Mercy Falls (Cork O'Connor #5) [S0013]

2005 HCDJ, nice and clean with some DJ wear. Back in the saddle as sheriff of Tamarack County, Cork O'Connor is lured to the nearby Ojibwe reservation on what appears to be a routine call-only to become the target of sniper fire. Soon after, he's called to investigate a mutilated body found perched above the raging waters of Mercy Falls. The victim is Eddie Jacoby, a Chicago businessman negotiating an unpopular contract between his management firm and the local Indian casino. Sparks fly when the wealthy Jacoby family hires a beautiful private investigator to consult on the case. But once Cork discovers an old and passionate tie between one of the Jacoby's sons and his own wife, Jo, he begins to suspect that dark, personal motives lurk behind recent events. Murder, greed, sex, and jealousy hide around every corner in this maze of danger. But somewhere beneath the turbulent Mercy Falls lies the truth-and Cork is determined to find it.

From Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "The Cork O'Connor mystery series is one of my favorites. Krueger is a fantastic storyteller. He weaves so much into his stories- background, locality, character development - all comes alive in the imagination and pulls the reader in until the last page. As you close the book, you'll already be reaching for the next in the series."; "I was really feeling smug because I was certain I knew how events would go down and who was to blame. WRONG! The more of the series I read, the more I admire Cork. We learn a little about when Cork met Jo in this story. Yet again we see the community and family cleave together with the beautiful Minnesota backdrop. Superb reading entertainment."; "Mercy Falls by William Kent Krueger is the 5th installment of his Cork O'Connor series. The series continues to rely on the twist and turn of a mystery with "I didn't see that coming" at the end. This novel ends with a cliffhanger-I am thankful for having the next installment at my finger tips!"