But Ordinary Grace, a new novel from William Kent Krueger, is both, and it is affecting.” ( Denver Post) “Not often does a story feel at once fresh and familiar. Don’t take the title too literally, for Krueger has produced something that is anything but ordinary.” ( BookPage) “A thoughtful literary mystery that is wholly compelling and will appeal to fans of Dennis Lehane and Tom Franklin. Krueger, who is incapable of writing badly, arguably has given us his masterpiece.” ( ) Ordinary Grace is one of those very rare books in which one regrets reaching its end, knowing that the experience of having read it for the first time will never be repeated. “One cannot read Ordinary Grace without feeling as if it is destined to be hailed as a classic work of literature. It will stay with you for quite some time and you will always remember it with a smile.” ( Huffington Post) Such a book is Ordinary Grace.This is a book that makes the reader feel better just by having been exposed to the delights of the story. You pick it up and read the first page, and then the second, and you are hooked. “Once in a blue moon a book drops down on your desk that demands to be read. a resonant tale of fury, guilt, and redemption.” ( Publishers Weekly) A novel that transforms narrator and reader alike.” ( Kirkus Reviews (starred)) Yet, ultimately, the world of this novel is one of redemptive grace and mercy, as well as unidentified corpses and unexplainable tragedy. 'the awful grace of God,' as it manifests itself within the novel, would try the faith of the most devout believer. An award-winning author for his long-running Cork O’ Connor series, Krueger aims higher and hits harder with a standalone novel that shares much with his other work. “A respected mystery writer turns his attention to the biggest mystery of all: God. “Krueger’s elegy for innocence is a deeply memorable tale.” ( Washington Post) In Frank Drum's journey away from the shores of childhood-a journey from which he can never return-we recognize the heartbreaking price of adulthood and its 'wisdoms.' I loved this book.” (Dennis Lehane, New York Times bestselling author of Live by Night and The Given Day) “A pitch-perfect, wonderfully evocative examination of violent loss.
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