
August 21, 2012
13
Tamarack County
Violence and murder blow into Minnesota's sleepy Tamarack County as ex-sheriff Cork O'Connor returns in the latest installment of William Kent Krueger's New York Times ...
August 20, 2013
14
Windigo Island
Cork O’Connor battles vicious villains, both mythical and modern, to rescue a young girl in this riveting mystery from New York Times bestselling, Edgar Award-winning author ...
August 19, 2014
15
Manitou Canyon
In the extraordinary new Cork O’Connor thriller from New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author William Kent Krueger, the lives of hundreds of innocent people are ...
September 6, 2016
16
Sulfur Springs
The New York Times bestselling author of Ordinary Grace weaves a vivid and pulse-pounding thriller that follows Cork O'''Connor’s search for a missing man amid the fraught ...
August 22, 2017
17
Desolation Mountain
A New York Times bestseller. William Kent Krueger, winner of the Edgar Award, presents another thrilling novel with heart-pounding moments. Cork O’Connor and his son Stephen ...
August 21, 2018
18
Lightning Strike
An instant New York Times bestseller, this prequel to the acclaimed Cork O'Connor series is a captivating story that combines the elements of a thrilling mystery and a heartfelt ...
September 8, 2021
19
Fox Creek
The New York Times bestselling Cork O’Connor Mystery Series returns with this ‘genuinely thrilling and atmospheric novel’ (TheNew York Times Book Review) as Cork races against ...
August 23, 2022
20
Spirit Crossing
instant New York Times bestseller! William Kent Krueger offers ‘one of his most puzzling mysteries to date’ (Publishers Weekly) as a disappearance and a dead body put Cork ...
August 20, 2024
21
Apostle's Cove
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 ...
September 2, 2025