Moved by William Kent Krueger's stand - alone novel Ordinary Grace to investigate the mystery series touted on the back cover, I'm ready to dive deeper into the series.
Though I didn't give the novel my full attention this summer, and thus missed the fine points of who did what, and why, the novel enveloped me in its place and its community. We're in the town of Aurora, MN, wintertime, where old and modern, Christian and Ojibwe, mix.
Our focus mostly remains on Corky O'Connor, former sheriff, fighting to regain self - confidence lost in the incident that lost him his position. He's also fighting to get his family back together, though he's also having an affair. His relationship to his eldest daughter is especially rich in its push - and - pull. His estranged wife Jo is also a strong character, and portions written through her point of view have their own flavor; she grows to be a full - fledged co - protagonist by the end.
Corky, part - Roman Catholic and part Ojibwe, learned as a boy about the Ojibwe legend of the Windigo, an avenging spirit. Is it only an old legend, a real supernatural presence, or a manifestation of the Ojibwe characters' own fears? Krueger manages to play it all ways, heightening the atmosphere of his story.
I'm ready for more.
[See my responses to other Krueger books]
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