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3.5*
This is book 1 in the series. The series was recommended to me by GR friend Skye, and I am glad that she did. I enjoyed reading this book. Corcoran "Cork" O'Connor is part Irish American and part Anishinaabe Indian. He is now the ex Sheriff of Tamarack County, northern Minnesota. He was voted out in a recall election. A friend, Darla LeBeau, calls him and asks him to look for her son Paul, who has not returned from his paper route. Cork goes to Darla's house and gets a copy of his customer list. He goes to the last customer on the list, ex Judge Robert Parrant, one the architects of Cork's recall election. Cork finds the Judge's body. The Sheriff, Wally Schanno, and the coroner, classify the death as suicide. But Cork suspects otherwise and starts digging. More people are killed and Cork is attacked and beaten.
Cork gets help from Anishinaabe friends and a deputy who owes him a favor in his investigation. Cork is also dealing with the breakup of his marriage. The suspense builds and Cork does solve the case, with very little help from Schanno.
One thing bothered me. Cork has been without a job for a year or so and doesn't have any income. Yet he is able to investigate and support himself without any income.
This was a library book and I plan to read more of the series.