Sulfur Springs

By: William Kent Krueger

Narrated by: David Chandler

In William Kent Krueger's latest pulse-pounding thriller, Cork O'Connor's search for a missing man in the Arizona desert puts him at the center of a violent power struggle along the Mexican border, a struggle that might cost Cork everything and everyone he holds most dear.

On the Fourth of July, just as fireworks are about to go off in Aurora, Minnesota, Cork O'Connor and his new bride Rainy Bisonette listen to a desperate voicemail left by Rainy's son, Peter. The message is garbled and full of static, but they hear Peter confess to the murder of someone named Rodriguez. When they try to contact him, they discover that his phone has gone dead.

The following morning, Cork and Rainy fly to Coronado County in southern Arizona, where Peter has been working as a counselor in a well-known drug rehab center. When they arrive, they learn that Peter was fired six months earlier and hasn't been heard from since. So they head to the little desert town of Sulfur Springs where Peter has been receiving his mail. But no one in Sulfur Springs seems to know him. They do, however, recognize the name Rodriguez. Carlos Rodriguez is the head of a cartel that controls everything illegal crossing the border from Mexico into Coronado County.

As they gather scraps of information about Peter, Cork and Rainy are warned that there is a war going on along the border. "Trust no one in Coronado County" is a refrain they hear again and again. And to Cork, Arizona is alien country. The relentless heat and absence of water, tall trees, and cool forests feel nightmarish to him, as does his growing sense that Rainy might know more about what's going on than she's willing to admit. And if he can't trust Rainy, who can he trust?

Featuring Krueger's signature talent of "creating strong characters, building drama and conflict, braiding in Indian legend and spirituality, and spinning a good yarn" (Minneapolis Star Tribune), Sulfur Springs is a fresh, exhilarating, and white-knuckle mystery starring one of the greatest heroes of fiction.

©2017 William Kent Krueger (P)2017 Recorded Books

Editing issues

Story and narration wonderful as always with Cork series... can here technician on audio though.

I love this book!

Great story! I could not put it down! I highly recommend it! Great narrator. Very engaging.

Good story but too political for my taste

If you could sum up Sulfur Springs in three words, what would they be?

Good mystery but didn't like the refugee focus

Any additional comments?

I have been a WKK fan from the beginning. Love the northern Minnesota stories. While I understand his sympathy for Mexican refugees just opening our borders to uncontrolled immigration is not practical. He could have put the focus on the horrible places and people in Mexico causing people to risk their lives to sneak into the US.

very well done

all good, refreshing and well presented. You are both prolific and entertaining.
Nice to read an entirely new venue.

Spanish pronunciation

I love these books. I love Cork and all the characters. I love the narrator, David Chandler. But please, learn how to pronounce the Spanish words correctly before narrating the whole book. Cadiz is pronounced Ca'-deez, not Ca-dez.