Trickster's Point (Cork O'Connor)

Good, fun story. Krueger just keeps getting better. Lots of tricky twists that keep you turning pages or flipping your Kindle with vivid details about the north country, tracking and the local inhabitants.

As a native Minnesotan I love reading novels set at home. This latest novel is a worthy successor to the rest of the series. Great characters, well developed, great story that reminds us that the human heart is a trickster.

I find myself engrossed in the "Cork" series and love the characters Krueger has created. I especially like the fact that the character "Cork" appears to learn what is important in life. Krueger makes you ponder your own life and provokes insights that everyday living does not encourage sometimes.

I love a good mystery and this presented one without all the vulgarity you find in a lot of books right now. It was around my area o enjoyed picturing in my head where they were. Also gave a little bit of indian history.

Well-written mystery with good character development. The complexities of human relationships and behavior are explored. I was sorry when the book ended, and I look forward to reading more of Mr. Krueger's works.

A typical William Kent Krueger novel. Well written and fast moving. Cork O' Connor is a great hero for this series and while it would be helpful to have read one or more of Krueger's Cork O' Connor novels, it certainly is not necessary to enjoy this one.

Once again William Kent Krueger invites the reader into the intimate life of Cork O'Connor. Secrets from the past are revealed and the reader is challenged to deal with what it means to love another. If you have enjoyed meeting Corks family in past books, you will enjoy this one as well.

Once again William Kent Krueger invites the reader into the intimate life of Cork O'Connor. Secrets from the past are revealed and the reader is challenged to deal with what it means to love another. If you have enjoyed meeting Corks family in past books, you will enjoy this one as well.

I greatly enjoy this series for Cork's morality...I was surprised that Jubal Little was portrayed as Cork's greatest boyhood friend...I do not ever remember him mentioned before in the series...but as usual a great read...one of the best mystery series out there because of the great character development from Krueger.

A very well written book. Great characters, with an excellent plot. A little on the predictable side, but a well done who done it. Krueger is a very easy read with flowing discourse and vibrant landscapes.

I really enjoyed this book and I am looking forward to the next one. The reason I like Kruegers books is because there is not a lot of foul language or sexual stuff. He presents his stories and does not need foul language to do it.

Trickster's Point by William Kent Krueger

I have read all of the William Kent Krueger books and since I am familiar with the
northern part of Minnesota I can sense being at each place in the book. A very
good writer, and thank you.

William Krueger's books are outstanding and this series is especially good. Great short chapters and fun background information about Minnesota as the setting for all his novels. The book arrived as expected and was in very good condition.

Just recently discovered William Kent Krueger's work. This is top shelf crime fiction. Great characters, great setting, beautiful language. A reviewer wrote that Krueger can't write a bad book, and I tend to agree.

Krueger's latest effort doesn't disappoint. While the setting and cast of characters remains consistent, the plot twists and turns and keeps the pages turning. The author weaves Native American lore and characters into the plot in a very convincing manner.

William Kent Krueger's Cork O'Connor books have been high on my must read list since I first discovered him a number of years ago. The novels are always well written and edited with great storylines and suspenseful plots that usually surround Cork, and often, his family. Characterization is the hallmark of Krueger's writing as his characters are always fully fleshed and readily identifiable as someone you would love or hate. Characterization plays an even more significant role in "Trickster's Point" as Cork's youthful years shared with several of the other main characters, including Jubal Little and Winona Crane, are recounted in a series of progressing flashbacks to provide backstory for not only this novel, but also filling in gaps for the longtime O'Connor fans.

Similarly, Krueger's other powerful strengths are his portrayals of atmosphere and setting. He is a master of describing the Northern Minnesota regions and their indigeneous peoples in such startling clear prose that you almost sense you can see, smell, and feel what he describes. His consistent depictions of the Native Americans living in this part of the world is always fascinating. Cork is one-quarter Shinnob (Ojibwe) and his interactions with aged mentor, Henry Meloux and Henry's niece (and Cork's lover), Rainy, provide interested readers with loads of history and perspective on indian lore, beliefs, and spirituality.

"Trickster's Point" opens with Cork trying to comfort a lifelong friend and emerging political heavyweight, Jubal Little, who is slowly dying from one of Cork's arrows which has penetrated his heart. The deadly arrow which apparently belongs to Cork coupled with the fact that he spent 3 hours with Jubal as he died before seeking help make him an instant suspect in the tragic killing. But Cork is not content to let the local authorities, most of whom are his friends, and a hot shot FBI investigator ferret out the truth while his fate hangs on someone who is apparently trying to incriminate him.

Jubal Little's policies had created many enemies, especially near his childhood home as industrialists, mining interests, and casino builders squared off against those who would preserve the wilderness, the culture, and the way of the indians. "Trickster's Point" sets up a series of possible killers for Cork to analyze and investigate including several possibilities among locals he grew up with including Winona Crane, his first love who he ultimately lost to Jubal Little.

Essentially, "Trickster's Point" is a story of love and its power to build and its power to destroy. A number of leading characters loved Winona but none could ever really have her while she was fated with never being able to have the one she loved the most. Familial love, lustful desire, childhood loves, and the love of heritage and life all intersect in this deeply powerful and suspenseful tale. The tragic death of Jubal Little (along with another individual killed with a similar arrow in the same vicinity) triggers investigations not only of who might the killer be but also a parallel reexamination of Cork, Jubal, Winona, and several other key characters whose intertwining lives from childhood to the present carry the ultimate answers. A highly recommended novel and series.