Author · updated 2026
William Kent Krueger Books in Order
Every William Kent Krueger book in publication order — 26 in total, spanning 1998–2021.
Publication Order of Cork O'Connor Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iron Lake | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Boundary Waters | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Purgatory Ridge | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Blood Hollow | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Mercy Falls | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Copper River | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Thunder Bay | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Red Knife | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Heaven's Keep | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Vermilion Drift | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Northwest Angle | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Trickster's Point | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Tamarack County | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  Windigo Island | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The World of Cork O'Connor | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  Manitou Canyon | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  Sulfur Springs | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  Desolation Mountain | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Lightning Strike | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Devil's Bed | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Ordinary Grace | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | This Tender Land | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Writing Murder | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The William Kent Krueger Reader's Companion | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mystery Writers of America Presents Death Do Us Part: New Stories About Love, Lust, and Murder | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  These Guns for Hire | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 26, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iron Lake | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Boundary Waters | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Purgatory Ridge | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Devil's Bed | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Blood Hollow | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Mercy Falls | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Copper River | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Mystery Writers of America Presents Death Do Us Part: New Stories About Love, Lust, and Murder | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | These Guns for Hire | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Thunder Bay | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Red Knife | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Heaven's Keep | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Vermilion Drift | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Northwest Angle | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Trickster's Point | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Writing Murder | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The William Kent Krueger Reader's Companion | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Tamarack County | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Ordinary Grace | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Windigo Island | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The World of Cork O'Connor | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Manitou Canyon | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Sulfur Springs | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Desolation Mountain | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | This Tender Land | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Lightning Strike | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
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