2014 Guest of Honor William Kent Krueger

Bestselling author William Kent Krueger

"Ordinary Grace" by William Kent Krueger

Raised in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, William Kent Krueger briefly attended Stanford University—before being kicked out for radical activities.  After that, he logged timber, worked construction, tried his hand at free-lance journalism, and eventually ended up researching child development at the University of Minnesota.  He currently makes his living as a full-time author.  He’s been married for over 35 years to a marvelous woman who is an attorney.  He makes his home in St. Paul, a city he dearly loves.Krueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota.  His protagonist is Cork O’Connor, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage—part Irish and part Ojibwe.  His work has received a number of awards, including the Minnesota Book Award, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, the Anthony Award, the Barry Award, and the Friends of American Writers Prize. Northwest Angle (2011) and Trickster's Point (2012) were New York Times bestsellers.A stand-alone novel, Ordinary Grace, was released in March 2013 and also became a New York Times bestseller. The thirteenth book in the Cork O'Connor series, Tamarack County, was release in August 2013.Clay Stafford, founder of Killer Nashville reviewed Ordinary Grace, click here to read his review.AwardsBush Artist Fellowship, 1988Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, 1998Minnesota Book Award, 1999Anthony Award for Best First Novel, 1999Barry Award for Best First Novel, 1999Friends of American Writers Prize, 1999Minnesota Book Award, 2002Readers Choice Award, 2003Anthony Award for Best Novel, 2005Anthony Award for Best Novel, 2006Minnesota Book Award, 2007Dilys Award (Independent Mystery Booksellers Association), 2008Lovey Award (Love is Murder Conference), Best PI/Police Procedural category, 2008Minnesota Book Award, 2008Northeastern Minnesota Book Award (NEMBA), 2008Midwest Booksellers Choice Award for Best Fiction, 2013