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stuartjash's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
emmawolff's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
heidisreads's review against another edition
5.0
William Kent Krueger is one of those authors who writes a book like a Thanksgiving meal. In one way, you want to fill your plate and consume all the delicious food in one sitting. But, in another way, you really want leftovers because you know you won't get this food again until next year. Anyway, that's Krueger's writing for me. I want to read it all and I want to savor it.
stevem0214's review
5.0
Great as always, with a few new character coming into the story. This one tales a tale about a very real problem and though this is fiction it is very much based on facts. Water and water rights have long been a major issue. This book brings me current on the Cork O'Connor series...now I have to wait for the next one, like everyone else!
jmclincoln's review
3.0
Oh dear… I skipped over several books in the series, so I was surprised by new characters and missed some that have disappeared. I enjoyed the first 2/3 of the book about the tracking and being tracked. The last third was a bit heavy and sluggish.
ammbooks's review against another edition
4.0
The audio dropped into my reading queue when I needed an audio. So even though it was book #18 I went ahead and listened. So glad I did. I truly enjoyed the pace and the narration of this novel. I will be going back to book 1. The story line was intriguing and believable. It's not that far reaching to konw that water will become a highly sought after commodity.
marilynw's review
4.0
Fox Creek (Cork O'Connor #19)
by William Kent Krueger
A young woman, Delores, asks Ojibwe healer Henry Meloux and his niece, Rainy, to help her understand the problems she is having with her husband. He is missing and if he is finished with her she wants to learn to accept it but if he needs help of some kind, she wants to help him. Then Cork arrives at the cabins to tell his wife Rainy and Meloux that the wife's husband is looking for her. But no, it's not her husband, it's one of a group of mercenaries, trying to find the husband through his wife.
Meloux is past 100 years old now. But he's been walking in the wilderness daily, sometimes not coming back to the cabin for days. Old as Meloux is, he is also more than prepared to lead Rainy and Delores into the wilderness to escape the men who are following them. Such an old man shouldn't be able to outwalk these mercenaries, especially since they have a skilled tracker with them. But Meloux doesn't use his body to elude the men, he uses all the knowledge he's gained over the last century. And he has Rainy with him, a former nurse and a woman who has learned so much from Henry.
The Boundary Waters have played such a huge part in this series and Cork knows the Boundary Waters, too. His father, his mentor Sam, and Meloux have all shared it with him over the years. Now, he and the missing man's brother are tracking the men who are tracking his wife, Delores, and Meloux, not knowing why these men want Delores and her husband. There is so much more to the story and it takes us to several locations, introducing us to some new characters who I hope will be a part of the series, in the future.
Pub: August 23, 2022
Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for this ARC.
by William Kent Krueger
A young woman, Delores, asks Ojibwe healer Henry Meloux and his niece, Rainy, to help her understand the problems she is having with her husband. He is missing and if he is finished with her she wants to learn to accept it but if he needs help of some kind, she wants to help him. Then Cork arrives at the cabins to tell his wife Rainy and Meloux that the wife's husband is looking for her. But no, it's not her husband, it's one of a group of mercenaries, trying to find the husband through his wife.
Meloux is past 100 years old now. But he's been walking in the wilderness daily, sometimes not coming back to the cabin for days. Old as Meloux is, he is also more than prepared to lead Rainy and Delores into the wilderness to escape the men who are following them. Such an old man shouldn't be able to outwalk these mercenaries, especially since they have a skilled tracker with them. But Meloux doesn't use his body to elude the men, he uses all the knowledge he's gained over the last century. And he has Rainy with him, a former nurse and a woman who has learned so much from Henry.
The Boundary Waters have played such a huge part in this series and Cork knows the Boundary Waters, too. His father, his mentor Sam, and Meloux have all shared it with him over the years. Now, he and the missing man's brother are tracking the men who are tracking his wife, Delores, and Meloux, not knowing why these men want Delores and her husband. There is so much more to the story and it takes us to several locations, introducing us to some new characters who I hope will be a part of the series, in the future.
Pub: August 23, 2022
Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for this ARC.
ourboldhero's review
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
crayzikat's review
4.0
I'm putting in my review a little while after I read the book, but there were two things I remember standing out to me. There were something things that the characters did that didn't make sense to me. They made choices that weren't logical and there was either no explanation for their choice or the explanation didn't cut it. The other thing I noticed was that this is barely a Cork O'Connor book. Yes, he's in it, but he's more like a side character this time around. Still love reading Krueger despite these mild complaints!
jencook29's review
4.0
This was a pleasure to read, really good, great background information and setting. A great addition to the series!