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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. Cork O'Connor battles vicious villains, both mythical and modern, to rescue a young girl in the latest nail-biting mystery from New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger. When the body of a teenage Ojibwe girl washes up on the shore of an island in Lake Superior, the residents of the nearby Bad Bluff reservation whisper that it was the work of a deadly mythical beast, the Windigo, or a vengeful spirit called Michi Peshu. Such stories have been told by the Ojibwe people for generations, but they don't explain how the girl and her friend, Mariah Arceneaux, disappeared a year ago. At the request of the Arceneaux family, Cork O'Connor, former sheriff turned private investigator, takes on the case. But on the Bad Bluff reservation, nobody's talking. Still, Cork puts enough information together to find a possible trail. He learns that the old port city of Duluth is a modern-day center for sex trafficking of vulnerable women, many of whom are young Native Americans. As the investigation deepens, so does the danger. Yet Cork holds tight to his higher purpose-his vow to find Mariah, an innocent fifteen-year-old girl whose family is desperate to get her back. With only the barest hope of saving her from men whose darkness rivals that of the legendary Windigo, Cork prepares for an epic battle that will determine whether it will be fear, or love, that truly conquers all.… (more)
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This story takes them from Iron Mountain, Minnesota to Duluth trying to track down a missing Indian girl and those who exploit underage girls in sex trafficking. Windingo Island and the Windingo is an ancient Indian myth, when the Winding calls your name, you are said to be in great danger.
Love the mix of a modern day problem alongside the spiritual belief systems of the Native Americans. Fighting evil leaves a person changed and so it proves for a few characters in this story. A new very interesting character makes an appearance, Daniel who is very knowledgeable about literature, writes poetry and plays the accordion. I hope we see more of him, just as I hope Henry can stay alive a bit longer.
ARC from NetGalley.
It is also a story of healing and the need to heal father exposure to violence.
It journeys to the harsh conditions of the oil fields of North Dakota.