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The latest installment in the Cork O'Connor mystery series continues to weave intricate plots filled with suspense and rich character development. Set against the backdrop of the Northwoods, this novel explores themes of family, loyalty, and the complexities of human nature. Readers can expect a gripping narrative that combines elements of mystery and adventure, showcasing the author's signature storytelling style that has captivated fans in previous works.

Naše životy a životy tých, ktorých milujeme, sa prelínajú a vytvárajú rieku spomienok, ktorá je pre každého z nás iná. V roku 1958, v malom minnesotskom meste Jewel, sa odohrá šokujúca vražda. Keď na brehu rieky Alabaster nájdu telo bohatého veľkostatkára Jimmyho Quinna, pokojná fasáda mesta sa rozpadne a odhalí hlboké trhliny v jeho základoch. Šerif Brody Dern, vojnový veterán, sa ocitá v epicentre udalostí a snaží sa rozlúsknuť záhadu vraždy. Postupne odkrýva zložitú pavučinu vzťahov, nenávisti a nevyriešených účtov. Každý obyvateľ mesta má tajomstvá a stáva sa podozrivým. Kto zabil Jimmyho Quinna a prečo? Predtým, než Dern dostane výsledky pitvy, sa mestečkom šíria klebety o Noahovi Bluestonovi, indiánskom veteránovi, ktorý sa nedávno vrátil do Jewelu so svojou japonskou manželkou. Podozrenia narastajú a mesto sa ocitá na pokraji násilia. Dern sa snaží odhaliť pravdu o Quinnovej vražde, zatiaľ čo sa vyrovnáva s vlastnými démonmi z minulosti. Tento komplexný detektívny román je majstrovským portrétom amerického života v druhej polovici 20. storočia, rozpráva príbeh o láske, strate, odpustení a hľadaní spravodlivosti v čase zmien.

From the bestselling author of This Tender Land and Lightning Strike, the latest book in the Cork O' Connor mystery series sends Cork on a thrilling journey deep into the Boundary Waters where the people he loves most are being hunted by ruthless mercenaries.

From the bestselling author of This Tender Land, the latest book in the Cork O' Connor mystery series, a thrilling prequel that takes us back to the early days of Cork's life as he works with his father, a police officer, to solve his first ever murder case

The author of the instant New York Times best seller This Tender Land returns with a powerful prequel to his acclaimed Cork O’Connor series - a book about fathers and sons, long-simmering conflicts in a small Minnesota town, and the events that echo through youth and shape our lives forever.Aurora is a small town nestled in the ancient forest alongside the shores of Minnesota’s Iron Lake. In the summer of 1963, it is the whole world to 12-year-old Cork O’Connor, its rhythms as familiar as his own heartbeat. But when Cork stumbles upon the body of a man he revered hanging from a tree in an abandoned logging camp, it is the first in a series of events that will cause him to question everything he took for granted about his hometown, his family, and himself.Cork’s father, Liam O’Connor, is Aurora’s sheriff, and it is his job to confirm that the man’s death was the result of suicide, as all the evidence suggests. In the shadow of his father’s official investigation, Cork begins to look for answers on his own. Together, father and son face the ultimate test of choosing between what their heads tell them is true and what their hearts know is right.In this masterful story of a young man and a town on the cusp of change, beloved novelist William Kent Krueger shows that some mysteries can be solved even as others surpass our understanding.

W. K. Krueger : Desolation Mountain - Na prokleté hoře se zřítí letadlo s americkou senátorkou, která měla zásadně zasáhnout do politiky kraje. Indiáni Odžibvejové, především Cork O´Connor a jeho rodina, se pouští do vyšetřování, protože FBI se k případu staví podivně... G. Hendricks a S. Pekkanen : Anonymní dívka - Jessica Farrisová se účastní anonymní studie zaměřené na etiku a morálku. Pomalu však zjistí, že doktorka Shieldsová s ní má velmi zvláštní úmysly... D. Rosenfelt : Uvězněný - Před třemi lety zmizel maličký chlapeček a rodinný pes. Nyní se pes záhadně vrací a nastává horečné hledání - je malý Dylan živ? Advokát Andy Carpenter opět v akci. Ch. Daugherty : Vražda s ozvěnou - Reportérka Harper McClainová se pídí po detailech kriminálních činů. Náhle v jedné vraždě jako by poznávala minulost - dávnou vraždu její matky...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! “If you liked Where the Crawdads Sing, you’ll love This Tender Land...This story is as big-hearted as they come.” —Parade A magnificent novel about four orphans on a life-changing odyssey during the Great Depression, from the bestselling author of Ordinary Grace. 1932, Minnesota—the Lincoln School is a pitiless place where hundreds of Native American children, forcibly separated from their parents, are sent to be educated. It is also home to an orphan named Odie O’Banion, a lively boy whose exploits earn him the superintendent’s wrath. Forced to flee, he and his brother Albert, their best friend Mose, and a brokenhearted little girl named Emmy steal away in a canoe, heading for the mighty Mississippi and a place to call their own. Over the course of one unforgettable summer, these four orphans will journey into the unknown and cross paths with others who are adrift, from struggling farmers and traveling faith healers to displaced families and lost souls of all kinds. With the feel of a modern classic, This Tender Land is an en­thralling, big-hearted epic that shows how the magnificent American landscape connects us all, haunts our dreams, and makes us whole.

Cork O'Connor has lost both his wife and his job as sheriff and falls into a profound emotional isolation. As a wild blizzard buries his lakeside town, a despised though influential resident is found dead, and a young Ojibwe Indian boy seems to have left home in a hurry. Cork has never taken Indian legends to heart, but when an old sage warns him that a cruel spirit with a heart of ice is near, all that changes

W.K.Krueger, Bouře na poušti - Cork O´Connor nedávno vyženil syna, který se dostal do velice zlé situace. Navíc není k nalezení. Otčím a matka Rainy se za ním vydávají do Arizony... S.B.Crispellová, Čokoládové snění - Penelopa Daltonová a její maminka dokážou vařit kouzelnou čokoládu. Jenom s nemocí malé Elly si nikdo neví rady. M. Palmer, První rodina - Dospívající presidentův syn je nemocný... a navíc se zdá, že ho chce někdo zavraždit! G.Crocker, Poslední výlet - Čtyři přátelé v jihoafrickém domově pro seniory se rozhodnou, že si zbývající čas užijou podle svého a vypraví se na výlet napříč Afrikou.

On the Fourth of July, just as fireworks are about to go off in Aurora, Minnesota, Cork O’Connor and his new bride Rainy Bisonette listen to a desperate voicemail left by Rainy's son, Peter. The message is garbled and full of static, but they hear Peter confess to the murder of someone named Rodriguez. When they try to contact him, they discover that his phone has gone dead.The following morning, Cork and Rainy fly to Coronado County in southern Arizona, where Peter has been working as a counselor in a well-known drug rehab center. When they arrive, they learn that Peter was fired six months earlier and hasn’t been heard from since. So they head to the little desert town of Sulfur Springs where Peter has been receiving his mail. But no one in Sulfur Springs seems to know him. They do, however, recognize the name Rodriguez. Carlos Rodriguez is the head of a cartel that controls everything illegal crossing the border from Mexico into Coronado County.As they gather scraps of information about Peter, Cork and Rainy are warned that there is a war going on along the border. “Trust no one in Coronado County,” is a refrain they hear again and again. And to Cork, Arizona is alien country. The relentless heat and absence of water, tall trees, and cool forests feel nightmarish to him, as does his growing sense that Rainy might know more about what's going on than she's willing to admit. And if he can't trust Rainy, who can he trust?