But his fiercest enemy in this deadly game of cat and mouse may well be his own deep self-doubt about his ability to save those he loves.įrom 'an author who never disappoints' ( Bookreporter), this is another gripping and richly told addition to a masterful series. He knows only too well that with each passing hour time is running out. You might even anticipate it, if you’re leading a group, strolling with a friend, or walking in public. If it’s not a dark and stormy night and you’re not alone, that’s probably okay. Desperate, Cork begins tracking the killers but his own skills as a hunter are severely tested by nightfall and a late season snowstorm. Fox Creek: A Novel (Cork OConnor Mystery Series Book 19) - Kindle edition by Krueger, William Kent. Book Review: Fox Creek: A Novel by William Kent Krueger by Terri Schlichenmeyer on SeptemTerri Schlichenmeyer Author You hear footsteps. Meanwhile, in Aurora, Cork works feverishly to identify the hunters and the reason for their relentless pursuit, but he has little to go on. On the last journey he may ever take into this beloved land, Meloux must do his best to outwit the deadly mercenaries who follow. Meloux guides this stranger and his great niece, Cork O'Connor's wife, to safety deep into the Boundary Waters, his home for more than a century. But peace is destined to elude him as hunters fill the woods seeking a woman named Dolores Morriseau, a stranger who had come to the healer for shelter and the gift of his wisdom. As he walks the Northwoods in solitude, he tries to prepare himself peacefully for the end of his long life. The ancient Ojibwe healer Henry Meloux has had a vision of his death. The latest in the New York Times bestselling Cork O'Connor Mystery Series from the 'master storyteller' (Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author) follows Cork in a race against time to save his wife, a mysterious stranger, and an Ojibwe healer from bloodthirsty mercenaries. Publisher: Atria BooksFiction / Mystery & Detective - Private Investigators / Thrillers.

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