Windigo Island

by William Kent Krueger

First published 2014

A young Ojibwe girl's body washes up on a remote Lake Superior island. Locals whisper of the legendary Windigo beast, but former sheriff Cork O'Connor suspects a darker truth. As he investigates, O'Connor uncovers a sex trafficking network preying on vulnerable Native women. Racing against time to save a desperate 15-year-old, O'Connor must confront both human and supernatural evil to uncover the island's grim secrets.

Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller

Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: investigative-journalism, supernatural-elements

Setting: Lake Superior, Bad Bluff

Period: contemporary

339 pages · Hardcover · Atria Books

Content warnings: trafficking, violence

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