I borrowed the audiobook from the library.
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: August 22, 2012
Summary:
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.
The dying don’t easily become the dead.
The next novel in William Kent Krueger’s New York Times bestselling series finds Cork O’Connor sitting in the shadow of a towering monolith known as Trickster’s Point, deep in the Minnesota wilderness. With him is Jubal Little, who is favored to become the first Native American elected governor of Minnesota, and who is slowly dying with an arrow through his heart. Although the men have been bowhunting, a long-standing tradition among these two friends, this is no hunting accident. The arrow turns out to be one of Cork’s, and he becomes the primary suspect in the murder. He understands full well that he’s been set up. As he works to clear his name and track the real killer, he remembers his long, complex relationship with the tough kid who would grow up to become a professional football player, a populist politician, and the lover of the first woman to whom Cork ever gave his heart. Jubal was known by many for his passion, his loyalty, and his ambition. Only Cork knows that he was capable of murder.
Full of nail-biting suspense, plus a fascinating look into Cork’s teenage years in Aurora, a town blessed with natural beauty yet plagued by small-town feuds and heated racial tension, Trickster’s Point is a thrilling exploration of the motives, both good and ill, that lead men and women into the difficult, sometimes deadly, political arena.
My thoughts:
The 12th book in the Cork O’Connor series that kept me fully engaged and invested. I love that each story continues to be wholly original and compelling. While each book could be read independently, I am loving reading the series in order, following the character development as the author meant it to be.
This time around, Cork finds himself in hot water. His high school best friend, Jubal, now more of an acquaintance, has died from an arrow to the heart and the arrow is one of Cork’s homemade arrows. Clearly Cork is being set up and he needs to find out why. As he starts digging into what really happened, he reminisces about his history with Jubal.
I loved getting to know more about Cork’s past, especially his earlier years. One of the greatest strengths of this series, besides the incredibly strong sense of place, is the continued development of the characters without repetition. I feel with each new book, there is always more information that we are learning about these characters, whether it be specific timeframes or events, that is helpful to getting a better understanding of who the character or characters are.
Audio thoughts:
David Chandler is back to narrate this one and I was thrilled. He has narrated all the books to date and I love his consistency book to book.
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