Thunder Bay – William Kent Krueger (Audible Narrator David Chandler)

So delighted that someone recommended William Kent Krueger’s writing in a post I read. I jumped into the middle of the Cork O’Conner series because Audible included some of his work in its plus catalogue. (lets you have additional books at no additional charge). This is the 7th book in the series. Cork’s close friend Henry, who lives in a cabin in a remote area with his dog, is hospitalized, maybe dying. He asks Cork a favor. Henry is elderly and Cork knows him well, but he did not know Henry had a son who would now be 70. Henry wants Cork, a detective, to find his son. In the course of this novel, we learn about Henry’s life through his own reminiscing and through Cork’s efforts to connect with Henry’s son, who turns out to be alive and well known in Canada, but a Howard Hughes like recluse. It turns out that someone does not want things Cork might learn and Henry likely knows to be revealed and the favor for a friend becomes dangerous. The writing is lovely, the characters are great and while there is significant violence that is hard here and there, it is necessary to this engrossing story. I also enjoyed the family”drama” involving Cork’s teenaged daughter and sensitive younger son. The narration was excellent.