Play Book Tag discussion

Cork O'Connor is no longer the sheriff in Aurora, Minnesota; but people still come to him when they have problems. In Boundary Waters, the singer Shiloh is missing. Her father and the FBI are looking for her. When she was young, Shiloh witnessed her mother's murder, and now years later she may be have remember what happened that night.

Others are looking for her also, but to kill her. They all know she is along the lakes of the reservation by Aurora; Cork and some others have joined together to find her safely and figure out why people want to kill her.

The book talks about tensions between Native Americans on reservations and the towns around them. It includes messages and stories of Native Americans. Both the beauty and hardships of nature are shown; and the story highlights what people will do for money.

The author does a good job or portraying Cork as not perfect. However, he balances this by having Cork try to do the right thing and be close to his family. Cork feels responsible for others and will put himself at risk for them. Readers of William Kent Krueger will enjoy the book.