The ancient Ojibwe healer Henry Meloux has had a vision of his death. As he walks the Northwoods in solitude, he tries to prepare himself peacefully for the end of his long life. But peace is destined to elude him as hunters fill the woods seeking a woman named Dolores Morriseau, a stranger who had come to the healer for shelter and the gift of his wisdom.
Meloux guides this stranger and his great niece, Cork O’Connor’s wife, to safety deep into the Boundary Waters, his home for more than a century. On the last journey he may ever take into this beloved land, Meloux must do his best to outwit the deadly mercenaries who follow.
Meanwhile, in Aurora, Cork works feverishly to identify the hunters and the reason for their relentless pursuit, but he has little to go on. Desperate, Cork begins tracking the killers but his own skills as a hunter are severely tested by nightfall and a late season snowstorm. He knows only too well that with each passing hour time is running out. But his fiercest enemy in this deadly game of cat and mouse may well be his own deep self-doubt about his ability to save those he loves. - from Netgalley.com
I have received this ARC at no cost from Netgalley.com and am providing an unbiased review.
This is book nineteen in the Cork O'Connor series, and I am surprised (yet very happy) it has made it out. A couple of years ago I became a fan of this series and each time I hear there is a new book in the series coming out, I get excited.
Where to start? Hmmm. I have always liked how Krueger has built up this Native American community that Cork lives in, and the amount of nature surrounding it. The character Henry Meloux, being a 'medicene man' is a great secondary character, and helps lead the reader into a prediction to the direction of how some of the story will go. With Cork's retirement from law enforcement (a few books ago) it is nice to get away from some the legalese and procedures that would normally have to be followed, allowing the author to freely dictate how Cork will act/react to things in a more natural manner. An interesting point I have noticed in the past few books, is that they are about our environment, pointing out ways companies (and governments) are (or could be) destroying it.
Not sure what else I am able to say about this story, except I enjoyed it. It's always nice to return to a favored character when reading, and this is just another example of such. Not sure if there is more story to write in regards to Cork, but if there is a way, I know I would enjoy to read yet another book.
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