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William Kent Krueger offers "one of his most puzzling mysteries to date" (Publishers Weekly) as a disappearance and a dead body put Cork O'Connor's family in the crosshairs of a killer in the twentieth book in the New York Times bestselling series.
The disappearance of a local politician's teenage daughter is major news in Minnesota. As a huge manhunt is launched to find her, Cork O'Connor's grandson stumbles across the shallow grave of a young Ojibwe woman--but nobody seems that interested. Nobody, that is, except Cork and the newly formed Iron Lake Ojibwe Tribal Police.
As Cork and the tribal officers dig into the circumstances of this mysterious and grim discovery, they uncover a connection to the missing teenager. And soon, it's clear that Cork's grandson is in danger of being the killer's next victim in this white-knuckled mystery from "a master storyteller at the top of his game" (Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author).
"Lightning Strike explores the tender relationship between father and son. It is written with grace and understanding. It is a stunning novel that will captivate readers even if they've never read a Cork O'Connor mystery." --Denver Post
"This genuinely thrilling and atmospheric novel brims with characters who are easy to root for."--The New York Times Book Review
"[A] masterclass in suspense and atmospheric storytelling...One of the finest writers in the genre today, William Kent Kruger, skillfully weaves a hair-raising mystery while deftly and simultaneously touching on a number of important issues in a way that only he can seem to pull off."
--The Real Book Spy
"Spirit Crossing is the 20th book in William Kent Krueger's Cork O'Connor series and the books just keep getting better. Krueger. . . writes with an eloquence that makes his mysteries uplifting."
--The Denver Post
"Krueger introduces an eclectic host of characters, lays out an immersive setting, and fleshes out a heartfelt mystery that will stay with readers long after the final page."
--Minnesota Monthly
"Krueger maintains an eerie tone throughout, folding subtle supernatural elements into one of his most puzzling mysteries to date. This long-running series still has plenty of gas in the tank."
--Publishers Weekly