Iron Lake
by William Kent Krueger, 1999, Atria Books
This book is about a former sheriff in Northern Minnesota who is having a rough time as he has recently separated from his wife and is engaged in a romance with another woman. He was recalled from his position as sheriff after he killed two individuals who were disrupting a protest about fishing regulations involving the native tribes. He uncovers a murder that had gone undetected.
The setting of the book was interesting as it was located near the Boundary Waters in Minnesota where I have traveled on numerous canoe trips. This helped me visualize the descriptions of the lake and surrounding area. The fictional town is located near an Indian Reservation and one passage described an abandoned church mission building. We had attended a church camp on Cass Lake near Bemidji one summer that was near such a building so that brought back some memories.
While this book has some good qualities, the writing is a bit amateurish and the plot see-saws around until the mystery is solved. The novel garnered a lot of praise as it was the first book by this author. The bottom line is that I have read many mysteries that are better written and constructed.
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