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When a protest against nuclear waste storage at a Minnesota mine escalates, private investigator Cork O'Connor is assigned to safeguard the facility. While on duty, he stumbles upon the bodies of five long‑missing individuals and discovers a sixth victim, brutally killed with his own weapon. The discovery turns the security assignment into a chilling cold‑case investigation, as O'Connor must navigate violence, secrecy, and a law‑breakers’ network to uncover the truth behind the murders.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: William Kent Krueger
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