Cork O’Connor book 3 · 2001
Purgatory Ridge
A bombing at a lumber mill raises tensions over land between loggers and the Ojibwe, and Cork’s own family is put in danger.
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Book facts
- Author
- William Kent Krueger
- Series
- Cork O’Connor, book 3 of 22
- Published
- 2001
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Aurora, Minnesota
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Purgatory Ridge
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
- Jo O’ConnorCork’s wife, a lawyer
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 Purgatory Ridge.
- Iron Lake1998 · Cork O’Connor · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Mercy Falls2005 · Cork O’Connor · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Copper River2006 · Cork O’Connor · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Thunder Bay2007 · Cork O’Connor · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon