William Kent Krueger is the New York Times bestselling author of The River We Remember, This Tender Land, Ordinary Grace (winner of the Edgar Award for best novel), and the original audio novella The Levee, as well as twenty acclaimed books in the Cork O’Connor mystery series, including Spirit Crossing, Fox Creek, and Lightning Strike. He lives in the Twin Cities with his family. Learn more at WilliamKentKrueger.com.
Once in a blue moon a book drops down on your desk that demands to be read. You pick it up and read the first page, and then the second, and you are hooked. Such a book is Ordinary Grace...This is a book that makes the reader feel better just by having been exposed to the delights of the story. It will stay with you for quite some time and you will always remember it with a smile. -Huffington Post Krueger's elegy for innocence is a deeply memorable tale. -Washington Post Praise for Ordinary Grace, winner of the 2014 Edgar Award for Best Novel Pitch-perfect...I loved this book. -Dennis Lehane, New York Times bestselling author of Live by Night and The Given Day Rich with graceful writing and endearing characters...this is a book for the ages. -Denver Post More than a simple journey; it is a deeply satisfying odyssey, a quest in search of self and home. Richly imagined and exceptionally well plotted and written, the novel is, most of all, a compelling, often haunting story that will captivate both adult and young adult readers. -Booklist Absorbing and wonderfully-paced, this fictional narrative set against historical truths mesmerizes the reader with its evocations of compassion, courage, and self-discovery. . . THIS TENDER LAND is a gripping, poignant tale swathed in both mythical and mystical overtones. -Bob Drury, New York Times bestselling author of The Heart of Everything That Is Long, sprawling, and utterly captivating, readers will eat up every delicious word of it. -New York Journal of Books If you're among of the millions who raced through Where the Crawdads Sing this year and are looking for another expansive, atmospheric American saga, look to the latest from Kreuger. -Entertainment Weekly Crafted in exquisitely beautiful prose, this is a story to be treasured - outstanding and unforgettable. -Historical Novel Review A picaresque tale of adventure during the Great Depression. Part Grapes of Wrath, part Huckleberry Finn, Krueger's novel is a journey over inner and outer terrain toward wisdom and freedom. -Minneapolis Star Tribune Praise for This Tender Land If you liked Where the Crawdads Sing, you'll love This Tender Land by best-selling author William Kent Krueger. This story is as big-hearted as they come. -Parade Magazine