Desolation Mountain book cover by William Kent Krueger

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Where Desolation Mountain sits

Series
Book 17 of Cork O'Connor. See all Cork O'Connor books in order
The book before
Sulfur Springs
The book after
Lightning Strike
Order checked
Last checked: September 24, 2026, against williamkentkrueger.com
Place in the series
It is book 17 of the Cork O'Connor series. (williamkentkrueger.com; read November 6, 2026) Cork O'Connor ... Sulfur Springs ... Desolation Mountain
Next book
Book 18 is Lightning Strike. (williamkentkrueger.com; read November 6, 2026) Desolation Mountain ... Lightning Strike

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Other edition
The Library of Congress record found by this book's ISBN describes another edition: a 320-page hardcover from Atria Books, ISBN 9781501147463. (Library of Congress, its record of another edition; read November 6, 2026) 9781501147463 ... hardback ... 320 pages ... Atria Books

What Desolation Mountain is about

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  • Cork O'Connor teams up with his son, Stephen, to find the truth behind a senator's fatal plane crash on Desolation Mountain. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) his son Stephen work together ... the tragic plane crash of a senator on Desolation Mountain
  • Several first responders have also vanished mysteriously. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) the mysterious disappearances of several first responders

William Kent Krueger in brief

Birth
Born in 1950. (Wikidata; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
William Kent Krueger received the Anthony Award for Best First Novel in 1999. (Wikidata, citing bouchercon.com; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Wikidata lists the Edgar Award (2014) among William Kent Krueger's awards and honors. (Wikidata, with no reference of its own; read November 6, 2026)

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Topics in this book

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Topics

Places

  • Minnesota

Book type

  • Fiction

Reading ages

  • Adult

Other books in Cork O'Connor

21 books listed so far

  1. Book 1: Iron Lake
  2. Book 2: Boundary Waters
  3. Book 3: Purgatory Ridge
  4. Book 4: Blood Hollow
  5. Book 5: Mercy Falls
  6. Book 6: Copper River
  7. Book 7: Thunder Bay
  8. Book 8: Red Knife
  9. Book 9: Heaven's Keep
  10. Book 10: Vermilion Drift
  11. Book 11: Northwest Angle
  12. Book 12: Trickster's Point
  13. Book 13: Tamarack County
  14. Book 14: Windigo Island
  15. Book 15: Manitou Canyon
  16. Book 16: Sulfur Springs
  17. Book 18: Lightning Strike
  18. Book 19: Fox Creek
  19. Book 20: Spirit Crossing
  20. Book 21: Apostle's Cove

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