"You have a choice, Corcoran O'Connor. You can keep company with despair, or you can choose a different companion." -Henry Meloux, from the novel
Former sheriff of Aurora, Minnesota, Cork O'Connor cannot help getting involved in local crimes. This one starts out with a protest against cutting trees and a fire, leaving one man dead. It turns out the death was not accidental. Cryptic messages from someone calling himself "Eco-Warrior" have local law enforcement and even the FBI stumped for a time. A secondary plot has casino worker, John LePere, struggling with emotional problems caused by the drowning death of his brother.
The kidnapping of the wife and son of Karl Lindstrom III, lumber magnate, adds to the suspense but not only those two, but Cork's wife and young son, as well. As you would imagine, this adds to Cork's desperate efforts to find and rescue them. The perpetrators have different intentions, and the plot twists and turns to offer surprises and keep one turning pages. I could barely put the book down 3/4 through.
One of my favorite characters, other than Cork, who I feel like I know well by now, is Henry Meloux, an old Ojibwe medicine man. He is quoted above, and I think I quoted him in another post. He has such great wisdom and Cork consults him often.
If you like a great mystery, give this one a shot. I will be on to book 4, Blood Hollow. After that, maybe I will take a break and read something else. Maybe...
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