Great series. Cork O'Conner is such an interesting character.
Your pulse is barely audible then quickens as the book devolops, finally turns into a full charge of adrenaline as we race to the end. This is my third book I have read that Krueger has penned, and he has solidified himself as one of my favorite authors, this book was no exception. Purgatory Ridge at first I thought was going to be different as the book was slow to develop, but deemed necessary as Krueger lays the foundation and develops his story and its wonderful characters along the way. As usual the story envelops around him and his family. Being a former sheriff of Aurora, Cork O'Conor and his wife Jo a local attorney, he seemingly always gets sucked into some type of adventure/mystery involving his home in Aurora, MN. This time it concerns the great white pines sacred to the Anishinaabe tribe that are in danger of being logged out by a local logging company. The book is full of twists and turns and will have you guessing up the very end who is planting bombs, and threatening the loggers, and eventually kidnappings. Seems to be a trademark of Kruegers and I can say he will give you sleepless nights as you forge ahead and flip pages to get to your answers. His characters some are dark and you learn to despise them, some full of flavor or interesting, and others like Cork and his family you grow to love. His characters are not without flaws though and he writes as all authors should, as we as humans are not of the perfect sort. Again you race towards the end and I do mean race as this book is a thriller that takes you towards the finish line. If you dare pick up the book be sure you have time to spend, as you won't be able to put it down once your past the halfway mark. I won't give away any of the fun as thats your job as you open up to page 1 to see if you can figure out who is behind it all before you flip to the last chapter! Also who will live and die or will anyone come out of this unscathed?
