William Kent Krueger

Diane Krueger

William Kent Krueger will be making his ninth visit to the festival, this time with "Apostle's Cove," the 21st installment in his Cork O'Connor series. He has also written a number of free-standing novels, most notably the Edgar Award winner, "Ordinary Grace." Krueger was raised in Oregon and worked as a logger and construction worker before becoming a child development major at the University of Minnesota.  He still lives in the Twin Cities.  

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Awards: Edgar Award, Macavity Award, Anthony Award; Dilys Award; Barry Award; Lefty Award; Minnesota Book Award

Deadly History

Crime is nothing new. William Kent Krueger, Sujata Massey, and Colleen Cambridge dig up some death from years gone by.

Integrated Learning Center Room 120 (Seats 300, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 14, 10:00 am - 10:55 am
Mystery / Thrillers
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  

Panelists: Colleen Cambridge, William Kent Krueger, Sujata Massey
Moderator: Holly Rosen
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Hudson Group, Marshall Foundation, Karen Vigeland, Mary Sue and Maurie Kern

Justice for the Dead

In this session, three of mystery's leading lights -- Craig Johnson, William Kent Krueger and Tracy Clark -- will discuss just how far their characters are willing to go to find justice for the dead.

Student Union North Ballroom (Seats 670)  
Sat, Mar 14, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm
Mystery / Thrillers
Signing area: Sales & Signing South Ballroom (following presentation)  

Panelists: Tracy Clark, Craig Johnson, William Kent Krueger
Moderator: Beth Viner
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of TMC Health

Faithfully Dead

William Kent Krueger, Linda Castillo and Margot Douaihy have come to the festival with tales that touch on faith and the murky middle ground between belief and deadly self-interest. The endings are to die for.

UA Mall Tent (Seats 250)  
Sun, Mar 15, 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
Mystery / Thrillers
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Central Mall (following presentation)  

Panelists: Linda Castillo, Margot Douaihy, William Kent Krueger
Moderator: Anne Hillerman
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Pepper Viner Homes, Stephen Golden and Susan Tarrence, Sally and Wade Monroe

Books:

Apostle's Cove

A Novel
Mystery / Thrillers
Simon and Schuster
September 2025
ISBN 9781982179304
336 pages
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Spirit Crossing

A Novel
Mystery / Thrillers
Simon and Schuster
July 2025
ISBN 9781982179250
336 pages
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