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3.0 out of 5 stars A tad under par, Dec 12 2011
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This review is from: Red Knife: A Novel (Paperback)
Not sure what's happened here. I was asked to review Mercy Falls, Copper River, and Red Knife, but Thunder Bay comes between Copper River and Red Knife--well, I'll do Thunder Bay another time. As for Red Knife, though I read it almost as avidly as all the other Cork O'Connor stories, I thought it was a little under par. One thing that's been happening in the last couple or three books is that Cork is not always at center stage. This is fine, as there's a little more character-development with respect to others in the story. I guess what made me downgrade Red Knife a little is that the "white against red" goings-on that supposedly make the story "a vivid picture of racial conflict in small town America" (jacket) just aren't that interesting--sadly, perhaps too familiar. All in all, still a can't-put-it-down book. The problem, I think, is that Krueger's books set such a high standard that even a very good story can look like a step down. Anyway, if you've read the previous Cork books, you have to read this one.
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Red Knife: A Novel
Red Knife: A Novel by William Kent Krueger (Paperback - May 12 2009)
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