Meet William

Raised in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, William Kent Krueger briefly attended Stanford University—before being kicked out for radical activities. After that, he logged timber, worked construction, tried his hand at freelance journalism, and eventually ended up researching child development at the University of Minnesota. He currently makes his living as a full-time author. He’s been married for over 40 years to a marvelous woman who is a retired attorney. He makes his home in St. Paul, a city he dearly loves.

Krueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota. His protagonist is Cork O’Connor, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage—part Irish and part Ojibwe. His work has received a number of awards, including the Minnesota Book Award, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, the Anthony Award, the Barry Award, the Dilys Award, and the Friends of American Writers Prize. His last seven novels were all New York Times bestsellers.

Ordinary Grace, his stand-alone novel published in 2013, received the Edgar Award, given by the Mystery Writers of America in recognition for the best novel published in that year. Sulfur Springs, number sixteen in his Cork O’Connor series, will be released in September 2017.

Awards

Bush Artist Fellowship, 1988 Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, 1998 Minnesota Book Award, 1999 Anthony Award for Best First Novel, 1999 Barry Award for Best First Novel, 1999 Friends of American Writers Prize, 1999 Minnesota Book Award, 2002 Readers Choice Award, 2003 Anthony Award for Best Novel, 2005 Anthony Award for Best Novel, 2006 Minnesota Book Award, 2007 Dilys Award (Independent Mystery Booksellers Association), 2008 Lovey Award (Love is Murder Conference), Best PI/Police Procedural category, 2008 Minnesota Book Award, 2008 Northeastern Minnesota Book Award (NEMBA), 2008 Midwest Booksellers Choice Award for Best Fiction, 2013 Dilys Award (Independent Mystery Booksellers Association), 2014 Squid Award (Left Coast Crime), 2014 Edgar Award, 2014 Minnesota Book Award, 2014 Northeastern Minnesota Book Award, 2014 Anthony Award for Best Novel, 2014 Barry Award for Best Novel, 2014 Macavity Award for Best Novel, 2014

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