By Vidar Sundstol
University of Minnesota Press $15.95
After a gruesome discovery, U.S. Forest Service ranger Lance Hansen becomes part of a murder investigation and the mysteries have been multiplying. Reluctantly taking on the role of detective, Lance uncovers troubling connections and grim secrets that bring him to northern Minnesota. His search through Duluth, the Boundary Waters and sleepy tourist towns on the North Shore leads to a powerful conclusion in this final installment of the award-winning Minnesota Trilogy. The first two volumes are The Land of Dreams and Only the Dead.—Breana Roy
