“…Moses moved faster than Bo had ever seen a man move. From his prone position, he delivered a powerful kick, and Bo’s leg buckled. Even as he went down, Bo tried to bring the Sig to bear on Moses, but the man rolled quickly away. Bo hit the ground on his knees. Moses executed a knife-hand blow that deadened Bo’s arm, and the Sig dropped from his hand. In the same moment, Bo saw a flash of reflected light in Moses’s right hand. Moses whirled, and Bo felt the thrust of the knife blade in his back…”
That’s an excerpt from The Devil’s Bed” which is the book we will be discussing this Thursday (March 17th) at the Northfield Library at 7:00 p.m. Be sure to wear a little green to keep the good luck going while we work our way through this book of intrigue and multiple surprises. The book is still available at the library and local bookstores if you are interested in bringing your copy (green cover and all) along with you.
The author, William Kent Krueger is a Minnesota author and the plot is set in Minnesota. This book is particularly inviting because it involves multiple law enforcement agencies, politicians and the relationships between them. Since Northfield has had recent visits from a sitting president (Clinton) and other dignitaries, the connection of the protective service and those they protect, adds a new dimension to the discussion.
The multiple characters and plots make this work a challenge to keep up with all the while, the ticking clock is constantly counting down to the deaths of some very special people. The book has something for everyone, the dedicated law enforcement officer, a very dark villain or maybe several. A government conspiracy, forbidden love and the hero’s trusty sidekick.
The respective childhood experiences of the “bad guy” and the “good guy” are intriguingly similar and helps to send the two men on a crash course of death and destruction.
In addition to the discussion, I’ve invited Detective Sergeant Roger Schroeder from the Northfield Police Department to spend a bit of time with us to discuss the real-life challenges of a major crime investigation.
If you’re interested in a lively discussion of a murder mystery set in Minnesota, come on by.