Below is the complete list of William Kent Krueger books in order of publication. This is the recommended reading sequence for the series. Cork O’Connor Books in Publication Order Cork O’Connor Companion Books in Publication Order Standalone Novels Books in…
Crimes by Moonlight: Mysteries from the Dark Side is an anthology rather than a single continuous story, bringing together paranormal mystery tales from multiple writers under Charlaine Harris’s editorship. Harris also contributes a story connected to her Sookie Stackhouse world,…
USA Noir: Best of the Akashic Noir Series is a crime-fiction anthology that gathers standout stories from Akashic’s long-running noir line and brings them together in a single nationwide volume. Edited by Johnny Temple, the book is not built around…
Twin Cities Noir is an anthology of crime fiction and dark literary stories set in Minneapolis and St. Paul, gathering work from a wide range of writers with ties to the region. Edited by Steven Horwitz, the book is part…
The William Kent Krueger Reader’s Companion is not a new Cork O’Connor story but a collection built from excerpts across the series. As the title suggests, it is designed for readers who want a guided return to the novels rather…
The Levee is a historical novella by William Kent Krueger set during the catastrophic Mississippi flood of 1927. The story follows four men in a small rowboat sent to rescue a family trapped by rising water, but the mission is…
The River We Remember is a standalone novel by William Kent Krueger set in a small Minnesota town in the 1950s, where the apparent murder of a wealthy landowner unsettles a community already marked by war, grief, and old divisions.…
This Tender Land is a historical novel by William Kent Krueger set during the Great Depression, following four orphaned children as they flee a harsh school in Minnesota and head downriver in search of safety and a better future. At…
Ordinary Grace is a standalone novel by William Kent Krueger, set in the summer of 1961 in the small town of New Bremen, Minnesota. Told through the memory of thirteen-year-old Frank Drum, it begins as a coming-of-age story rooted in…
The Devil’s Bed is a Cork O’Connor novel that begins with a murder investigation in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters, where the body of a beautiful young woman is found posed against an ancient tree. Cork is pulled into the case as…