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William Kent Krueger

ウィリアム・ケント・クルーガー

William Kent Krueger

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1950-11-16 （Torrington, Wyoming）
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Crime writer, Freelance journalist
Active Years
1998-2024
Influenced By
Tony Hillerman, James Lee Burke, Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, F. Scott Fitzgerald, James T. Farrell

Education

Stanford University
Period: 1970頃
Country: United States
Left due to conflict with administration during 1970 protests

Awards

Anthony Award
2005
Work: Blood Hollow
Category: 最優秀長編小説
Organization: Bouchercon
Result: 受賞
Anthony Award
1999
Work: Iron Lake
Category: 最優秀新人賞
Organization: Bouchercon
Result: 受賞
Barry Award
1999
Work: Iron Lake
Category: 最優秀新人賞
Result: 受賞
Edgar Award
2013
Work: Ordinary Grace
Category: 最優秀長編小説
Organization: Mystery Writers of America
Result: 受賞
Bush Artist Fellowship
1988
Result: 受賞
Loft-McKnight Fiction Award
1998
Work: Iron Lake
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Iron Lake

1998 Mystery

First in the Cork O'Connor series, set in Iron Lake, Minnesota.

Native AmericansMinnesotaJustice

Blood Hollow

2004 Mystery

Cork O'Connor series. Winner of 2005 Anthony Award.

CrimeFamilyNative Americans

Mercy Falls

2005 Mystery

Fifth in Cork O'Connor series. 2006 Anthony Award winner.

MysteryNature

Ordinary Grace

2013 Mystery

Stand-alone novel. Edgar Award winner 2013.

LossFaith1960s

This Tender Land

2019 Literary fiction

New York Times bestseller.

AdventureNative AmericansGreat Depression

Bibliography

  • Cork O'Connor series (20+ books), stand-alones like Ordinary Grace, This Tender Land, etc.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Clean, precise proseHemingway-esque simplicitySuggestive narrative
Recurring Motifs
Northern MinnesotaOjibwe cultureMan vs. natureJustice and conscience

Legacy

American mystery novelist known for Cork O'Connor series. Multiple Anthony and Edgar Awards. Praised for Native American themes.

Quotes

  • History was a study in futility. Because people never learned. Century after century, they committed the same atrocities...
    Source: Purgatory Ridge (2001)

Trivia

  • Inspired to write after third-grade story 'The Walking Dictionary' praised.
  • Wrote at St. Clair Broiler in Minnesota, which hosted his book launches.