I borrowed the audiobook from the library.
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: May 7, 2007
Summary:
Back in the saddle as sheriff of Tamarack County, Cork O’Connor is lured to the nearby Ojibwe reservation on what appears to be a routine call — only to become the target of sniper fire. Soon after, he’s called to investigate a mutilated body found perched above the raging waters of Mercy Falls. The victim is Eddie Jacoby, a Chicago businessman negotiating an unpopular contract between his management firm and the local Indian casino.
Sparks fly when the wealthy Jacoby family hires a beautiful private investigator to consult on the case. But once Cork discovers an old and passionate tie between one of the Jacoby sons and his own wife, Jo, he begins to suspect that dark, personal motives lurk behind recent events. Murder, greed, sex, and jealousy hide around every corner in this maze of danger. But somewhere beneath the turbulent Mercy Falls lies the truth — and Cork is determined to find it….
My thoughts:
The fifth book in William Kent Krueger’s Cork O’Connor series and I find each book more engaging than the last, and all are incredibly atmospheric! Of course, each have such a strong sense of place, no matter where they are set and I just love that!
This installment is the exact reason why I’m so glad I am reading these books in close proximity! This one starts with telling us how it ends and then ends with such a cliffhanger that I was so glad I was ready to pick up the next book sooner rather than later – at least not having to wait a whole year for the dang book to be written! I loved that we find out more about how Cork and Jo came to be together, but I didn’t necessarily love that Jo spent so much time with her old flame…that just didn’t seem to sit well.
Lots of twists, lots of bad things happen, definitely keeps you on your toes and then that cliffhanger – oh do I need to grab that next book ASAP!
Audio thoughts:
So glad David Chandler was narrating this one – he really just gets these characters!
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