FICTION

Manitou Canyon

by William Kent Krueger
Atria. Sept. 2016. 328p. ISBN 9781476749266. $24.99; ebk. ISBN 9781476749280. MYS
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In his 15th adventure (after Windigo Island), Cork O'Connor reluctantly returns to Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for his daughter's November wedding: it's the month when his wife, father, and dear friend all died tragically. While awaiting the festivities, Cork learns that rescue workers have exhausted their efforts to find missing friend John Harris, who had built the nearby Manitou Canyon dam. Harris's relatives beg Cork to continue the search. When Cork fails to return, his family send a floatplane out to search for him—only to find Harris's blood-soaked campsite but no bodies. Meanwhile, Cork, in his hunt for Harris, has encountered an angry group of Ojibwe people who threaten to blow up the dam.
VERDICT Once again, Krueger has written a suspenseful outdoors thriller that incorporates family drama, evocative settings, and fascinating Native American lore. [See Prepub Alert, 2/29/16.]
Reviewed by Jerry P. Miller. Cambridge, MA , Jul 22, 2016
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