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Blood Hollow
Blood Hollow
Blood Hollow
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Blood Hollow

Written by William Kent Krueger

Narrated by David Chandler

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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Multiple Anthony Award winner William Kent Krueger returns to Minnesota's North Woods country for another chilling entry in his Cork O'Connor series. In this thrilling mystery, former sheriff Cork O'Connor confronts the paranormal while investigating baffling murders. After 17-year-old Charlotte Kane-the beautiful, brilliant, and brooding daughter of a rich widower-disappears on a drunken New Years' Eve snowmobile ride, a raging blizzard soon snuffs out all search efforts. When her body is found during the spring thaw four months later, preliminary evidence implicates her ex-boyfriend-Ojibwe bad-boy, Solemn Winter Moon. But then a second Charlotte Kane turns up dead, and Cork isn't sure of anything any more. David Chandler's riveting narration of this hair-raising novel highlights the mystical elements in an electrifying tale of intrigue and foreboding. Listeners certainly won't want to miss Krueger's acclaimed Copper River. "Krueger skillfully crafts enough plot twists to keep everybody guessing through the bloody climax to the thrilling end."-Publishers Weekly "[Blood Hollow] takes Krueger's work to an entirely new level. The prose is so good and the plotting so deft that readers will be hard put to stop reading once they begin."-Chicago Sun-Times
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJan 16, 2008
ISBN9781449803858
Blood Hollow
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William Kent Krueger

William Kent Krueger is the New York Times bestselling author of The River We Remember, This Tender Land, Ordinary Grace (winner of the Edgar Award for best novel), and the original audio novella The Levee, as well as nineteen acclaimed books in the Cork O’Connor mystery series, including Lightning Strike and Fox Creek. He lives in the Twin Cities with his family. Learn more at WilliamKentKrueger.com.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The characters are engaging and the setting helps make the story. A teen-aged girl is found dead in the snow after a party. Cork O'Connor investigates her murder until warned off by the sheriff. He then finds himself trying to help a young man wrongfully accused of the crime.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I love the Cork O'Connor series, and have discovered that listening to these books on audiobooks is a great way to enjoy the series. This one begins with the body of a young high school girl found on the ice in a cold January blizzard. It's not clear at first whether it was an accident, suicide or homicide, but Cork feels in his gut that this one is a murder most foul. There are too many unexplained circumstances and questions as to why this girl went out on her snowmobile on New Year's eve with a big storm coming. Cork is asked by the family to try to determine what happened to Charlotte. Even though he is no longer sheriff, his instincts and skills in investigation have not left him. While his investigation continues he discovers secret after secret, and shock after shock about Charlotte and her family and friends. This is where the story fell a little short for me because there were just too many shocking and coincidental secrets. But, nevertheless, I still really enjoyed the story. I am grateful that I discovered this series, and all of William Kent Krueger's books. He's one of my favourite authors and I won't rest until I've read all of his books.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The mystery includes the tension between the Native American community and the European community. Not a lot of players but I was caught completely by surprise by the solution as well as most of the developments. I have already read two of Kruger’s books in the usual way. Reading as an audible listen works well for his style also. I can see why this book won an award.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I had let too much time go by between reading the Cork O’Connor series which is a shame as they are brilliantly written and full of suspense. Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger is the 4th book in the series and it won a well-deserved Anthony Award in 2005. It totally pulled me in and held my attention throughout.Blood Hollow is a chilling story of the murder of a beautiful teen, Charlotte Kane, who is found months after she disappeared on a drunken snowmobile ride on New Year’s Eve. Cork, the ex-sheriff and his wife, lawyer Jo, are working together to represent a young, brooding and troubled Indian, Solemn Winter Moon who has been accused of her death. Cork finds himself in conflict with the new, politically motivated sheriff as well as many other town folk who are ready to accept Solemn’s guilt.Much of the story line in this book revolves around religion, in particular the Catholic Church as Solemn claims to have had a vision of Jesus, and this attracts religious zealots on both sides to the small town in Northern Minnesota. Cork fully realizes the mess that he’s expected to untangle but he is still quite taken aback at the unsavoury family drama that is revealed as the plot twists and turns on it’s way to a thrilling climax. Hopefully I can get back on track with this series as the author’s excellent writing skills, his strong atmospheric settings and thrilling plots make for some great reading.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    When the murdered body of a popular high school girl is found in the small Minnesota town where retired sheriff Cork O'Connor lives, he gets drawn in right away because the chief suspect is a kid who needs him and who Cork just knows didn't do it. Krueger has written several Cork O'Connor books and I could never get into the first one. But this one is excellent. Great characters, fabulous plot. Guess I'll have to go back now and give that first one a try!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Former sheriff Cork O'Connor is on a manhunt for a missing teen, Charlotte, who is presumed dead after having taken a snowmobile out late at a New Year's Eve party. Months later, her body is found and a troubled Ojibwe, Charlotte's former boyfriend, Solemn Winter Moon is accused of the crime; Cork doesn't believe the boy is guilty, and does some side investigating trying to clear his name.This is the fourth in a long-running mystery series set in northern Minnesota with a great sense of place and interesting characters whose relationships grow and change as time rolls on. I enjoyed the twists and turns this story took, but occasionally felt like there was just a little too much dirt dug up during Cork's investigation to be quite believable - though they made for effective red herrings. While not my favorite of the series so far, I'm definitely looking forward to continuing.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Charlotte Kane, daughter of the wealthy Fletcher Kane, disappears on New Year’s Eve in the small town of Aurora, Minnesota. Everyone, including former sheriff Cork O'Connor, is involved in the search for her. Despite the fascinating and somewhat paranormal incident Cork has while on his snowmobile, her body isn't found until the spring thaw. She disappeared after a fight with ex-lover, Solemn Winter Moon, a young Ojibwe Indian. He becomes the only “person of interest” in the investigation and Cork, believing him innocent, agrees to help him.There are so many things going on in this book. Cork’s wife, Jo, accepts Solemn's case, uncovering a few well-hidden secrets that point to other law-abiding citizens. Solemn claims to have talked with Jesus in the woods (Jesus is wearing Minnetonka moccasins), leading him to become much more serious and pragmatic. Cork's family is front and center in this book, including Rose, Jo's sister, and her relationship with the Catholic Church. I admire the way the author writes his female characters in this series. Cork is surrounded by women: his wife, his sister-in-law, and his two teenage daughters and Krueger shows a lot of sensitivity in relating their feelings and emotions. There is a very complex plot dealing with several themes, including murder, miracles, and spirituality in both Catholicism and native American religion. Cork, part Ojibwe and part Catholic, questions what he really believes in. Again, the author explores these themes in a non-proselytizing way that links all the story lines. I've recently started this series and absolutely love it. I can't believe I've owned the books for so long and am just now reading them. I think you can enjoy this book out of order, but there's a lot of back story that makes it more enjoyable if you've read the books in order, starting with [Iron Lake]. For anyone wanting to experience what a fantastic author William Kent Krueger is, I also highly recommend his standalone novel, [Ordinary Grace].
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Good entry in this excellent series. Plot has many twists and turn but proceeds quite logically. Native American culture and issues colliding with small town prejudices and attitudes provide apt opportunities for continuing conflict resolution in the story line.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Blood Hollow is the fourth in William Kent Krueger's series featuring Cork O'Connor. The premise seems straightforward: a rebellious wealthy girl rides off drunk on her snowmobile and disappears after a New Year's Eve party; her body is found in the spring thaw; her Native-American ex-boyfriend (a known hell raiser) is charged with killing her. Cork, our hero, thinks the young man is innocent, and sets out to find "whodunit."With the short library loan term for [Blood Hollow] close to expiring, and dying to know how the mystery turned out, I stayed up into the wee hours of the morning to finish this book. And when I was done, I found myself sitting, staring. [Blood Hollow] left me stunned. I had been concerned as Krueger delved yet more deeply into spirituality and mysticism, and entered the realm of visions and miracles. A Native American young man's claimed vision of / encounter with Jesus during a vision quest? Faith healing? It's so easy to trivialize faith writing on that level, if one is not careful. I needn't have worried. As Krueger better acquaints us with his diverse characters and their struggles, he deftly navigates the sea of question marks and the instances of good, bad, ugly, and beautiful, which populate the spiritual lives of all kinds of people, and leaves the reader free to draw his/her own conclusions. He left me with oh so much to think about and no easy answers on any front, except -- FINALLY! -- "whodunit." (And even that answer left the reader with many questions to ponder.)Yes, this was, first and foremost, a mystery! The fact that Krueger dealt openly with spirituality didn't make the mystery any less complex or satisfying. Indeed, it was all a neat puzzle package as Cork pursued truth on a whole lot of levels. What he finds is that nothing and no one is exactly as they appear on the surface -- something he probably knew as a former law enforcement officer, but which was hammered home again and again in this thriller. As Cork unravels lie after lie, and the facades of several of Aurora's leading citizens crumble, the situation becomes yet more bewildering. There are twists and turns galore. I never saw the end coming as it did.And then there are the characters! Krueger doesn't do stereotypes. Each character, major or minor, is fleshed out and complex. They frequently do things that are surprising but which totally fit who they are, as we learn more about them.All of this is set amidst the gorgeous scenery of northern Minnesota, which Krueger portrays with a deft touch -- not so much description as to bog down the flow of the story, but enough to appreciate where you are as you travel through this book.I really loved this book. I am seriously thinking of buying copies of this whole series for my permanent library.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    William Kent Kreuger's mystery series featuring Cork O'Connor seemed, in my mind, to start out relatively slowly. I felt that it wasn't until his fourth or fifth book that he really hit his stride. I'm very thankful that I had bought up his complete series before beginning to read them (based on an enthusiastic review I read of a later book).. otherwise I might have given up on the series early on and missed some really great stories. And in hindsight even the early books have a great deal to offer. The novels are set in rural, northern Minnesota for the most part with the action shifting to The U.P. of Michigan in one story and to Wyoming in another. Mr. Kreuger gives Cork O'Connor a family life that is anything but 'storybook'. From one end to the other this is a loving, but modern family, with real life modern problems that they do manage to get resolved. Fairly early in the series, the stories begin increasingly encompassing Cork's and his family's Native American connection to good advantage!This is a very good and satisfying series which I gobbled up faster and faster towards the end. Now I have to sit and eagerly await the next Cork O'Connor adventure. This is a series where the books could be read as stand alones, but for maximum enjoyment I would strongly recommend reading them in the order that they were written.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    The first time Krueger has tipped his hand - I figured out the murderer too early. Still good, but it all unfolded pretty much the way I thought it would. And one extremely little, extremely nitpicky thing - *very* few place names in Minnesota include the word "hollow" - given how well Krueger depicts Minnesota life, this one little thing was jarring to me. (I know, so very persnickety.)
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Blood Hollow is the 4th book in the Cork O'Conner books though reading them in order isn't strictly necessary. The two I've read were fairly decent stand-a-lone books. Good book and a pretty decent mystery, hints at a lot of suspects and keeps you guessing who-dun-it till near the end. Cork is an ex-Sheriff of a Aurora MN and when anything strange or unusual comes up he feels the need to stick his nose in and make sure the mystery is solved. A young girl went missing after a New Years eve party, and most thought it was a tragic accident until she was found in the spring. A surprisingly large number of people turn out to have a motive and one young man who's a known troublemaker gets the bulls-eye from the police. Lots of twists and turns on the way to the end.Overall not a bad book, the mystery was really pretty good, but the author likes to throw in 'pretty' descriptions with sometimes strange turn of phrase that for me detracted from the book. Cork is a decent detective who might not always be right but keeps plugging away until he gets the answers he needs.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    After 17-year-old Charlotte Kane - the beautiful, brilliant, and brooding daughter of a rich widower - disappears on a drunken New Year's Eve snowmobile ride, a raging blizzard soon snuffs out all search efforts. When her body is found during the spring thaw four months later, preliminary evidence implicates her ex-boyfriend - Ojibwe bad boy Solemn Winter Moon. But then a second Charlotte Kane turns up dead, and Cork isn't sure of anything any more.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Another wonderful Cork O'Connor book! In this book, Cork is on the trail of the murderer of a young local girl. More and more mysteries are unveiled as the story continues and Krueger keeps you in the dark until the very last page! I loved the quickness of the read, and the way the book flowed. One of my favorite Cork O'Connor books so far. I WILL be reading the rest!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Very good read.