Order of William Kent Krueger Books
William Kent Krueger (known to his friends as “Kent”) is an American novelist of crime fiction. Kent is best known for writing novels featuring Cork O’Connor, who is half-Irish, half-Ojibwe. His novels are set in Minnesota, where Krueger himself lives. The setting of these novels is of great importance to the series.
Krueger’s first novel was Iron Lake, the first Cork O’Connor novel, and was published in 1998. Since then, his entire bibliography consists of Cork O’Connor books and are published at the rate of about once a year. Below is a list of William Kent Krueger’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Cork O’Connor Books
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Iron Lake |
(1998) |
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Boundary Waters |
(1999) |
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Purgatory Ridge |
(2001) |
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Blood Hollow |
(2004) |
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Mercy Falls |
(2005) |
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Copper River |
(2006) |
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Thunder Bay |
(2007) |
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Red Knife |
(2008) |
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Heaven’s Keep |
(2009) |
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Vermilion Drift |
(2010) |
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Northwest Angle |
(2011) |
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Trickster’s Point |
(2012) |
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Tamarack County |
(2013) |
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Windigo Island |
(2014) |
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Manitou Canyon |
(2016) |
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Sulfur Springs |
(2017) |
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Desolation Mountain |
(2018) |
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Lightning Strike |
(2021) |
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Fox Creek |
(2022) |
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Spirit Crossing |
(2024) |
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Lightning Strike is a prequel to the series. |
Publication Order of Cork O’Connor Companion Books
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The World of Cork O’Connor |
(2016) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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The Devil’s Bed |
(2003) |
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Ordinary Grace |
(2013) |
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This Tender Land |
(2018) |
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The River We Remember |
(2023) |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
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Hixton |
(2010) |
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The Levee |
(2023) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
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The William Kent Krueger Reader’s Companion |
(2012) |
Publication Order of Anthologies
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Twin Cities Noir |
(2006) |
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Death Do Us Part |
(2006) |
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These Guns for Hire |
(2006) |
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Resort to Murder |
(2007) |
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Once Upon a Crime: An Anthology of Murder, Mayhem and Suspense |
(2009) |
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Crimes by Moonlight |
(2010) |
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Writes of Spring |
(2012) |
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Writing Murder: A Basic Guide to Writing Mystery Fiction |
(2012) |
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USA Noir |
(2013) |
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Reader’s Digest Select Editions, Volume 340 |
(2015) |
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Bullets and Other Hurting Things: A Tribute to Bill Crider |
(2021) |
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Thriller |
(2023) |
Note: Writing Murder: A Basic Guide to Writing Mystery Novels was written with 14 other authors.