II. “Research Policy Update: Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women,” Policy Research Center, National Congress of American Indians, 2018.
III. “2020 Missing American Indian and Alaska Native Persons Data,” U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 2021.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I’m grateful to my friend Sergeant Chet Carlson of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in northern Minnesota. Chet has been both supportive and helpful over a lot of years. I’m especially appreciative of the help he gave me in writing this story. Not only was his advice regarding specific law enforcement details invaluable but he aided a good deal in my understanding of the complicated issues surrounding crimes that involve the interface of local, federal, and reservation jurisdictions. If I’ve made any errors in the story I’ve told, the blame lies fully on my shoulders. Chet did his best.
Thanks also to my many Anishinaabe friends who, when I broached the idea of writing a story about missing and murdered Indigenous people, encouraged me to go forward. I’m grateful and honored to have their trust.
And finally, to the Anishinaabeg here in Minnesota, I owe a deep debt of gratitude for the inspiration that comes from their continued courage and determination in the face of so many obstacles. Chi miigwech.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
WILLIAM KENT KRUEGER is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The River We Remember (a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Novel), This Tender Land, and Ordinary Grace (winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel). Spirit Crossing is the twentieth book in his acclaimed Cork O’Connor mystery series, which includes Fox Creek, Lightning Strike, and Iron Lake. He lives in the Twin Cities with his family. Learn more at WilliamKentKrueger.com.
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THE CORK O’CONNOR SERIES
Fox Creek
Lightning Strike
Desolation Mountain
Sulfur Springs
Manitou Canyon
Windigo Island
Tamarack County
Trickster’s Point
Northwest Angle
Vermilion Drift
Heaven’s Keep
Red Knife
Thunder Bay
