William Kent Krueger

William Kent Krueger

This is a complete list of William Kent Krueger books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series or category.

Recent/Upcoming William Kent Krueger Books

September 5th, 2023: The River We Remember

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List of Cork O'Connor Books in Publication Order

#Title Avg. Year Book Link
17.7
Iron Lake
1998
28.5
Boundary Waters
1999
38.6
Purgatory Ridge
2001
48.9
Blood Hollow
2004
58.5
Mercy Falls
2005
68.5
Copper River
2006
79
Thunder Bay
2007
87.6
Red Knife
2008
98.6
Heaven's Keep
2009
108.3
Vermilion Drift
2010
117.8
Northwest Angle
2011
127.7
Trickster's Point
2012
137.6
Tamarack County
2013
148
Windigo Island
2014
15
The World of Cork O'Connor
2016
168.2
Manitou Canyon
2016
177.6
Sulfur Springs
2017
187.6
Desolation Mountain
2018
198.3
Lightning Strike
2021
207.8
Fox Creek
2022

Lightning Strike is a prequel to the series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

List of William Kent Krueger Anthologies in Publication Order

#Title Avg. Year Book Link
1
Twin Cities Noir
2006
2
Death Do Us Part
2006
3
These Guns for Hire
2006
4
Resort to Murder
2007
5
Once Upon a Crime: An Anthology of Murder, Mayhem and Suspense
2009
6
Crimes by Moonlight
2010
7
Writes of Spring
2012
8
Writing Murder: A Basic Guide to Writing Mystery Fiction
2012
9
USA Noir
2013
10
Bullets and Other Hurting Things: A Tribute to Bill Crider
2021
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William Kent Krueger Biography

William Kent Krueger was born on November 16th, 1950 and is currently 72 years old. William Kent Krueger was born in Torrington, Wyoming, USA. Krueger attended Stanford University.

William Kent Krueger is the author of the Cork O'Connor series which currently consists of 20 novels. The Cork O'Connor series started in 1998 with the novel Iron Lake. The most recently released novel in the Cork O'Connor series was Fox Creek which was released in 2022. There are no upcoming novels for the Cork O'Connor series.

Krueger has been on the Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! annual international top ten list in Japan one time. It was for his standalone novel Ordinary Grace, which ranked 3rd in 2016.

Lightening Strike was named one of the Best Thrillers of 2021 by The Real Book Spy website, adding whether you're new to Cork's world or a longtime fan of the series, this one is a must. The following year Fox Creek would be listed among the top 15 Best Mysteries, Crime, & Thrillers of Psychological Suspense novels of 2022.

William Kent Krueger Awards & Accolades

William Kent Krueger has won many awards including:

  • Iron Lake won the Barry Award, Best First Novel, in 1999 as well as the Anthony Award - Best First Mystery in 1999.
  • Blood Hollow won the Anthony Award, Best Mystery Novel, in 2005.
  • Mercy Falls won the Anthony Award, Best Mystery Novel, in 2006.
  • Thunder Bay won the Dilys Award, Best Mystery Novel, in 2008.
  • Ordinary Grace won the Dilys Award, Best Mystery Novel, in 2014 as well as the Anthony Award - Best Mystery Novel in 2014, Edgar Award - Best Mystery Novel in 2014, Macavity Award - Best Mystery Novel in 2014, Lefty Award - The Squid Award in 2014, Barry Award - Best Novel in 2014.
  • Sulfur Springs won the Lefty Award, Best Mystery Novel, in 2018.
  • Lightning Strike won the Lefty Award, Best Mystery Novel, in 2022.

The following novels by William Kent Krueger were also nominated for these awards:

  • Iron Lake: Dilys Award, Best Mystery Novel (1999).
  • Boundary Waters: Dilys Award, Best Mystery Novel (2000).
  • Purgatory Ridge: Barry Award, Best Novel (2002). Dilys Award, Best Mystery Novel (2002).
  • Mercy Falls: Barry Award, Best Novel (2006).
  • Thunder Bay: Anthony Award, Best Mystery Novel (2008).
  • Red Knife: Barry Award, Best Novel (2009). Anthony Award, Best Mystery Novel (2009).
  • Hixton: Crime Writer's Association Award, Short Story Award (2012).
  • Ordinary Grace: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2013).
  • This Tender Land: Goodreads Awards, Best Historical Fiction (2019). Macavity Award, Best Mystery Novel (2020).

William Kent Krueger F.A.Q

When was William Kent Krueger Born? How old is William Kent Krueger?

William Kent Krueger was born on November 16th, 1950. William Kent Krueger is currently 72 years old.

Where was William Kent Krueger Born?

William Kent Krueger was born in Torrington, Wyoming, USA and is American.

What book awards has William Kent Krueger won?

Iron Lake: Barry Award Best First Novel (1999), Anthony Award Best First Mystery (1999).
Blood Hollow: Anthony Award Best Mystery Novel (2005).
Mercy Falls: Anthony Award Best Mystery Novel (2006).
Thunder Bay: Dilys Award Best Mystery Novel (2008).
Ordinary Grace: Dilys Award Best Mystery Novel (2014), Anthony Award Best Mystery Novel (2014), Edgar Award Best Mystery Novel (2014), Macavity Award Best Mystery Novel (2014), Lefty Award The Squid Award (2014), Barry Award Best Novel (2014).
Sulfur Springs: Lefty Award Best Mystery Novel (2018).
Lightning Strike: Lefty Award Best Mystery Novel (2022).

What was the first book William Kent Krueger wrote?

The first novel written by William Kent Krueger was Iron Lake, published in 1998.

What was the most recent book William Kent Krueger wrote?

His most recently released work was The River We Remember on September 5th, 2023.

Will there be any more books by William Kent Krueger?

William Kent Krueger does not have any upcoming novels with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

How many books has William Kent Krueger written?

William Kent Krueger has written 27 books. 20 books in the Cork O'Connor Series, 4 Standalone Novels, 2 Short Stories/Novellas, 1 book in the Short Story Collections.
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Edgar A.
Edgar A.
2 years ago

As an Australian from very temperate part of Australia, I found William Kent Kruger’s writing in the Cork O’Connor series to be refreshing. He describes the setting with the snow, cold, skis and snowmobiles with such vivid detail that you feel as if you were in the stories.

Of all his stories I loved Thunder Bay which I found to be an absolute gem of a story. It is in this work that we get to know more about the reclusive detective and how he came to live in Aurora. He also gets to showcase his exceptional skills.

Krueger is just as good in Heaven’s Keep as he keeps getting better in his plotting. The novel provided the full range of emotions from total devastation to disbelief as a man has a disagreement with his wife one morning only for her charter flight to disappear in a snow storm leaving him inconsolable.

Michael K.
Michael K.
1 year ago

William Kent Krueger is like chocolate. He will ruin your appetite for other books. Literary fiction is hit and miss for me. In my opinion, the entire genre is boring because it follows ordinary people who spend hundreds of pages doing ordinary things.

I still stand by that assessment. However, I am starting to think that I was simply waiting for the right author to reveal the wonders of literary fiction to my unsophisticated brain.

Krueger’s writing is incredible. I urge you to read ‘Ordinary Grace.’ It will wreak havoc on your emotions. Every time I finish one of Krueger’s books, every novel I attempt to read in the following weeks feels so inferior. The man is a master.

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