On the contrary, Krueger manages to pull you into the O’Connor family immediately. An Author’s Note at the end of the book further elucidates developments in real life that inspired Krueger’s story.Įvaluation: Although this is part of a series, it is quite possible to read this installment without feeling lost. As the tension increases, the mystery of *why* the men are chasing them is also gradually unraveled. In alternate chapters, we learn what is happening with Henry, Rainy, and Dolores as well as with Cork, with Stephen, and with the men chasing after all of them. Stephen heads up to see what he can find out from Lou’s family, which includes Lou’s attractive sister Belle, with whom Stephen immediately connects. Henry told Stephen he had the same vision.Ĭork is joined in his search through the Northwoods by Anton Morriseau, Lou’s brother. He is also concerned because recently, his son Stephen had a vision of Henry lying dead beneath pine trees. Thus he knows he must find Henry, Rainy, and Dolores, and protect them. The question is, did Henry and the women leave first, or were they taken, and either way, where are they and are they safe or in mortal danger?Ĭork has accepted that he is ogichidaa – the Ojibwe word for someone who stands between evil and the people he loves. But when he returns to the cabin, everyone is gone, and it is clear from all the footprints others have been there. Cork leaves to organize an investigation into who the man actually is and why he is looking for Dolores. When Cork goes to Henry’s cabin, he finds Henry, Rainy, and Dolores, and also discovers that the man who came to see him is an imposter. Cork has been married to Henry’s niece Rainy Bisonette for two years, and recently Rainy has been out at Crow Point helping Henry while his usual helper is visiting family. Henry, ancient (“a hundred and five years old – at least”) and revered, is an Anishinaabe Mide, or spiritual guide.

He tells Cork his wife Dolores went off a week ago to find Henry Meloux and never returned, and he wants Cork’s help to find her. While no longer formally serving in law enforcement, Cork is now a private investigator.Īt the outset of this story, Cork is approached by a man claiming (falsely, it soon is revealed) to be Lou Morriseau. This is the 19th book in the series involving Cork O’Connor, the part-Irish, part-Anishinaabe Indian ex-sheriff of the small town of Aurora, Minnesota.

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