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Iron Lake is the first book in a series of novels created by William Kent Krueger that introduces former Aurora, Minnesota Sheriff Cork O'Connor. He is a somewhat depressed, mixed heritage man who is part Irish and part Anishinaabe Indian. He is no longer the law in the small town of Aurora and is currently separated from his wife, Jo. He wants to get back to his family but he does not know where to start. He is afraid of losing them forever, so he decides to take everything one day at a time. One night he receives a call from Darla LeBeau telling him that her son, Paul has not returned from his paper route after a snowstorm. She does not want to trouble the police and she wonders if Cork could help her. Cork decides to help by trying to trace the boy's route to see if anyone can tell him when they saw him last. When he reaches Judge Robert Parrant's house ñ the last house on the route ñ a gruesome sight meets him. The judge has apparently committed suicide and it seems that Paul discovered the body. Cork has no choice now but to call the cops. Once the police show up to investigate everyone begins to clam up. Darla feels betrayed and apparently knows a bit more than she is telling. With the blessing of the current sheriff, Cork decides to investigate and what he will uncover is several small-town secrets that were hidden from him when he was a sheriff and a revelation from his wife. As a first novel, it is a good work that can only improve as the series progresses. The book's selling point is the time the author spends in fleshing out the main characters. Cork O'Connor is a conflicted man who is aware of his personal problems and the road his life is taking him. He knows he needs help and starts the series with him asking advice from the local priest. The reader gets to appreciate how much Cork loves his children and everything that he is willing to do to be with them, even if it goes under the grain to what he wants or believes. Iron Lake is a good book and a great appetizer to what promises to be a great series. Let's see what Purgatory Ridge has to offer.
Reviewed by Angel L. Soto, November 2002
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