8th in the Cork O'Connor series; I think it would be easy for a new reader to pick up here. There's a lot more conflict going on here than just the whites against the natives, but the main thrust is that the town is split, with the Caucasians angry at the "Red Boyz" gang for allegedly selling meth, causing the death of a teenage girl; the Ojibwe tribe is outraged when the head of the gang plus his wife and child are executed and the police take their time looking for a killer. Cork O'Connor, with his mixed heritage, is caught between the two sides. Krueger always gives O'Connor some hard choices and doesn't make him rigidly consistent with them either. Krueger will have him thinking about how important his family is, and how he's resolved to change his ways and be with them, but as soon as trouble strikes he's in the middle of it again. His wife also is on-again off-again about his involvement. I didn't feel like this book had such a strong sense of place as previously, but it could be that I've read enough of them that I'm used to it. I thought the resolution of the main plot was a little too pat. The ending, which is not related to the solution of the murders, was telegraphed way in advance and is terribly sad. Krueger departs from his normal style a bit to provide a glimpse into a few characters' future lives afterwards.
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