Cork O’Connor book 22 · 2026
God’s Country
Preparing for a family trip to the Boundary Waters, Cork searches for a missing friend and is drawn into a dangerous standoff with brothers hunting their late father’s hidden stash.
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Book facts
- Author
- William Kent Krueger
- Series
- Cork O’Connor, book 22 of 22
- Published
- 2026
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Aurora, Minnesota
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- Low
Who is in God’s Country
5 recurring or key characters from William Kent Krueger’s chart.
Lead 1
- Cork O’ConnorFormer sheriff of Tamarack County, later a private investigator
Major 2
- Henry MelouxOjibwe Mide healer and Cork’s mentor
- Rainy BisonetteHenry’s grandniece, a nurse, and Cork’s later partner
Minor and cameo 2
- Stephen O’ConnorCork’s son
- Anne and Jenny O’ConnorCork’s daughters
Also featuring these characters
Other William Kent Krueger books that share the most characters with God’s Country.
- Spirit Crossing2024 · Cork O’Connor · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Fox Creek2022 · Cork O’Connor · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Desolation Mountain2018 · Cork O’Connor · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Sulfur Springs2017 · Cork O’Connor · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon