Catalog

Record Details

Catalog Search



Lightning strike : a novel  Cover Image Book Book

Lightning strike : a novel / William Kent Krueger.

Summary:

Aurora is a small town nestled in the ancient forest alongside the shores of Minnesota's Iron Lake. In the summer of 1963, it is the whole world to twelve-year-old Cork O'Connor, its rhythms as familiar as his own heartbeat. But when Cork stumbles upon the body of a man he revered hanging from a tree in an abandoned logging camp, it is the first in a series of events that will cause him to question everything he took for granted about his hometown, his family, and himself. Cork's father, Liam O'Connor, is Aurora's sheriff and it is his job to confirm that the man's death was the result of suicide, as all the evidence suggests. In the shadow of his father's official investigation, Cork begins to look for answers on his own. Together, father and son face the ultimate test of choosing between what their heads tell them is true and what their hearts know is right. In this masterful story of a young man and a town on the cusp of change, beloved novelist William Kent Krueger shows that some mysteries can be solved even as others surpass our understanding.-- Publisher's description.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781982128685
  • ISBN: 1982128682
  • Physical Description: x, 385 pages ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: First Atria books hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"[A] powerful prequel to his Cork O'Connor series..." -- jacket. Published after #17, Desolation Mountain, but thematically takes place before #1, Iron Lake.
Subject: O'Connor, Cork (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Private investigators > Minnesota > Fiction.
Preteens > Minnesota > Fiction.
FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators.
FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense.
FICTION / Thrillers / Crime.
Genre: Thrillers (Fiction)
Detective and mystery fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 2 of 3 copies available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Burlington Public Library F KRUEGER SEP 2021 39851001615559 Adult Fiction Copy hold Available -

LDR 02871cam a2200457Ii 4500
001260799
003SKAGIT
00520210901193852.0
008210811s2021 nyu e 000 1 eng d
040 . ‡aNjBwBT ‡beng ‡erda ‡cFMG ‡dFMG ‡dOCLCQ ‡dOCLCO ‡dOI6 ‡dIP6 ‡dINR ‡dOX9 ‡dTCH ‡dILC ‡dVP@ ‡dBGTON
019 . ‡a1264683570 ‡a1264797733
020 . ‡a9781982128685 ‡q(hardcover)
020 . ‡a1982128682 ‡q(hardcover)
035 . ‡a(OCoLC)1263359236 ‡z(OCoLC)1264683570 ‡z(OCoLC)1264797733
043 . ‡an-us-mn
05014. ‡aPS3561.R766 ‡bL54 2021
08204. ‡a813/.54 ‡223
049 . ‡aMAIN
1001 . ‡aKrueger, William Kent, ‡eauthor.
24510. ‡aLightning strike : ‡ba novel / ‡cWilliam Kent Krueger.
250 . ‡aFirst Atria books hardcover edition.
264 1. ‡aNew York : ‡bAtria Books, ‡c2021.
264 4. ‡c©2021
300 . ‡ax, 385 pages ; ‡c24 cm.
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier
4901 . ‡aCork O'Connor mystery series ; ‡v[18]
500 . ‡a"[A] powerful prequel to his Cork O'Connor series..." -- jacket. Published after #17, Desolation Mountain, but thematically takes place before #1, Iron Lake.
520 . ‡aAurora is a small town nestled in the ancient forest alongside the shores of Minnesota's Iron Lake. In the summer of 1963, it is the whole world to twelve-year-old Cork O'Connor, its rhythms as familiar as his own heartbeat. But when Cork stumbles upon the body of a man he revered hanging from a tree in an abandoned logging camp, it is the first in a series of events that will cause him to question everything he took for granted about his hometown, his family, and himself. Cork's father, Liam O'Connor, is Aurora's sheriff and it is his job to confirm that the man's death was the result of suicide, as all the evidence suggests. In the shadow of his father's official investigation, Cork begins to look for answers on his own. Together, father and son face the ultimate test of choosing between what their heads tell them is true and what their hearts know is right. In this masterful story of a young man and a town on the cusp of change, beloved novelist William Kent Krueger shows that some mysteries can be solved even as others surpass our understanding.-- ‡cPublisher's description.
650 0. ‡aO'Connor, Cork (Fictitious character) ‡vFiction.
650 0. ‡aPrivate investigators ‡zMinnesota ‡vFiction.
650 0. ‡aPreteens ‡zMinnesota ‡vFiction.
650 7. ‡aFICTION / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators. ‡2bisacsh
650 7. ‡aFICTION / Thrillers / Suspense. ‡2bisacsh
650 7. ‡aFICTION / Thrillers / Crime. ‡2bisacsh
655 7. ‡aThrillers (Fiction) ‡2lcgft
655 7. ‡aDetective and mystery fiction. ‡2lcgft
655 7. ‡aNovels. ‡2lcgft
8001 . ‡aKrueger, William Kent. ‡tCork O'Connor mystery ; ‡v18.
994 . ‡aC0 ‡bBGTON
905 . ‡ubplcat
901 . ‡a260799 ‡bAUTOGEN ‡c260799 ‡tbiblio

Additional Resources